Systems Security Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton•Atlanta, GA

1d•$69,300 - $158,000•Remote

About The Position

Serve as a key member of the security tools and infrastructure management team, responsible for architecting, administering, and optimizing enterprise cybersecurity platforms. Focus on strengthening security operations by designing scalable architectures, overseeing platform administration, and ensuring the health, performance, and integration of security analytics capabilities and supporting system infrastructure. Work closely with cross‑functional engineering, operations, and security teams to drive continuous improvement, maintain operational excellence, and advance enterprise‑wide cyber defense objectives through structured governance, automation, and strategic platform management.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in information security, leading and coordinating security and infrastructure initiatives, including managing requirements, schedules, and deliverables, and implementing security platforms.
Experience providing management, troubleshooting, and recommendations to enhance information security systems and platforms, including offering strategic guidance to improve and extend system capabilities.
Experience creating, implementing, maintaining, and troubleshooting advanced scripting such as in BASH, Perl, JavaScript, or Python, including command‑line administration and automation of O&M tasks.
Knowledge of Armis or Axonius Cyber Asset Attack Surface Management (CAASM) concepts and security analytics methodologies for Elastic Stack, to enhance search, observability, and SIEM analytics.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determination based on client requirements.
Bachelor’s degree in CS, Computer Information Systems, Information Security, or IT.
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) Certification.

Nice To Haves

Experience troubleshooting security systems and providing strategic guidance to enhance and extend system capabilities.
Experience mentoring junior team members in technical practices, problem-solving, and professional development.
Experience analyzing development and implementation requirements, modifying existing systems, and preparing specifications based on customer needs.
Knowledge of federal security hardening standards and frameworks such as CIS Controls, NIST SP 800‑53 Rev. 5, or STIGs.
Ability to implement and manage advanced solutions supporting infrastructure management, security operations, and threat intelligence activities.
Ability to evaluate, refine, and modernize frameworks, staying current on emerging security and automation technologies.
Ability to maintain detailed documentation of system configurations, designs, processes, and service records.
Ability to troubleshoot and resolve LAN or WAN connectivity issues, throughput problems, and related network concerns.
Ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences leveraging communication through meetings, reports, and slide decks.

Responsibilities

Architecting, administering, and optimizing enterprise cybersecurity platforms.
Designing scalable architectures.
Overseeing platform administration.
Ensuring the health, performance, and integration of security analytics capabilities and supporting system infrastructure.
Collaborating with security, infrastructure, and operations teams to design and implement automation that enhances operational effectiveness.
Maintaining, troubleshooting, and optimizing existing security infrastructure in partnership with server, virtualization, and network teams.
Troubleshooting security systems and providing strategic guidance to enhance and extend system capabilities.
Mentoring junior team members in technical practices, problem-solving, and professional development.
Analyzing development and implementation requirements, modifying existing systems, and preparing specifications based on customer needs.
Implementing and managing advanced solutions supporting infrastructure management, security operations, and threat intelligence activities.
Evaluating, refining, and modernizing frameworks, staying current on emerging security and automation technologies.
Maintaining detailed documentation of system configurations, designs, processes, and service records.
Troubleshooting and resolving LAN or WAN connectivity issues, throughput problems, and related network concerns.
Conveying complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences leveraging communication through meetings, reports, and slide decks.