Booz Allen

ApplicationSecurityEngineer

$87–87k Fort Meade, Maryland, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Application Security Engineer at Booz Allen. Skills: Palo Alto NGFW, Cloud Security, DoD Environments. Support clients modernizing IT infrastructure. Support national security missions”

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Troubleshooting issues

Eligibility Requirements

Secret clearance, On camera during interviews and assessments, Identity verification process

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

4+ years of experience supporting DoD enterprise architectures, 4+ years of experience designing, implementing, and administering Palo Alto Next-Generation Firewalls, 4+ years of experience with Palo Alto Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW), Experience working in DoD IL Clouds and on-premise private cloud environments, Experience working with VMware and NSX-T, Experience working with SD-WAN technologies and topologies, Secret clearance, HS diploma or GED

Nice to Have

Experience working with DoD clients and stakeholders troubleshooting issues in an enterprise architecture, Experience using Office 365 applications and Teams collaboration, Experience interacting with tools through RDP, web-based UI, SSH, and CLI, Knowledge of cryptography protocols and standards, including TLS, mTLS, hashing algorithms, and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), Knowledge of federal compliance standards, including NIST 800-53, FIPS, DoD STIG, and FedRAMP, Knowledge of Linux or UNIX environments, including navigating and troubleshooting basic OS issues, Knowledge of networking protocols

What You'll Do.

Support clients modernizing IT infrastructure

Support national security missions

Modernize legacy computing platforms

Create new applications

and administer Palo Alto NGFW

Enable micro-segmentation

Implement identity-aware access controls

Work with VMware and NSX-T

Work with SD-WAN technologies

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work with experienced professionals; Work with brightest teammates; Collaborate with colleagues and customers

Full Job Description

Application Security Engineer **The Opportunity:** Everyone is trying to “harness the cloud,” but not everyone knows how. As a cloud computing infrastructure architect, you know how to take advantage of cloud capabilities. On our team of experienced professionals, you’ll use cutting-edge enterprise cloud platforms to support your clients as they modernize their IT infrastructure and meet their most challenging missions. We’re looking for someone like you to help support national security. Whether modernizing legacy computing platforms and applications or creating new ones from scratch, you’ll have the latest tech and brightest teammates at your fingertips. Join us. The world can’t wait. **You Have:** * 4+ years of experience supporting DoD enterprise architectures * 4+ years of experience designing, implementing, and administering Palo Alto Next-Generation Firewalls to enable micro‑segmentation and identity‑aware access controls across complex enterprise environments * 4+ years of experience with Palo Alto Next‑Generation Firewalls (NGFW), including applying App‑ID, User‑ID, segmentation policies, and advanced security profiles * Experience working in DoD IL Clouds and on-premise private cloud environments * Experience working with VMware and NSX-T for micro‑segmentation, routing, and software‑defined networking * Experience working with SD-WAN technologies and topologies * Secret clearance * HS diploma or GED **Nice If You Have:** * Experience working with DoD clients and stakeholders troubleshooting issues in an enterprise architecture * Experience using Office 365 applications and Teams collaboration * Experience interacting with tools through RDP, web-based UI, SSH, and CLI * Knowledge of cryptography protocols and standards, including TLS, mTLS, hashing algorithms, and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) * Knowledge of federal compliance standards, including NIST 800-53, FIPS, DoD STIG, and FedRAMP * Knowledge of Linux or UNIX environments, including navigating and

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