Cloud Security Engineer, Senior

Job Overview

Everyone is trying to “harness the cloud”, but not everyone knows how to secure it. As a security engineer at Booz Allen, you will develop cloud-based security architectures for the Intelligence Community’s most critical systems, located in Reston, Virginia.

• Evaluate and support documentation, validation, assessment, and accreditation processes to ensure IT systems meet Information Assurance and security requirements.
• Assist in defining desired state and risk thresholds and analyze actual state information to assess compliance.
• Advise leaders on codifying strategic objectives into doctrine and procedures to meet objectives.
• Evaluate computer applications, software, or specialized utility programs to determine if software assurance best practices are followed.
• Recommend tools and capabilities based on research of the current environment and knowledge of on-premises, cloud-based, and hybrid resources.
• Implement cloud security architectures, tools, and processes that were defined.
• Work with IC clients to ensure standards are met with security requirements.

• 7+ years of experience building and administering cloud environments, utilizing cloud-native functionality, COTS, GOTS, and open-source tools.
• Experience developing and evaluating security documentation including system security plans, contingency plans, security procedures, and continuity of operations plans.
• Experience with security architecture evaluations, guidance development, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with the Risk Management Framework (RMF).
• Experience working in an Agile development environment.
• Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code concepts such as Terraform, Cloud Formation, or Bicep.
• Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam.
• Degree and experience combination as stated (Associate 10+ yrs, Bachelor 8+ yrs, Master 6+ yrs).
• Ability to obtain DoD 8570 IAT Level III Certification within 30 days of start date.
• Ability to obtain DoD 8570 Cybersecurity Service Provider – Infrastructure Support Certification within 30 days of start date.

• Experience with the software development life cycle (SDLC).
• Experience with cloud technologies.
• Excellent team leadership, development, and client relationship skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance is required.

Projected annual compensation range: $99,000.00 to $.

Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work‑life programs, and dependent care, among others. Full‑time and part‑time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.