Senior Cloud Security Architect – AWS GovCloud

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

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to design and implement cloud security architectures for government data systems in Washington, DC. You will apply RMF, DevSecOps, and AWS GovCloud expertise to secure workloads, define monitoring, and lead incident response.

You bring 5+ years in security engineering, proficiency with Terraform, SIEM, and container platforms, and the ability to guide clients through compliance milestones.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in security engineering, cloud security architecture, or securing large-scale distributed systems.
• Experience designing and implementing cloud security controls, monitoring strategies, and threat detection capabilities.
• Experience securing workloads in AWS GovCloud and regulated environments.
• Experience with data platforms, scripting (Python/Bash/Go), and automation.
• Experience with Terraform and CI/CD security pipelines.
• Knowledge of RMF and cloud security best practices.
• Public Trust eligibility and a Bachelor's degree.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement cloud security controls and monitoring strategies.
• Lead incident response, root-cause analysis, and post-incident improvements.
• Guide clients through RMF, compliance milestones, and secure DevSecOps practices.
• Collaborate on securing workloads in AWS GovCloud and hybrid environments.

Skills

Cloud security architecture

AWS security

CI/CD security

Python scripting

Terraform

SIEM

Docker

Kubernetes

Docker

Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Splunk

Elastic

CloudWatch

Prometheus

OpenTelemetry

Terraform

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to design and implement cloud security architectures for government data systems in Washington, DC. You will apply RMF, DevSecOps, and AWS GovCloud expertise to secure workloads, define monitoring, and lead incident response.

You bring 5+ years in security engineering, proficiency with Terraform, SIEM, and container platforms, and the ability to guide clients through compliance milestones.