Remote Data Protection Engineer - DoD Zero Trust Expert

Booz Allen Hamilton; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton seeks a Data Protection Engineer to design, implement, and automate enterprise data‑protection controls across Microsoft 365 and cloud environments for DoD missions.

You will partner with Navy stakeholders, cybersecurity teams, records managers, and cloud engineers to translate policy into technical enforcement, data governance, and Zero Trust with matured data security across enterprise assets. This role emphasizes governance, automation, and secure data lifecycle practices.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of DoD experience with information protection or cloud security.
• Experience designing secure data management across cloud and endpoints.
• Strong background in network security, IAM, PKI, and monitoring controls.
• Knowledge of data retention, eDiscovery, audit, and insider risk in regulated environments.
• Active Top Secret clearance and a Bachelor's degree; Security+ certification.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and automate enterprise data‑protection capabilities across Microsoft 365 and cloud environments.
• Partner with Navy stakeholders, cybersecurity teams, and records managers to translate policy into enforcement mechanisms.
• Develop governance approaches and automation to support Zero Trust data protection goals.

Skills

DoD experience

Enterprise information protection

Cloud security

Data governance

Networking security

IAM / PKI / CA

Data retention / audit / insider risk

Education

Bachelor's degree

Security+ Certification

Tools

Microsoft 365

Azure

Snowflake

Databricks

Purview

Entra ID

Intune

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton seeks a Data Protection Engineer to design, implement, and automate enterprise data‑protection controls across Microsoft 365 and cloud environments for DoD missions.

You will partner with Navy stakeholders, cybersecurity teams, records managers, and cloud engineers to translate policy into technical enforcement, data governance, and Zero Trust with matured data security across enterprise assets. This role emphasizes governance, automation, and secure data lifecycle practices.