Cloud Security Engineer
Booz Allen Hamilton28 days ago
McLean, VA, USAMid Level
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$62k - $141k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and implement secure cloud-based architectures for mission-critical Air Force systems.
- Evaluate system compliance using RMF or NIST requirements and DevSecOps tools.
- Deploy, configure, and maintain government-approved cybersecurity tools and methods.
- Manage GitLab DevSecOps pipelines and automated SAST, DAST, security scanning, and infrastructure compliance.
- Harden cloud-deployable systems and container images, identify vulnerabilities, and prevent credential exposure through secrets management.
- Architect network and data flow diagrams, compile hardware and software bodies of evidence, and document Ports, Protocols, and Services.
- Evaluate and recommend cloud services, tools, and technologies for government organizations.
- Write infrastructure as code using AWS CloudFormation or Terraform.
- Mentor developing cloud security professionals.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of experience evaluating system compliance using RMF or NIST and DevSecOps tools and methodologies.
- Experience managing automated security scanning and compliance in GitLab using tools such as SonarQube, OWASP ZAP, Trivy, KICS, or Checkmarx.
- Experience with system hardening, secrets management, cloud-deployable systems, and container images.
- Experience architecting network and data flow diagrams, compiling bodies of evidence, and documenting Ports, Protocols, and Services.
- Experience evaluating and recommending cloud services, tools, and technologies.
- Experience writing infrastructure as code with AWS CloudFormation or Terraform.
- Secret clearance is required, or eligibility to meet classified-information access requirements as applicable.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Cybersecurity is required.
- DoD 8570/8140 IAT II certification, such as CompTIA Security+, is required.
- Preferred experience includes Docker, Confluence, or Jira.
- Preferred qualifications include an intermediate-level cloud computing certification such as CCSP, Certified AWS Solutions Architect, or DevOps Engineer Certification.
Benefits
- Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits are offered to eligible employees.
- Paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care benefits are available.
- Recognition awards are offered for exceptional performance and demonstration of company values.
- The role is hybrid and generally requires work at a Booz Allen or customer facility in line with leadership expectations and role needs.
- Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours per week on a regular basis are eligible for Booz Allen benefit programs, while other employees may receive select offerings.
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).