Baseline Security Engineer, Lead
Booz Allen Hamilton· enterprise· Defense· Oct 23, 2026 · 3d ago
Washington, DC
Hybrid
Full-time
Lead
$99K–$225K
5+ years exp
Job description
Baseline Security Engineer, Lead The Opportunity:
As a cyber professional, you know that understanding adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures is vital to producing the intelligence that enables the success of our SEC client as we support their cyber mission. At Booz Allen, you can apply your skills and broad knowledge to inform strategies and mitigate the most pressing vulnerabilities. Here, you aren’t just deciphering reports. You’re telling the story to inform our nation’s most far-reaching cybersecurity decisions.
As a cyber threat spe cia list on our team, you’ll help customers solve problems working across cloud computing, data engineering, and enterprise workflow platforms. You’ll work alongside multiple stakeholders to evaluate system risks, analyze various NIST controls, and determine the best way to lock down systems. You’ll monitor security environments and identify security gaps through the eyes of an adversary. In this role, you’ll impact the SEC’s security posture by monitoring the various platforms for new and evolving threats and identifying security gaps before they can be accessed by a bad actor.
Booz Allen is committed to creating an environment where you can expand your cyber career through mentoring, the opportunity to leverage new resources, and the ability to gain in-demand certification s to sharpen your skillset. With opportunities supporting both the private and public sectors across multiple geographies, your career is only limited by your own appetite for exploration.
Work with us to secure our systems, networks, and cru cia l infrastructures.
Join us. The world can’t wait.
You Have:
5 years of experience providing support to Information Technology ( IT ) operations
Experience creating security baselines using CIS and STIG benchmarks
Experience working with the NIST 800 Spe cia l Publication series guidance for risk management and security control implementation, including 800-30,800-37, 800-53, 800-60, 800-63, 800-115, or 800-137
Experience reviewing, developing, or customizing general security configuration baselines
Knowledge of the National Vulnerability Database ( NVD ) and Common Vulnerability Enumeration ( CVE )
Ability to create security baselines from scratch using vendor documentation
Ability to modify CIS and STIG benchmarks to meet organizational requirements
Ability to translate low-level security baseline requirements into high-level FISMA and NIST requirements and client-specific security
Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determination based on client requirements
HS diploma or GED
Nice If You Have:
Experience with networking, including Cisco, Juniper, or Palo Alto, operating systems, including Windows Server, Red Hat, or Linux, cloud services, including AWS, Azure, Salesforce, Okta, O365, or ServiceNow, or mobile technologies, including iOS or Xen Mobile
Experience designing, building, and implementing automation tools, including Ansible, Chef, or Puppet
Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools, including CloudFormation or Terraform
Experience with container platforms, including OpenShift
Experience with chaos engineering and blue or green deployments
Experience with serverless, including Lambda, API Gateway, Step Functions, and SAM
Experience with application performance analysis and monitoring, including ELK
Experience with JSON or YMAL programming
Bachelor s degree
AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified Developer, CCNA, MSCE, RHCSA, EBSA, or ECSS Certification
Vetting:
Applicants selected will be subject to a government investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements of the U.S. government client .
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 $99,000.00 to $225,000.00 (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. 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 or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership s expectations and the needs of the role.
Onsite : If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full-time at a 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.
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