Cybersecurity Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton in the United States is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to support DoD missions, focusing on space sensing capabilities and mission-ready architectures. You will test, analyze, and validate systems while coordinating with Booz Allen teams and military customers.

The role emphasizes applying risk-based frameworks, developing threat scenarios, and ensuring cyber test criteria align with mission needs.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of cybersecurity engineering experience in DoD space programs (including space, ground, hardware)
• Experience contributing to RMF process activities and documentation
• Experience planning and executing MBCRA and MBRA-C cyber risk assessments

Responsibilities

• Test, analyze, evaluate, and verify space-related systems for mission readiness
• Identify urgent mitigations early in development to meet mission needs
• Collaborate with Booz Allen and military customers to deliver advanced engineering solutions

Skills

Cybersecurity engineering

Risk management

Threat modeling

Test planning

Networking concepts

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Security+ Certification

CISSP/ISSEP/ISSAP (Level III)

Job description

Join a culture of emplowerment and connectivity.

Develop your craft

Learn the skills you need to accelerate your career.

Discover benefits that your life and work.

Innovate with intention

Build mission-ready tech that protects the nation.

Are you looking for an opportunity to combine your technical skills with big picture thinking to make an impact in the DoD? You understand your customer’s environment and how to develop the right systems for their mission. Your ability to interpret current capabilities and translate into measurable test criteria to ensure mission needs are met makes you an integral part of delivering a customer-focused engineering solution.

As a Cybersecurity Engineer on our team, you’ll work with Booz Allen colleagues and the military to develop and rapidly deploy the next generation of space sensing capabilities to provide critical information to our warfighters to defeat our enemies in battle. Your customer will trust you to not only test, analyze, evaluate, validate, and verify these systems, but also identify areas requiring urgent mitigation upfront and early to develop this system with advanced technology solutions. Grow your skills by merging innovative engineering methodologies and cross-disciplinary coordination to create tomorrow’s solutions. Join our team and create the future of space sensing in the Air Force.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• 7+ years of experience as a cybersecurity engineer supporting Major Defense Acquisition Programs, including space, ground, and hardware systems
• Experience providing input to Risk Management Framework process activities and documentation
• Experience planning and executing Mission Based Cyber Risk Assessments ( MBCRA ) and Mission Based Risk Assessments – Cyber ( MBRA-C )
• Experience developing threat scenarios that can be used to support cyber test events such as Cyber Table Top ( CTT )
• Knowledge of cybersecurity, privacy principles, computer networking concepts and protocols, and network security methodologies
• Knowledge of network design processes, including security objectives, operational objectives, and trade-offs
• Ability to perform technical analyses of cybersecurity architectures and network diagrams
• DoD 8140 Level II Certification such as Security+ Certification

Nice If You Have:

• Experience with space-based remote sensing systems
• Experience developing system security context and a preliminary system security Concept of Operations ( CONOPS ) , and defining baseline system security requirements in accordance with applicable cybersecurity requirements
• TS/SCI clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, IT, Information Assurance, Information Security, or a related field preferred ; Master’s degree in Engineering, IT, Information Assurance, or Information Security a plus
• DoD 8140 Level III Certification such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional ( CISSP ) , ISSEP, or ISSAP Certification

Clearance:

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

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 $86,800.00 to $198,000.00 (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.

Cybersecurity Engineer

The Opportunity:

Are you looking for an opportunity to combine your technical skills with big picture thinking to make an impact in the DoD? You understand your customer’s environment and how to develop the right systems for their mission. Your ability to interpret current capabilities and translate into measurable test criteria to ensure mission needs are met makes you an integral part of delivering a customer-focused engineering solution.

As a Cybersecurity Engineer on our team, you’ll work with Booz Allen colleagues and the military to develop and rapidly deploy the next generation of space sensing capabilities to provide critical information to our warfighters to defeat our enemies in battle. Your customer will trust you to not only test, analyze, evaluate, validate, and verify these systems, but also identify areas requiring urgent mitigation upfront and early to develop this system with advanced technology solutions. Grow your skills by merging innovative engineering methodologies and cross-disciplinary coordination to create tomorrow’s solutions. Join our team and create the future of space sensing in the Air Force.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• 7+ years of experience as a cybersecurity engineer supporting Major Defense Acquisition Programs, including space, ground, and hardware systems
• Experience providing input to Risk Management Framework process activities and documentation
• Experience planning and executing Mission Based Cyber Risk Assessments ( MBCRA ) and Mission Based Risk Assessments – Cyber ( MBRA-C )
• Experience developing threat scenarios that can be used to support cyber test events such as Cyber Table Top ( CTT )
• Knowledge of cybersecurity, privacy principles, computer networking concepts and protocols, and network security methodologies
• Knowledge of network design processes, including security objectives, operational objectives, and trade-offs
• Ability to perform technical analyses of cybersecurity architectures and network diagrams
• Secret clearance
• Bachelor’s degree
• DoD 8140 Level II Certification such as Security+ Certification

Nice If You Have:

• Experience with space-based remote sensing systems
• Experience developing system security context and a preliminary system security Concept of Operations ( CONOPS ) , and defining baseline system security requirements in accordance with applicable cybersecurity requirements
• TS/SCI clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, IT, Information Assurance, Information Security, or a related field preferred ; Master’s degree in Engineering, IT, Information Assurance, or Information Security a plus
• DoD 8140 Level III Certification such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional ( CISSP ) , ISSEP, or ISSAP Certification

Clearance:

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

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 $86,800.00 to $198,000.00 (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 hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. 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.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.

• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.

• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the 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.