Senior Cyber Incident Responder (Cloud & APT Focus)

Booz Allen Hamilton; Washington; On-site; USD 87,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking an experienced Senior Incident Responder to respond to cybersecurity incidents and proactively prevent their recurrence. You will analyze and contribute to solutions for problems of moderate scope, and work independently with some guidance to protect client environments.

The role emphasizes collaboration with government staff, auditors, and stakeholders, plus reporting quality and process improvement across IR activities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of incident response experience.
• Experience handling an APT or FIN actor and cloud-based IR.
• Experience working directly with clients in a professional demeanor.
• Experience with Microsoft Defender EDR.
• Knowledge of SOC best practices.
• Ability to obtain Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determinations.

Responsibilities

• Respond to cybersecurity incidents and proactively prevent recurrence.
• Analyze or contribute to solutions to a variety of problems of moderate scope and complexity.
• Work independently with some guidance.

Skills

Incident response experience

APTs & cloud IR

Client interaction

SOC practices

Government process improvement

Report writing & QA

Public Trust eligibility

Education

Bachelor's degree

Senior Incident Response Certification

Tools

Microsoft Defender EDR

Splunk

GitHub

Archer

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking an experienced Senior Incident Responder to respond to cybersecurity incidents and proactively prevent their recurrence. You will analyze and contribute to solutions for problems of moderate scope, and work independently with some guidance to protect client environments.

The role emphasizes collaboration with government staff, auditors, and stakeholders, plus reporting quality and process improvement across IR activities.