HBSS Cyber Security Engineer, Senior
Booz Allen HamiltonAbout the role
The Opportunity:
Your combination of people skills and system administrator expertise makes you the team hero, solving one problem after another. What if you could use those skills to improve the technology supporting the DoD? We’re looking for a system administrator to help us work with our DoD client on the operation and maintenance of systems and servers.
As a system administrator on our project, you’ll perform the day-to-day activities of ensuring our client infrastructure is operational for our DoD clients and customers. You’ll also provide insight into their network through monitoring and performance management. Your system administrator expertise will be vital as you identify problem areas and opportunities for improvement in a mission-critical network. You’ll help your team better understand the network by turning metrics into information and explaining their meaning. We focus on growing as a team, so you’ll share your expertise through leadership and mentoring as you help the team work through challenges and develop new methodologies. As a system administrator leader, you’ll identify new opportunities to modernize the network so your clients achieve their goals. Work with us and resolve daily challenges as we improve our infrastructure posture for our clients.
Join us. The world can’t wait.
You Have:
5+ years of experience with administering systems and networks with increasing levels of responsibility
5+ years of experience with DoD Information Assurance practices and tools, including McAfee, Trellix, ACAS, and NESSUS
5+ years of experience with evaluating external vulnerability reports, web risk assessments, and determining actions required to mitigate or close the vulnerability
3+ years of experience with implementing server STIGs and DoD Policies within systems and networks
3+ years of experience with managing security patch deployment for multiple OS and applications, including Microsoft and Linux
3+ years of experience with configuring and administering IIS web applications, Active Directory, Windows Defender Firewall, and Firewalld
Secret clearance
HS diploma or GED
DoD 8570 IAT II Certification, including Security+
Nice If You Have:
Experience working with DoD networks, including the Navy
Experience working with network and application monitoring and analysis tools, including Thycotic Secret Server, Solar Winds, and Splunk
Experience with VMware Cloud Director and application-based firewalls
Experience with deploying and administering Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and Single Sign-On in Windows and Linux networks, BIG-IP, and both custom and third-party applications
Experience working with cloud environments, including AWS or Azure
Experience with performing audit log analysis to identify threats and performance problems
Possession of excellent oral and written communication skills
Possession of excellent organizational and leadership skills, including management with multiple priorities and projects
Clearance:
Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret clearance is required.
Create Your Career:
Grow With Us
Your growth matters to us—that’s why we offer a variety of ways for you to develop your career. With professional and leadership development opportunities like upskilling programs, tuition reimbursement, mentoring, and firm-sponsored networking, you can chart a unique and fulfilling career path on your own terms.
A Place Where You Belong
Diverse perspectives cultivate collective ingenuity. Booz Allen’s culture of respect, equity, and opportunity means that, here, you are free to bring your whole self to work. With an array of business resource groups and other opportunities for connection, you’ll build your community in no time.
Support Your Well-Being
Our comprehensive benefits package includes wellness programs with HSA contributions, paid holidays, paid parental leave, a generous 401(k) match, and more. With these benefits, plus the option for flexible schedules and remote and hybrid locations, we’ll support
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