Cybersecurity Engineer

Are you looking for an opportunity to combine your technical skills with big picture thinking to make an impact in the DoD? You understand your customer’s environment and how to develop the right systems for their mission. Your ability to interpret current capabilities and translate into measurable test criteria to ensure mission needs are met makes you an integral part of delivering a customer-focused engineering solution.

As a Cybersecurity Engineer on our team, you’ll work with Booz Allen colleagues and the military to develop and rapidly deploy the next generation of space sensing capabilities to provide critical information to our warfighters to defeat our enemies in battle. Your customer will t rus t you to not only test, analyze, evaluate, validate, and verify these systems, but also identify areas requiring urgent mitigation upfront and early to develop this system with advanced technology solutions. Grow your skills by merging innovative engineering met hodologies and cross-disciplinary coordination to create tomorrow’s solutions. Join our team and create the future of space sensing in the Air Force.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

7+ years of experience as a cybersecurity engineer supporting Major Defense Acquisition Programs, including space, ground, and hardware systems

Experience providing input to Risk Management Framework process activities and documentation

Experience planning and executing Mission Based Cyber Risk Assessments ( MBCRA ) and Mission Based Risk Assessments – Cyber ( MBRA-C )

Experience developing threat scenarios that can be used to support cyber test events such as Cyber Table Top ( CTT )

Knowledge of cybersecurity, privacy principles, computer networking concepts and protocols, and network security met hodologies

Knowledge of network design processes, including security objectives, operational objectives, and trade-offs

Ability to perform technical analyses of cybersecurity architectures and network diagrams

Secret clearance

Bachelor’s degree

DoD 8140 Level II Certification such as Security+ Certification

Experience with space-based remote sensing systems

Experience developing system security context and a preliminary system security Concept of Operations ( CONOPS ) , and defining baseline system security requirements in accordance with applicable cybersecurity requirements

TS/SCI clearance

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, IT, Information Assurance, Information Security, or a related field preferred ; Master’s degree in Engineering, IT, Information Assurance, or Information Security a plus

DoD 8140 Level III Certification such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional ( CISSP ) , ISSEP, or ISSAP Certification

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

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided .

Work Model Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

Remote : If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.

Hybrid : If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.

Onsite : If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

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.