Defensive Cyber Operations Platform Architect

Defensive Cyber Operations Platform Architect

The Opportunity:

For an organization to transform in today’s digital world, it needs to properly collect, store, and organize its data. Effective data management can enable more efficient operations, yielding more growth. As a data architect, you know how to apply your creative thinking and analytical mindset to help organizations manage their data assets. We’re looking for a data architect like you to solve complex challenges and deliver leading-edge solutions.  

As a Joint Operations Cyber Analytics Platform Architect on our team, you’ll use your extensive technical expertise to lead the design of data architecture solutions for cloud computing, managed services, and service-oriented architectures. You’ll resolve routine data architecture-related issues in collaboration with business analysts and technology teams, work with project staff to make decisions and recommendations on future data architecture development, and analyze data architecture-related business needs.

With your motivation to establish processes and facilitate technological innovation, you’ll make a lasting impact on our data architectures and solutions.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:  

• 8+ years of experience in defensive cyber operations, cybersecurity engineering, or security platform architecture

• 5+ years of experience designing security data pipelines, such as collection, normalization, enrichment and routing

• 3+ years of experience with SIEM platforms, such as Splunk, Elastic, Sentinel or Chronicle

• 3+ years of experience with stream or data brokering tools, such as Kafka, Cribl, Logstash, or Fluentd

• Experience with data lake and analytics platforms, such as Databricks, Snowflake or Cloudera

• Experience building detection engineering pipelines, threat hunting workflows and automated response

• Experience with EDR, NDR, or full-packet capture tools, such as CrowdStrike, Corelight or Trellix

• Knowledge of Zero Trust and DoD federal compliance frameworks

• TS/SCI clearance

• HS diploma or GED

Nice If You Have:  

• Experience with cross-domain solutions, data diodes or controlled interface architectures

• Experience with coalition data sharing frameworks, such as ACP-240 or STANAG standards

• Experience with DevSecOps CI/CD pipelines in IL5, IL6 or IL7 environments

• Experience with Python or scripting languages for security automation

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 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 $86,800.00 to $198,000.00 (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

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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.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.