Cybersecurity Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 19, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 28, 2026. Booz Allen Hamilton scores A on the Alion truth index.
The Opportunity:
Design, implement, integrate, and maintain systems and tools to automate complex cyber activities. Apply advanced consulting skills and extensive technical expertise, including full industry knowledge. Develop innovative solutions to complex problems. Work without considerable direction, and mentor and supervise team members.
You Have:
- Experience with CMMC, NIST 800-171, FedRAMP, DoD security controls, or cybersecurity compliance frameworks
- Experience developing automation for cybersecurity, compliance, cloud governance, or infrastructure operations
- Experience integrating REST APIs, Git repositories, Jira, ServiceNow, cloud APIs, or enterprise systems
- Knowledge of SSPs, control inheritance, POA&Ms, evidence collection, system boundaries, and shared responsibility models
- Ability to translate complex security and compliance requirements into repeatable workflows and technical requirements
- Ability to design automation that produces traceable outputs, source citations, audit logs, and human review checkpoints
- Ability to work with read-only access to code, SSPs, account metadata, configuration data, and security tooling
- Public Trust
- Bachelor’s degree
Nice If You Have:
- Experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK, policy-as-code, OPA, or comparable technologies
- Experience designing AI-assisted workflows, retrieval augmented generation, agent workflows, MCP integrations, or enterprise knowledge systems
- Experience building platform selection, workload rationalization, or decision support tools
- Experience with ServiceNow CMDB, Jira, Confluence, GitHub Enterprise, or similar systems
- Experience working across commercial, GovCloud, CUI, or IL5 environments
- Knowledge of secure software development, secrets management, identity, data classification, and least-privilege access
- Ability to evaluate AI-generated outputs for accuracy, provenance, uncertainty, and unsupported claims
- Ability to establish measurable baselines for cycle time, evidence quality, adoption, and automation effectiveness
- CISSP, CCSP, Security+, CySA+, AWS Security Specialty, or equivalent Certification
Vetting:
Applicants selected will be subject to a government investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements of the U.S. government client; Public Trust determination is required.
Compensation
At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. 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. 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. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.
Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $86,900.00 to $198,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.Identity Statement
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.
Candidate AI Usage Policy
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. 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 or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role.
- Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full-time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.
Commitment to Non-Discrimination
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.