Senior Cyber Platform Engineer: AI-Driven Ops at Scale

Booz Allen Hamilton; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 86,900 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton in McLean, VA seeks a Senior Cyber Platforms Software Engineer to build software for fast-changing cyber problems, used by operators, analysts, and cyber experts today, while developing capabilities from concept to deployed product.

You’ll work across the stack—from back-end services to data systems and cloud infrastructure—emphasizing reliability, observability, and user-centered design, with a Top Secret clearance and a bachelor’s degree in CS or related field.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional prod software engineering experience.
• 3+ years building back-end services, APIs, data workflows, or platform components with Python.
• 2+ years using Docker or Kubernetes, containers and reproducible workflows.
• 2+ years operating software on AWS.
• 2+ years designing or operating production systems with databases, queues, caches, or distributed patterns.
• 2+ years owning delivery for a feature, service, or engineering workstream.
• Top Secret clearance required.
• Bachelor’s degree in CS, Computer Engineering, or Information Systems.

Responsibilities

• Build software for operators handling high-volume cyber data.
• Improve reliability, observability, and scalability of enterprise systems.
• Take cyber capabilities from concept to deployed product.
• Apply AI, analytics to reduce analyst burden and aid decisions.
• Develop orchestration and human-in-the-loop systems for cyber teams.

Skills

Python

Docker/Kubernetes

AWS

Distributed systems

Software ownership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS, Computer Engineering, or Information Systems

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton in McLean, VA seeks a Senior Cyber Platforms Software Engineer to build software for fast-changing cyber problems, used by operators, analysts, and cyber experts today, while developing capabilities from concept to deployed product.

You’ll work across the stack—from back-end services to data systems and cloud infrastructure—emphasizing reliability, observability, and user-centered design, with a Top Secret clearance and a bachelor’s degree in CS or related field.