Cybersecurity Engineer, Junior

Fort Meade, MD

Full-time

Onsite

$55K/yr - $126K/yr

Entry Level

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Junior Cybersecurity Engineer to design and build secure systems for the DoD. The role involves collaborating with teams to implement security measures, develop policies, and address customer needs while ensuring effective solutions against advanced cyber threats.

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Responsibilities

Identify and implement ways to harden systems and reduce their attack surface
Collaborate with operational teams to address emerging requirements
Recommend and implement new security policies
Review metrics to assess policy effectiveness
Resolve complex customer service tickets
Test and integrate new email security components
Coordinate work with established team, vendors, and client stakeholders
Investigate new techniques and break free from the legacy model
Lead the team through a critical approach to network design
Provide alternatives and customize solutions to maintain a balance of security and mission needs
Integrate secure practices like zero-day threat detection, anti-spoofing, and anti-manipulation email security protocols
Broaden skill set into areas like cross-domain reporting, encrypted email inspection, and cloud service provider integration

Qualification

Required

Knowledge of cybersecurity solution design, implementation, and operational concepts and best practices
Knowledge of procedures to implement and troubleshoot network architectures and supported protocols
Knowledge of SMTP and associated network and security protocols
Ability to develop technical documentation, including test plans, test reports, implementation plans, SOPs, TTPs, or CONOPS
Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
Ability to obtain a Secret clearance
Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity
DoD 8140 IAT Level II Certification

Preferred

Experience operating in a DoD environment
Experience designing, implementing, securing, and operating Microsoft Azure-based environments
Experience automating Azure resource management
Knowledge of RedHat administration
Knowledge of BIND administration
Knowledge of Bash and Perl scripting

Benefits

Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits
Paid leave
Professional development
Tuition assistance
Work-life programs
Dependent care
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

Booz Allen Hamilton is a consulting firm that specializes in analytics, technology, and engineering.

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