Cybersecurity Specialist

Booz Allen Hamilton•Lorton, VA

About The Position

The Opportunity: Everyone knows security needs to be “baked in” to a system architecture, but you know how to bake it in. You can identify and implement ways to harden systems and reduce their attack surface. What if you could use your cybersecurity skills to design and develop secure systems for the Department of War (DoW)? We’re looking for a cybersecurity architect who can create solutions for the DoW that will withstand even the most advanced cyber threats. As a cybersecurity architect at Booz Allen, you’ll support our cybersecurity Risk Management Framework ( RMF ) efforts. You’ll coordinate work with commer cia l technology vendors to identify the right mix of tools and techniques to translate your client’s IT needs and future goals into a plan that will enable secure and effective solutions. We need to come up with the best solutions, so you’ll investigate new techniques, break free from the legacy model, and go where the industry is going. You’ll lead the team through a critical approach to network design, providing alternatives and customizing solutions to maintain a balance of security and mission needs. This is a chance to make a difference in the security of critical infrastructure. Your technical expertise will be vital as you help customers overcome their most difficult challenges by integrating secure practices like multi-factor authentication, and identity and access management. You’ll be able to broaden your skillset into areas like accreditation of mobile and cloud-based security capabilities, while building peace of mind in a critical infrastructure. Work with us as we protect and advance fitness and health spaces for the DoW. Join us. The world can’t wait.

Requirements

9+ years of experience with IT operations or cybersecurity
Experience in a cybersecurity compliance, operations, or engineering leadership role
Experience with RMF accreditation for Army customers
Ability to work with and guide senior leaders, including CISO, CIO, and CTO, and executives to ideate, build, and execute cybersecurity capability maturation
Ability to collaborate with project and proposal teams to incorporate cybersecurity solutions and develop high quality implementation plans and roadmaps
Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
Secret clearance
Bachelor's degree

Nice To Haves

Experience with cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, M365, and SaaS applications, and associated security controls
Experience analyzing and selecting controls from the FedRAMP Customer Responsibility Matrix or Control Implementation Summary (CRM/CIS), for determining customer responsibility and documenting implementation in documentation such as SSPs
Experience creating FIPS 199s and SSPs from scratch
Experience contributing to secured AI architecture discussions from an RMF perspective by assessing system boundaries, data flows, model governance, and control implementation aligned with NIST 800-53

Responsibilities

Support cybersecurity Risk Management Framework (RMF) efforts.
Coordinate work with commercial technology vendors to identify the right mix of tools and techniques.
Translate client’s IT needs and future goals into a plan that will enable secure and effective solutions.
Investigate new techniques, break free from the legacy model, and go where the industry is going.
Lead the team through a critical approach to network design, providing alternatives and customizing solutions to maintain a balance of security and mission needs.
Help customers overcome their most difficult challenges by integrating secure practices like multi-factor authentication, and identity and access management.
Broaden skillset into areas like accreditation of mobile and cloud-based security capabilities.