Cybersecurity Automation Engineer
Key Role:
Design, implement, integrate, and maintain systems and tools to automate complex cyber activities. Apply advanced consulting, extensive technical expertise, and full industry knowledge. Develop innovative solutions to complex problems. Work without considerable direction, mentor and supervise team members.
Basic Qualifications:
5+ years of experience with Cybersecurity in Network Security, Infrastructure Security, Applications or Systems Security, Security Operations, SIEM, Incident Response, or Threat Intelligence
2+ years of experience with software tool integrations, including REST APIs, SOAP, and APIs
2+ years of experience with Cyber Engineering support for medium to large sized network environments in change board, documentation, and reporting requirements
Experience with designing or writing playbooks, troubleshooting, training, or supporting technical requirements
Experience with programming languages, including Python
Ability to produce new playbooks and automate manual security operation procedures for the backlog and as requirements from security operations teams, as new security tools and controls emerge in the marketplace
Ability to help manage an inventory of integrations that enable broader playbook creation
Ability to work on developing connectors with tools to enable end to end automation of security operations procedures effectively
Secret clearance
Bachelor's degree
Additional Qualifications:
Experience with log management platforms, including Splunk or ELK Stack
Experience with Cybersecurity tools, including Splunk, Cisco ISE, Forescout, BigFix, Tanium, Zscaler, Palo Alto, McAfee, Carbon Black, CrowdStrike, FireEye, or ServiceNow
Experience with Linux administration
Experience with networks and network protocols, including TCP, UDP, DNS, HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, and FTP
Top Secret clearance
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Computer Science
Splunk, Splunk SOAR Phantom, Security+, CEH, or CISSP certification
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.
Compensation
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Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $81,800.00 to $186,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees.
Work Model
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EEO Commitment
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