Information System Security Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton • Usa, VA

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About The Position

Information System Security Engineer The Opportunity: As a cyber professional, you know that understanding adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures is vital to producing the intel that enables the success of Department of Defense ( DoD ) AF clients. At Booz Allen, you can apply your skills and knowledge to inform strategies and help mitigate the most pressing vulnerabilities. Here, you aren’t just deciphering reports, you’re telling the story to play a part in informing our national cyber defense DoD clients with in-depth expert analysis and response to ensure and enhance the cybersecurity posture and most far-reaching cybersecurity decisions. In the cyber threat spe cia list role on our team, you’ll be t rus ted to help customers solve problems using the latest sof tware like Elastic, offering near real-time search and analytics capabilities. Using vulnerability assessments, risk assessments, and threat monitoring, you’ll work with multiple DoD stakeholders to evaluate risk and make meaningful recommendations. You’ll help monitor security environments and identify security gaps through the eyes of an adversary. You’ll aid in the design, engineering, and integration of security solutions into enterprise systems with a strong emphasis on incident response readiness. This role ensures that cybersecurity capabilities are embedded into architecture, aligned with NIST SP 800‑53 Rev 5, RMF, and organizational mission requirements. Booz Allen is committed to creating an environment where you can grow your cyber career through mentoring, the opportunity to leverage new resources, and the ability to gain in-demand certifications to sharpen your skill set. With opportunities supporting both the private and public sectors across multiple geographies, your career is only limited by your own appetite for exploration. Join us to secure our systems and provide outstanding support to our clients, networks, and cru cia l infrastructures. Join us. The world can’t wait.

Requirements

• Experience c ond ucting incident triage, containment, eradication, and recovery following the NIST IR lifecycle
• Experience with SIEM platforms for log correlation and threat detection, and network traffic analysis using various tools
• Experience with endpoint detection and response ( EDR ) solutions for isolating and remediating compromised hosts
• Experience with SOAR platforms to automate playbooks and streamline incident handling
• Knowledge of malware analysis techniques, including reverse engineering basics and sandboxing, and threat intelligence integration, including IOCs, TTPs, and MITRE ATT & CK framework
• Ability to identify and resp ond to ransomware, phishing, and threat scenarios, and translate technical findings into clear, concise language for executives and non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to focus on root cause analysis and both short and long-term remediation
• TS / SCI clearance
• Asso cia te’s degree and 4+ years of experience in cybersecurity, or 11+ years of experience in cybersecurity in lieu of a degree
• DoD 8140 IAT Level II Certification

Nice To Haves

• Experience with DevSecOps
• Experience with Cloud technologies
• Experience with Agile met hodologies
• Experience with operating systems, including Linux, UNIX, Ubuntu, or Red Hat
• Experience with deception technologies such as honeypots and honeytokens
• Experience with Zero T rus t Architectures and segmentation strategies
• Ability to apply cybersecurity engineering met hods to solutions development life cycle activities
• Master's degree in CS or Cybersecurity
• CISSP-ISSEP, CCSP, or CISM Certification

Benefits

• Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care.
• Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees