Booz Allen

financial

SecurityEngineer,Mid

$62–62k Washington, District of Columbia, United States; Atlanta, Georgia, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid candidates.

The Brief

“Security Engineer, Mid at Booz Allen. Skills: security engineering, cloud security, detection, automation, vulnerability management, SIEM, observability, logging, containers, orchestration, Python, Bash, Go, CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, compliance frameworks, cloud security best practices. embed security into every stage of the engineering lifecycle. ensuring systems are resilient, monitored, and built to meet evolving threats”

What You'll Achieve.

ensuring systems are resilient; ensuring systems are monitored; ensuring systems are built to meet evolving threats; safeguard high-availability financial systems; drive compliance with strict industry and government standards

Industry & Context.

financial
Problems you'll solve

analytical thinking

Eligibility Requirements

Public Trust, government investigation, eligibility requirements of the U. S. government, identity verification process, on camera during interviews and assessments, take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud, cameras on during meetings (virtual work model)

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

3+ years of experience in security engineering, cloud security operations, or securing large‑scale production systems, Experience implementing security controls, monitoring, and vulnerability management in cloud environments, Experience with SIEM, observability, or logging tools, such as Splunk, Elastic, or CloudWatch, Experience with containers and orchestration tools, such as Docker or Kubernetes, Experience writing scripts or automation using Python, Bash, or Go, Experience supporting CI/CD pipelines and secure development workflows, Knowledge of infrastructure‑as‑code principles, Knowledge of compliance frameworks and cloud security best practices, Public Trust, Bachelor's degree

Nice to Have

Experience with Terraform preferred, Experience with AWS preferred, Experience supporting financial or government systems, Experience with event‑driven or streaming platforms, such as Kafka or Confluent, Experience with reliability, chaos engineering, or fault‑injection practices, Experience working in multi‑cloud or hybrid environments, Cloud certifications, such as AWS, Azure, or GCP

What You'll Do.

embed security into every stage of the engineering lifecycle

ensuring systems are resilient

and built to meet evolving threats

strengthen cloud‑based financial platforms

support mission‑critical operations

apply experience with cloud security

and vulnerability management to safeguard high‑availability financial systems

implement secure architectures

drive compliance with strict industry and government standards

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

collaborate with engineering, cloud, and operations teams

Full Job Description

Security Engineer, Mid **The Opportunity:** Security engineering requires a blend of technical depth, analytical thinking, and a proactive approach to defending complex systems. As a Mid‑Level Security Engineer, you help embed security into every stage of the engineering lifecycle—ensuring systems are resilient, monitored, and built to meet evolving threats. We’re looking for a security professional like you to strengthen cloud‑based financial platforms and support mission‑critical operations. As a Security Engineer at Booz Allen, you’ll apply your experience with cloud security, detection, automation, and vulnerability management to safeguard high‑availability financial systems. You’ll collaborate with engineering, cloud, and operations teams to implement secure architectures, enhance monitoring, and drive compliance with strict industry and government standards. Join us. The world can’t wait. **You Have** * 3+ years of experience in security engineering, cloud security operations, or securing large‑scale production systems * Experience implementing security controls, monitoring, and vulnerability management in cloud environments * Experience with SIEM, observability, or logging tools, such as Splunk, Elastic, or CloudWatch * Experience with containers and orchestration tools, such as Docker or Kubernetes * Experience writing scripts or automation using Python, Bash, or Go * Experience supporting CI/CD pipelines and secure development workflows * Knowledge of infrastructure‑as‑code principles * Knowledge of compliance frameworks and cloud security best practices * Public Trust * Bachelor's degree **Nice If You Have** * Experience with Terraform preferred * Experience with AWS preferred * Experience supporting financial or government systems * Experience with event‑driven or streaming platforms, such as Kafka or Confluent * Experience with reliability, chaos engineering, or fault‑injection practices * Experience working in multi‑cloud or hybrid environments * Cloud

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