Cybersecurity Test Engineer, Junior
Booz Allen Hamilton is a company that collaborates with the Department of Defense, particularly supporting Air Force clients. They are seeking a Junior Cybersecurity Test Engineer to evaluate systems using a Whitebox adversarial approach, focusing on security controls and data flows within system architecture.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with a team of creative problem solvers to test and evaluate systems through a Whitebox adversarial approach for the DoD in support of our Air Force clients
- Work with systems that are assessed based on the NIST 800-53 Risk Management Framework security controls
- Focus on the filtering capabilities and data flows, including low levels, within the architecture of the system, including Mandatory Access Controls and Discretionary Access Controls
- Build capabilities by learning from others' expertise within our skilled team
Skills
- Experience with Linux command line, including scripting in Ruby, Python, or Bash, and automating basic tasks
- Experience with networking concepts
- Experience with virtualization
- Secret clearance
- HS diploma or GED
- Ability to obtain a DoD IAT Level II Security+ CE Certification within 120 days of start date
- Experience analyzing and executing test plans and procedures
- Experience developing or analyzing technical documentation
- Experience with penetration testing or adversarial emulation
- Experience with NIST 800-53 security controls
- Knowledge of cyber threats and how to appropriately harden a system to prevent them
- Knowledge of vulnerability assessment tools, including Kali Linux, Wireshark, Tripwire, Burp Suite, and Metasploit
- OSCP, CISSP, CASP, Red Hat CSA, or GPEN Certification
Benefits
- Health
- Life
- Disability
- Financial
- Retirement benefits
- Paid leave
- Professional development
- Tuition assistance
- Work-life programs
- Dependent care
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