Database Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton; Fayetteville (NC); On-site; USD 78,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Tuition assistance

Professional development

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Zero Trust Database Engineer to design, implement, and maintain secure data environments for mission-critical systems. You will apply deep expertise in database architecture, security, access control, and automation across multi-domain infrastructures.

This role partners with SMEs, cybersecurity, and platform engineers to translate objectives into robust solutions, strengthening DoW data protection and modernization efforts.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of database engineering with a primary focus on security
• Experience integrating databases with IdP and managing RBAC/ABAC models
• Experience with DoD Zero Trust strategy and TLS 1.3, PKI, HSMs, encryption

Responsibilities

• Design, integrate, and operationalize secure data architectures across multi-domain infrastructures
• Collaborate with SMEs, mission owners, cybersecurity teams, and platform engineers
• Translate strategic objectives into Zero Trust-aligned data solutions that protect sensitive information

Skills

RBAC/ABAC

IdP integration

Zero Trust

TLS/PKI

TS/SCI clearance

Education

HS diploma or GED

Tools

RDS/Aurora/Azure SQL

HashiCorp Vault / AWS Secrets Manager

CI/CD security checks

Job description

Join a culture of empowerment 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.

A well‑architected, fully secured data ecosystem is essential for enabling the Department of War (DoW) to execute its mission with precision, speed, and resilience. As a Database Engineer specializing in Zero Trust, you serve as a critical technical leader ensuring that enterprise and mission‑critical data systems remain secure, scalable, and aligned with evolving operational demands.

In this role, you apply deep expertise in database architecture, data security, access control, and automation to design, implement, and maintain trusted data environments across complex, multi‑domain infrastructures. You collaborate closely with subject matter experts, mission owners, cybersecurity teams, and platform engineers to translate strategic objectives into robust, Zero Trust‑aligned data solutions that protect sensitive information at every layer.

As a Zero Trust Database Engineer, you play a pivotal role in the design, integration, and operationalization of secure data architectures that enable mission systems to operate with confidence even under contested or degraded conditions. Your work strengthens the DoW’s ability to defend, detect, and respond across the full spectrum of operations while advancing the department’s long‑term modernization strategy.

This position places you at the intersection of data engineering, cybersecurity, and mission readiness, offering the opportunity to shape the future of secure data operations while continuously expanding your technical mastery.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

5+ years of experience in database engineering with a primary focus on security rather than just performance

Experience with integrating databases with enterprise Identity Providers (IdP) and managing complex RBAC and ABAC models

Experience with the DoD Zero Trust Strategy

Experience with TLS 1.3, PKI, HSMs, and transparent data encryption

Ability to map technical controls to the Data and Visibility pillars

TS/SCI clearance

HS diploma or GED

Nice If You Have:

Experience with system design, including scalability and reliability

Experience with database encryption, including field‑level encryption

Experience with securing managed database services such as RDS, Aurora, and Azure SQL using cloud‑native security tools

Experience with HashiCorp Vault, Beyond Trust, or AWS Secrets Manager

Experience with embedding database security checks directly into CI/CD pipelines

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

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 $77,500.00 to $176,000.00 (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.

Database Engineer

The Opportunity:

A well‑architected, fully secured data ecosystem is essential for enabling the Department of War (DoW) to execute its mission with precision, speed, and resilience. As a Database Engineer specializing in Zero Trust, you serve as a critical technical leader ensuring that enterprise and mission‑critical data systems remain secure, scalable, and aligned with evolving operational demands.

In this role, you apply deep expertise in database architecture, data security, access control, and automation to design, implement, and maintain trusted data environments across complex, multi‑domain infrastructures. You collaborate closely with subject matter experts, mission owners, cybersecurity teams, and platform engineers to translate strategic objectives into robust, Zero Trust‑aligned data solutions that protect sensitive information at every layer.

As a Zero Trust Database Engineer, you play a pivotal role in the design, integration, and operationalization of secure data architectures that enable mission systems to operate with confidence even under contested or degraded conditions. Your work strengthens the DoW’s ability to defend, detect, and respond across the full spectrum of operations while advancing the department’s long‑term modernization strategy.

This position places you at the intersection of data engineering, cybersecurity, and mission readiness, offering the opportunity to shape the future of secure data operations while continuously expanding your technical mastery.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• 5+ years of experience in database engineering with a primary focus on security rather than just performance

• Experience with integrating databases with enterprise Identity Providers (IdP) and managing complex RBAC and ABAC models

• Experience with the DoD Zero Trust Strategy

• Experience with TLS 1.3, PKI, HSMs, and transparent data encryption

• Ability to map technical controls to the Data and Visibility pillars

• TS/SCI clearance

• HS diploma or GED

Nice If You Have:

• Experience with system design, including scalability and reliability

• Experience with database encryption, including field‑level encryption

• Experience with securing managed database services such as RDS, Aurora, and Azure SQL using cloud‑native security tools

• Experience with HashiCorp Vault, Beyond Trust, or AWS Secrets Manager

• Experience with embedding database security checks directly into CI/CD pipelines

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

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 $77,500.00 to $176,000.00 (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.