Data Security Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton; Illinois; On-site; USD 86,800 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement benefits

Professional development

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Data Security Engineer to architect and deploy data security solutions across federal clients including DoD and IC. Candidates will create architectures adhering to Zero Trust principles while collaborating with key stakeholders and assisting in policy development.

Required qualifications include experience in systems administration, a high school diploma or GED, and a Secret clearance. The position offers a competitive salary range of $86,800 to $198,000, along with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience designing, deploying, and configuring data security solutions.
• Experience documenting and diagramming technical architectures.
• Secret clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy, and configure data security solutions across various clients.
• Create new architectures adhering to Zero Trust best practices.
• Interface with key stakeholders and assist in policy development.

Skills

Data security solutions design and deployment

Systems administration

Data-centric security models

Technical documentation

Linux administration

Education

High School diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree in IT Security or related field

Tools

Virtru

PKWare

Thales

Varonis

BigID

Job description

Data Security Engineer

Architect, deploy, and configure data security solutions across various clients for DoD, IC, and civilian federal clients. Create new architectures to meet client requirements adhering to Zero Trust best practices and IC data header guidelines. Interface with key stakeholders, including agency personnel and internal delivery and engineering teams. Assist in building custom policy to ensure positive control of data across hybrid cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy, and configure data security solutions across various clients for DoD, IC, and civilian federal clients.
• Create new architectures to meet client requirements adhering to Zero Trust best practices and IC data header guidelines.
• Interface with key stakeholders, including agency personnel and internal delivery and engineering teams.
• Assist in building custom policy to ensure positive control of data across hybrid cloud environments.

Qualifications

• Experience designing, deploying, and configuring data security solutions.
• Experience with data security and performing systems administration, including installation, configuration, monitoring system performance and availability, upgrades, and troubleshooting for data security tools such as Virtru, PKWare, or Thales.
• Experience with DSPMs such as Varonis and BigID.
• Experience with data‑centric security models, including maintenance.
• Experience designing, implementing, configuring, operating, or testing IT systems or security infrastructure.
• Experience documenting and diagramming technical architectures.
• HS diploma or GED.
• Secret clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in federal, DoD, or IC agency environments.
• Experience with Linux administration.
• Experience with containerization solutions.
• Knowledge of federal information security policies, standards, procedures, directives, frameworks, federal security authorizations, assessment, and risk management processes for enterprise systems.
• Bachelor's degree in IT Security, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or a related field.
• DoW 8140 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

Salary range $86,800.00 to $198,000.00 (annualized USD).

Benefits

Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work‑life programs, and dependent care.

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.