Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Cyber Automation Engineer to support cybersecurity and DevSecOps initiatives. The role automates cybersecurity workflows, integrates security tools and cloud resources, embeds security controls into CI/CD pipelines, and helps secure and maintain compliant cloud-native environments.
As a Cyber Automation Engineer, you know how to leverage DevSecOps principles to automate complex cyber activities and streamline security operations
We’re looking for a security-focused automation engineer like you to incorporate open-source tools, cloud resources, and continuous integration/delivery (CI/CD) to reduce manual effort across the cyber mission and strengthen automated defense and response
You’ll work to automate critical cybersecurity workflows, including vulnerability scanning, patch orchestration, continuous monitoring, and repetitive SOC tasks
You’ll sharpen your skills within a DevSecOps framework to embed security metrics directly into delivery platforms, implement software supply chain risk management, and protect deployment paths
Whether engineering API integrations between modern security tools, scripting automated playbooks, or hardening cloud-native environments, here you’ll help support innovative tech projects by ensuring the environments are in compliance with enterprise standards and secure to ensure risk is minimized
Qualification
Required
Experience with Linux, Windows Server, and MacOS
Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Crowdstrike, Splunk, or ServiceNow
Experience with Chainguard images or hardened container base images for supply chain security
Experience with artifact and container registries such as Sonatype Nexus and JFrog Artifactory for image storage and dependency management
Experience embedding security into CI/CD pipelines such as shift-left, including SAST, DAST, and SCA, infrastructure-as-code scanning, container image scanning, and policy-as-code gates
Experience with GitHub DevSecOps workflows, including Actions and CI security jobs, branch protection, CODEOWNERS, required reviews, secret scanning, and Dependabot
Experience securing cloud-native delivery platforms such as AWS, Docker, or Kubernetes used by development teams, including admission controls and network policies
Experience with identity and access management, including secure communication protocols, HTTPS, TLS, SSL, SSH, SSO, MFA, RBAC, and identity federation
Ability to obtain a Secret clearance
Bachelor's degree and 1+ years of experience with software development, DevSecOps, or cyber automation or 5+ years of experience with software development, DevSecOps, or cyber automation in lieu of a degree
Preferred
Experience automating cybersecurity workflows while applying least privilege, secrets management, and DoD or IC security principles
Benefits
Health benefits
Life benefits
Disability benefits
Financial benefits
Retirement benefits
Paid leave
Professional development
Tuition assistance
Work-life programs
Dependent care
Recognition awards program for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values
Booz Allen Hamilton is a consulting firm that specializes in analytics, technology, and engineering.
Glassdoor
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Founded in 1914
Mclean, Virginia, USA
10001+ employees
http://www.boozallen.com
Booz Allen Hamilton is a consulting firm that specializes in analytics, technology, and engineering.
