Cybersecurity Test Engineer, Junior
Booz Allen Hamilton3 days ago
Base Salary
$55k - $126k/yr
Responsibilities
- Test and evaluate DoD systems using a white-box adversarial approach for Air Force clients.
- Assess systems against NIST 800-53 Risk Management Framework security controls.
- Analyze filtering capabilities, data flows, Mandatory Access Controls, and Discretionary Access Controls.
- Automate basic tasks using Linux command-line scripting.
- Learn from and collaborate with experienced cybersecurity team members.
Requirements
- Experience with the Linux command line, including scripting in Ruby, Python, or Bash.
- Experience with networking concepts and virtualization.
- Active Secret clearance and eligibility for access to classified information.
- HS diploma or GED.
- Ability to obtain a DoD IAT Level II Security+ CE Certification within 120 days of starting.
- Preferred experience with test plans and procedures, technical documentation, penetration testing, adversarial emulation, NIST 800-53 controls, cyber threats, and system hardening.
- Preferred knowledge of Kali Linux, Wireshark, Tripwire, Burp Suite, and Metasploit.
- Preferred OSCP, CISSP, CASP, Red Hat CSA, or GPEN certification.
Benefits
- Onsite work in Rome, New York; the position is not remote.
- Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits.
- Paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care.
- Recognition awards and access to employee benefit programs for eligible full-time and part-time employees.
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).