Baseline Security Engineer, Lead

BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INTERNATIONAL (U.K.) LTD; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 99,000 - 225,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Baseline Security Engineer, Lead, to develop and implement security solutions. The role involves working closely with government stakeholders and requires expertise in cybersecurity and IT operations. This position offers remote work flexibility and a competitive salary range.

Benefits

Health benefits

Paid leave

Professional development

Tuition assistance

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in IT operations.
• Experience creating security baselines using CIS and STIG benchmarks.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement security solutions aligned with strategy.
• Work on complex problems and provide innovative solutions.
• Mentor or supervise employees in technical competencies.

Skills

Information Technology

Cybersecurity

Risk Management

Networking

Automation

Education

HS diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CISCO

AWS

Terraform

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Key Role

Develop and implement security solutions in alignment with security strategy. Maintain an awareness of market and technology trends to bring best of breed solutions to the client. Apply leading-edge principles, theories, and concepts and contribute to the development of new principles and concepts. Work on unusually complex problems and provide highly innovative solutions. Operate with substantial latitude for unreviewed action or decision and mentor or supervise employees in both company and technical competencies. Work closely with government stakeholders in understanding the vision and direction of the information technology program and decompose this architecture and associated use cases into discrete components that can be addressed from a cybersecurity engineering standpoint. Understand proposed and in-place architectures at a level that enables the identification and understanding of possible security risks and propose solutions for risk mitigation.

Remote Work

Yes

Job Number

R0218699

Location:

Washington,DC,US

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Baseline Security Engineer, Lead

Key Role

Develop and implement security solutions in alignment with security strategy. Maintain an awareness of market and technology trends to bring best of breed solutions to the client. Apply leading-edge principles, theories, and concepts and contribute to the development of new principles and concepts. Work on unusually complex problems and provide highly innovative solutions. Operate with substantial latitude for unreviewed action or decision and mentor or supervise employees in both company and technical competencies. Work closely with government stakeholders in understanding the vision and direction of the information technology program and decompose this architecture and associated use cases into discrete components that can be addressed from a cybersecurity engineering standpoint. Understand proposed and in-place architectures at a level that enables the identification and understanding of possible security risks and propose solutions for risk mitigation.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience providing support to Information Technology (IT) operations
• Experience creating security baselines using CIS and STIG benchmarks
• Experience creating security baselines from scratch using vendor documentation
• Experience with modifying CIS and STIG benchmarks to meet organizational requirements
• Experience working with the NIST 800 Special Publication series guidance for risk management and security control implementation, including 800-30,800-37, 800-53, 800-60, 800-63, 800-115, or 800-137
• Experience reviewing, developing, or customizing general security configuration baselines
• Knowledge of the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) and Common Vulnerability Enumeration (CVE)
• Ability to translate the low-level security baseline requirements into high-level FISMA and NIST requirements and client-specific security
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determination based on client requirements
• HS diploma or GED
  
  

Additional Qualifications

• Experience with networking, including CISCO, Juniper, or Palo Alto, operating systems, including Windows Server, Red Hat, or Linux, cloud services, including AWS, Azure, Salesforce, Okta, O365, or ServiceNow, or Mobile Technologies, including iOS or Xen Mobile
• Experience designing, building, and implementing automation tools, including Ansible, Chef, or Puppet
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools, including Cloud Formations or Terraform
• Experience with container platforms, including OpenShift
• Experience with chaos engineering and blue or green deployments
• Experience with Serverless, including Lambda, API Gateway, Step Functions, and SAM
• Experience with application performance analysis and monitoring, including ELK
• Experience with JSON or YMAL programming
• Bachelor's degree
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified Developer, CCNA, MSCE, RHCSA, EBSA, or ECSS Certification
  
  

Vetting

Applicants selected will be subject to a government investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements of the U.S. government client.

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 $99,000.00 to $225,000.00 (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 application process, 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.

Work Model

Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of flexibility and collaboration, whether that happens in person or remotely.

• If this position is listed as remote or hybrid, you’ll periodically work from a Booz Allen or client site facility.
• If this position is listed as onsite, you’ll work with colleagues and clients in person, as needed for the specific 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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Business Consulting and Services

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