Booz Allen Hamilton

Cyber Systems Engineer

Posted on: 30 Mar 2021

Chantilly, VA

Job Description

Cyber Systems Engineer

The Challenge:

Do you enjoy working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment where you can see the impact of your hard work by working directly with the customer and stakeholders? What if you could combine your hands-on technical experience, systems engineering background, and cybersecurity knowledge to design and build secure systems for the customer? Were looking for an engineer who can create solutions for our customer that will stand up to even the most advanced Cyber threats.

As a Cyber engineer on our project, youll provide Cybersecurity engineering services to support the client's mission. Youll coordinate work with teams to identify the right mix of tools and techniques to translate your customers needs and future goals into a plan that will enable secure and effective solutions. We need to come up with the best solution, so youll investigate new techniques, break free from the legacy model, and go where the industry is going. Youll help lead the team through a critical approach to system design, providing alternatives and customizing solutions, to maintain a balance of security and mission needs. You'll apply expertise in systems engineering to requirements analysis and allocation, architecture analysis and design, technology assessment, and metrics development; provide operational support, including tool testing in an operational environment and coordinating and resolving issues with vendors and other appropriate personnel. You'll develop and apply advanced methods, theories, and research techniques to the investigation and resolution of complex project requirements and technical specifications for software development projects and plan and direct full life cycle projects or major phases of projects for highly visible technical solution programs. This is a chance to make a difference in the security of the IC. Your technical expertise will be vital as you help customers overcome their most difficult challenges by integrating secure practices. Youll be able to broaden your skillset while helping customers overcome their most difficult and unique challenges.

Empower change with us.

You Should Have:

-6+ years of experience with systems engineering, software development lifecycles, or system design/implementation/administration

-Experience with Linux, Python, and VMware

-Knowledge of software vulnerabilities and exploits

-TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph required

-HS diploma or GED required

Nice If You Have:

-Experience with KaliLinux, Wireshark, IDApro, Docker

-Experience with Bash, Javascript, Powershell

-Experience with software development, code review

-Experience with operating system languages and language packs and Cybersecurity products, including anti-virus and endpoint security variants and methods

-Experience with malware discovery/triage/analysis,

-Experience with database formats, queries, structures, and schema

-Knowledge of firmware or embedded systems, networking protocols, routing, firewalls

-Knowledge of operating systems at the administrative or kernel level

-Knowledge of the intelligence community (IC)'s mission, vision, goals, and values

-Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.

Build Your Career:

Rewarding work, fun challenges, and a ton of investment in our peoplethats Booz Allen Cyber. When you join Booz Allen, well help you develop the career you want.

Competitions From programming competitions at our PyNights (Python competition and learning events) to competing in CTFs, weve got plenty of chances for you to show off your skills.

Paid Research Have an innovative idea or hypothesis to test? Participate in challenges via our crowdsourcing platform, the Garage, and other programs to be awarded dedicated time and/or funding to advance your skills.

Cyber University CyberU has more than 5000 instructor-led and self-paced Cyber courses, a free online library that you can access from just about anywhereincluding your phoneand certification exam prep guides that include practical assessments to prepare you for your exam.

Academic Partnerships In addition to our tuition reimbursement, weve partnered with University of Maryland University College to offer two graduate certificate programs in Cybersecurityfully funded without a tuition cap.

Maker/Hackerspaces Race drones, print 3D gadgets, drink coffee from our Wi-Fi coffee maker, and get hands-on training on tools and tech from in-house experts in our dedicated maker and hackerspaces.

Were an EOE that empowers our peopleno matter their race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristicto fearlessly drive change.

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Booz Allen Hamilton

McLean, VA

We are a global firm of approximately 26,300 diverse, passionate, and exceptional people driven to excel, do right, and realize positive change in everything we do.

We bring bold thinking and a desire to be the best in our work in consulting, analytics, digital solutions, engineering, and cyber, and with industries ranging from defense to health to energy to international development.

We celebrate and value diversity in all its forms; it’s something we truly value as a multicultural community of problem solvers. We believe in corporate and individual citizenship that make our communities better places for all.

We have one guiding purpose—to empower people to change the world. Our founder, Edwin Booz said it best: “Start with character… and fear not the future.” We bring a ferocious integrity to not only train our clients to tackle the problems they face today, but to help them change the status quo for tomorrow. Each day, we imagine, invent, and deliver new ways to better serve our employees, our clients, and the world.