Cyber Platforms Software Engineer, Lead

Booz Allen Hamilton; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 112,800 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton seeks a lead Software Engineer to develop and scale software for fast-changing cyber problems. You will work across backend, data systems, and front-end tools, guiding a small team from concept to deployed product.

You will design scalable architectures, apply AI and analytics to reduce analyst workload, and lead delivery across services, data flows, and integrations in a secure, enterprise environment.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software engineering experience shipping production software.
• 3+ years building backend services, APIs, data workflows or platform components with Python.
• 2+ years building frontend applications with modern frontend frameworks.
• 2+ years working with Docker or Kubernetes, containers, and reproducible development workflows.
• 2+ years building, deploying, or operating software on AWS or another cloud platform.
• 2+ years designing production software systems including service boundaries, data flows, APIs, and deployment patterns.
• 2+ years leading technical delivery for a feature or engineering workstream.
• Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Information Systems.

Responsibilities

• Building software that helps operators make sense of fragmented, high-volume cyber data.
• Making complex cyber workflows more reliable, observable, and repeatable at enterprise scale.
• Turning new cyber capabilities into software designs, prototypes, and deployed products.
• Applying AI, analytics, and decision‑support techniques to reduce analyst burden and improve operator decision‑making.
• Developing orchestration and human‑in‑the‑loop systems that help cyber teams coordinate, prioritize, and act.

Skills

Software architecture

Backend development (Python)

Frontend development

Cloud platforms (AWS)

Microservices & APIs

Technical leadership

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Information Systems

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

CI/CD

Job description

Opportunity

We build software for large, fast-changing cyber problems where speed, scale, and complexity demand better tools. As a lead Software Engineer, you’ll work across production systems used by operators, analysts, and cyber experts today, while also leading the design and development of new capabilities from early technical concept to deployed product. On our team, you’ll move across the stack: backend services, data systems, user-facing tools, automation, containers, and cloud infrastructure. You’ll bring judgment to ambiguous problems, make practical technical tradeoffs, and shape how services, data flows, integrations, and user-facing tools fit together in real‑world use. You will lead a small team of engineers, helping break down work, review technical approaches, and keep delivery aligned with the architecture.

Responsibilities

• Building software that helps operators make sense of fragmented, high-volume cyber data.
• Making complex cyber workflows more reliable, observable, and repeatable at enterprise scale.
• Turning new cyber capabilities into software designs, prototypes, and deployed products.
• Applying AI, analytics, and decision‑support techniques to reduce analyst burden and improve operator decision‑making.
• Developing orchestration and human‑in‑the‑loop systems that help cyber teams coordinate, prioritize, and act.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience with software engineering, building, shipping, and supporting production software.
• 3+ years of experience building backend services, APIs, data workflows, or platform components with Python.
• 2+ years of experience building frontend applications with modern frontend frameworks.
• 2+ years of experience working with Docker or Kubernetes, containers, and reproducible development or deployment workflows.
• 2+ years of experience building, deploying, or operating software on AWS or a comparable cloud platform.
• 2+ years of experience designing production software systems, including service boundaries, data flows, APIs, integrations, and deployment patterns.
• 2+ years of experience leading technical delivery for a feature, service, product area, or engineering workstream.
• Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Information Systems.

Nice to Have

• Experience building software for cyber operations, cyber defense, threat detection, security operations, or related environments.
• Experience working with cyber ranges, digital twins, adversary simulation, vulnerability research, reverse engineering, or detection engineering.
• Experience with operational data such as logs, telemetry, network data, endpoint data, or security events.
• Experience building AI‑enabled, agentic, or LLM‑based applications that were deployed to users or integrated into production systems.
• Experience supporting defense, intelligence, national security, R&D, or other mission‑focused customers.
• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a closely related technical field.

Clearance

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance is required.

Compensation

Projected compensation range $112,800.00 to $257,000.00 (annualized USD). Salary will be determined by location, education, skills, experience, and other factors. This posting will close within 90 days from the posting date.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, veteran status, or any other protected status.