Enterprise Cybersecurity Identity Engineer, Lead

Job Number: R0230253

Enterprise Cybersecurity Identity Engineer, Lead

Key Role:

Be responsible for Booz Allen Hamilton's Identity cybersecurity solution design, strategy, and effectiveness. Participate in shaping Booz Allen's Identity cybersecurity capabilities worldwide by collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop a business-wide converged technological security strategy. Be accountable for the Identity cyber solution stack, ensure Identity solution controls are appropriately configured, and continually reduce Identity cybersecurity risk. Ensure Identity solutions and their configurations on production, test, and extended enterprise environments meet Booz Allen's security standards. Originate, facilitate, and lead IT and security teams' efforts to deploy and maintain Identity protection solutions, ensuring that all Identity controls are properly configured to defend against emerging threats. Partner with cyber threat and security operations to drive threat-informed configurations. Perform security reviews based on the security stack philosophies and standards, with a primary responsibility for leading Identity security outcomes in collaboration with technical sector experts. Provide an integrated security ecosystem to deter, detect, defend, and respond to business-impacting security, operational security, and risk issues related to Identity management and Identity configurations. Leverage skills in independently conducting technical analysis of security and business problems, as well as threats, incidents, investigations, workforce protection, and other general security-related issues. Communicate and participate in coordinating response and defensive actions over a variety of security disciplines, disseminating technical information as appropriate in support of Booz Allen's critical business, go-to-market, and operational infrastructure needs. This position is located in McLean, VA.

Basic Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience managing identity IT solutions in platforms such as Entra ID, Saviynt, Okta, or RBAC, including involvement in cybersecurity solutions such as Conditional Access, PAM, SSO, or MFA

• Experience managing non-human and service identities, including non-standard user types such as automated accounts and APIs, and with lifecycle management, policy enforcement, or governance to ensure secure and compliant access

• Knowledge of cloud-native identity and access management (IAM) systems, including AWS IAM, Identity Center Organizations with Service Control Policies (SCPs), Azure Entra ID, Conditional Access, or RBAC/ABAC models

• Knowledge of Identity solution configuration management, including policy creation, configuration tuning, and change management for common Industry cyber solutions

• Knowledge of key cyber threats, including nation-state actors, malware and ransomware, command and control infrastructures, and mitigations

• Knowledge of key cyber processes such as security incident handling, risk posture measurement, and change management

• Ability to integrate disparate identity solutions within system, network, application, and security architectures, as well as integration via API

• Ability to collaborate with professional confidence and credibility to effectively engage and interact with technologists and leaders across the enterprise

• Ability to obtain a Secret clearance

• Bachelor's degree

Additional Qualifications:

• Experience with programming or scripting languages

• Knowledge of the use of databases for reporting, including SQL language

• Knowledge of the applications of artificial intelligence in security

• Ability to design, deploy, and maintain Identity security solutions and configurations in enterprise-class organizationswith over 20,000 identities

• Ability to quickly comprehend complex problems, draw logical conclusions, make sound decisions, develop solutions, and drive closure

• IT Engineering Certification

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

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 $99,000.00 to $225,000.00 (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.

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.

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