Cyber Operations Engineer, Senior
Booz Allen Hamilton1 month ago
Base Salary
$87k - $198k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead architecture, design, development, deployment, and sustainment of secure production-grade software capabilities.
- Build front-end, back-end, and integration software using Python, Go, Node.js, C#, Java, or C++.
- Configure, operate, and troubleshoot servers, endpoints, networking equipment, virtualized environments, and embedded devices.
- Integrate software with hardware systems, sensors, radios, industrial equipment, IoT devices, and edge technologies.
- Manage virtual machines, containers, and lab infrastructure for development, testing, and operational demonstrations.
- Design and implement APIs, distributed services, and system-to-system integrations.
- Establish CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and secure development practices.
- Conduct technical reviews, communicate design decisions and risks, and mentor engineers.
- Support field testing, customer engagements, technical demonstrations, and travel to customer or field sites.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and their operational relevance.
Requirements
- At least 10 years of experience in software engineering, systems engineering, or cyber operations.
- At least 10 years of experience designing, building, deploying, and sustaining production software systems.
- Experience with Python, Go, Node.js, C#, Java, or C++.
- Experience using generative AI and large language model tools.
- Experience troubleshooting software, operating systems, networking, virtualization, and hardware.
- Experience with virtualization and container platforms such as VMware, KVM, Docker, or Kubernetes.
- Experience integrating software with physical devices, embedded systems, sensors, or industrial IoT equipment.
- Experience applying secure engineering practices including authentication, authorization, encryption, secrets management, and logging.
- Secret clearance is required; TS/SCI clearance is a preferred qualification.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering, or 14+ years of software engineering experience in lieu of a degree.
- Preferred experience includes product development and fielding, penetration testing, vulnerability research, constrained platforms, IoT architectures, radios, satellite communications, physical testbeds, cyber ranges, large language models, retrieval-augmented generation, AI agents, computer vision, machine learning, and secure architecture frameworks.
Benefits
- Benefits include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement programs; paid leave; professional development; tuition assistance; work-life programs; dependent care; and recognition awards.
- The position is onsite in Annapolis Junction, Maryland, with travel as needed to customer sites, labs, and field activities.
- Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours per week on a regular basis may participate in Booz Allen benefit programs.
- Candidates must complete a required skills assessment and meet the minimum proficiency threshold.
About Booz Allen Hamilton
Booz Allen Hamilton builds and integrates software, analytics, AI, cloud, and cybersecurity solutions while providing engineering and consulting services, primarily for U.S. defense, intelligence, and civil government clients, with select commercial partnerships. Its business is largely government contracting and professional services delivering mission systems and cyber defense. Founded in 1914 and headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Booz Allen is a public company traded on the NYSE (ticker: BAH).