Cloud Security Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton; Lexington (MA); On-site; USD 62,000 - 141,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton seeks a Cloud Security Architect to design secure, cloud-based, mission-critical systems for Air Force programs. You will lead RMF/NIST assessments, implement security controls, and guide DevSecOps pipelines across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid resources.

Responsibilities include selecting tools, hardening cloud deployments, and mentoring junior engineers while ensuring information assurance and security requirements are met.

Qualifications

• 3+ years evaluating system compliance using RMF or NIST and DevSecOps tools.
• Experience deploying government-approved cybersecurity tools and methods.
• Experience with automated security scanning and DevSecOps pipelines in GitLab.
• Experience hardening systems, securing cloud deployments, and preventing credential exposure.
• Ability to architect network/data flows and document PPSM.
• Experience evaluating cloud services to improve efficiency.
• Proficient in IaC with AWS CloudFormation or Terraform.
• Secret clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in CS or Cybersecurity; DoD 8570/8140 IAT II certs.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement secure cloud-based architectures for critical systems.
• Guide tool selection and RMF compliance across cloud/hybrid environments.
• Lead automated security scanning and SAST/DAST activities.
• Document PPSM and hardening requirements for cloud deployments.
• Collaborate with Air Force and Booz Allen teams to meet IA/security standards.
• Mentor junior cloud security engineers.

Skills

RMF/NIST

DevSecOps

Cloud security

Vulnerability management

Network diagrams

PPSM

IaC (Terraform/AWS CloudFormation)

Container security

Secret management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Cybersecurity

DoD 8570/8140 IAT II Certification (e.g., Security+)

Tools

SonarQube

OWASP ZAP

Trivy

KICS

Checkmarx

Docker

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

Job description

Cloud Security Engineer The Opportunity: Everyone is trying to harness the cloud, but not everyone knows how to secure it. As a cloud security architect, you know how to assess and implement requirements that ensure the safety of information systems and protect them against intentional or inadvertent access or destruction. What if you could use your advanced cloud security skills to improve warfighter systems? We need you to guide the development of cloud-based security architectures for some of the Air Force's most critical systems. As a Cloud Security Architect on our team, you’ll design and implement a secure cloud-based, mission-critical system. You’ll recommend tools and capabilities based on your research of the current environment and knowledge of various on-premises, cloud-based, and hybrid resources to address risk management framework (RMF). Your technical expertise will be vital as you work with the Air Force to ensure standards are met with information assurance and security requirements. This is an opportunity to use the latest cloud technologies as you look for ways to secure your customer’s environment. You’ll continue to strengthen your skills in cloud-based security while mentoring tomorrow’s cloud security experts. Help us transform and secure warfighter systems with cloud technology. Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• 3+ years of experience evaluating the compliance of a system using RMF or NIST and DevSecOps tools and methodologies
• Experience deploying, configuring, or maintaining a government-approved security suite of cybersecurity tools and methods
• Experience with Automated Security Scanning and Compliance, including managing DevSecOps pipelines within GitLab, utilizing automated scanning tools, such as SonarQube, OWASP ZAP, Trivy, or KICS or Checkmarx, for SAST/DAST and infrastructure compliance
• Experience with System Hardening and Secrets Management, including securing cloud-deployable systems and container images by identifying vulnerabilities and preventing credential exposure
• Experience in architecting network and data flow diagrams, compiling hardware and software bodies of evidence, and documenting Ports, Protocols, and Services (PPSM)
• Experience with evaluating and recommending cloud services, tools, and technologies to improve efficiency and enhance system capabilities to government organizations
• Experience writing in IaC tools such as AWS CloudFormation or Terraform, to streamline deployments, provisioning, and configuration management
• Secret clearance
• Bachelor's degree in a Computer Science or Cybersecurity field
• DoD 8570/8140 IAT II Certification, such as CompTIA Security+ certification

Nice If You Have:

• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker
• Experience using Confluence or Jira, Intermediate-level Cloud Computing Certification such as Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP), Certified AWS Solutions Architect, or DevOps Engineer Certification

Compensation

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