Application Security Engineer

The Opportunity:

As a cyber professional, you know that understanding adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures is vital to producing the intel that enables the success of mission owners. At Booz Allen, you can apply your skills and broad knowledge to inform strategies and mitigate the most pressing vulnerabilities. Here, you aren’t just deciphering reports. You’re telling the story to inform our nation’s most far-reaching cyber security decisions. 

As an Application Security Engineer on our team, you’ll help customers solve problems using the latest tools like Checkmarx, SonarQube, and OWASP ZAP. Using penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, risk assessments, and threat monitoring, you’ll work alongside multiple stakeholders to evaluate risk and make meaningful recommendations. You’ll monitor security environments and identify security gaps through the eyes of an adversary. 

Booz Allen is committed to creating an environment where you can expand your cyber career through mentoring, the opportunity to leverage new resources, and the ability to gain in-demand certifications to sharpen your skill set. With opportunities supporting both the private and public sectors across multiple geographies, your career is only limited by your own appetite for exploration. 

Work with us to secure our systems, networks, and crucial infrastructures. 

Join us. The world can’t wait. 

You Have: 

• 6+ years of experience in application security and secure software development with expertise in web application security, API security, and secure coding practices

• 3+ years of experience performing security architecture reviews, threat modeling, and security risk assessments for enterprise applications and microservices

• Experience implementing security testing automation, including SAST, DAST, and SCA tools within CI/CD pipelines such as Checkmarx, SonarQube, or OWASP ZAP

• Experience with secure coding practices across multiple languages such as Java, Python, or JavaScript, developing secure coding guidelines, and performing code reviews

• Experience leading security assessments, including penetration testing, vulnerability management, and implementing security controls based on OWASP Top 10 and SANS CWE

• Experience in API security, OAuth or OIDC implementation, and building secure authentication or authorization frameworks for cloud-native applications

• Experience in cloud security architecture for AWS or Azure, including identity management, encryption, secrets management, and security monitoring

• Secret clearance

• Bachelor's degree in an IT field, including CS or Cybersecurity

• Security certification such as CSSLP or CISSP

Nice If You Have:  

• Experience with cloud-native application security tools such as Snyk, Aqua Security, or Prisma Cloud

• Experience with container security and Kubernetes security best practices

• Experience with bug bounty program management or active participation

• Experience with GraphQL security testing and securing serverless architectures

• Experience with mobile application security testing for iOS or Android

• Experience in security incident response or red team operations

• Experience contributing to open-source security tools or research

• Knowledge of compliance frameworks, including SOC2, PCI-DSS, or HIPAA, and security control implementation

• Master's degree

• OSCP, AWS Security Specialty, GWEB, GWAPT, or CCSP 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

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

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 $84,600.00 to $193,000.00 (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. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the application process, you are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of flexibility and collaboration, whether that happens in person or remotely.

• If this position is listed as remote or hybrid, you’ll periodically work from a Booz Allen or client site facility.
• If this position is listed as onsite, you’ll work with colleagues and clients in person, as needed for the specific role.

EEO Commitment

We’re an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that empowers our people to fearlessly drive change – no matter their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, or related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.