Security Engineer, Mid

Booz Allen Hamilton•Washington, DC

About The Position

Security engineering requires a blend of technical depth, analytical thinking, and a proactive approach to defending complex systems. As a Mid‑Level Security Engineer, you help embed security into every stage of the engineering lifecycle—ensuring systems are resilient, monitored, and built to meet evolving threats. We’re looking for a security professional like you to strengthen cloud‑based financial platforms and support mission‑critical operations. As a Security Engineer at Booz Allen, you’ll apply your experience with cloud security, detection, automation, and vulnerability management to safeguard high‑availability financial systems. You’ll collaborate with engineering, cloud, and operations teams to implement secure architectures, enhance monitoring, and drive compliance with strict industry and government standards. Join us. The world can’t wait.

Requirements

3+ years of experience in security engineering, cloud security operations, or securing large‑scale production systems
Experience implementing security controls, monitoring, and vulnerability management in cloud environments
Experience with SIEM, observability, or logging tools, such as Splunk, Elastic, or CloudWatch
Experience with containers and orchestration tools, such as Docker or Kubernetes
Experience writing scripts or automation using Python, Bash, or Go
Experience supporting CI/CD pipelines and secure development workflows
Knowledge of infrastructure‑as‑code principles
Knowledge of compliance frameworks and cloud security best practices
Public Trust determination is required
Bachelor's degree

Nice To Haves

Experience with Terraform preferred
Experience with AWS preferred
Experience supporting financial or government systems
Experience with event‑driven or streaming platforms, such as Kafka or Confluent
Experience with reliability, chaos engineering, or fault‑injection practices
Experience working in multi‑cloud or hybrid environments
Cloud certifications, such as AWS, Azure, or GCP

Responsibilities

Embed security into every stage of the engineering lifecycle
Ensure systems are resilient, monitored, and built to meet evolving threats
Strengthen cloud-based financial platforms
Support mission-critical operations
Apply experience with cloud security, detection, automation, and vulnerability management to safeguard high-availability financial systems
Collaborate with engineering, cloud, and operations teams to implement secure architectures
Enhance monitoring
Drive compliance with strict industry and government standards