Enterprise Cybersecurity Product Architect

The Opportunity:

Booz Allen is committed to developing innovative, client-focused, and highly secure Products. In this role you will integrate cybersecurity designs for Products with multilevel security requirements and document and address Booz Allen's information security, cybersecurity architecture, and systems security engineering requirements throughout the Product acquisition lifecycle. You'll ensure that acquired or developed Products are consistent with Booz Allen's cybersecurity architecture guidelines and evaluate Product security architectures and designs to determine the adequacy of security design and architecture proposed or provided in response to requirements.

As the Lead responsible for the cyber architecture of Booz Allen's Products, you will play a crucial role in shaping the company's cybersecurity capabilities worldwide. You will be at the forefront, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure Booz Allen's internally developed Products are highly secure, meet all compliance requirements, and are appropriately architected from a cybersecurity perspective. This Product focus will ensure Booz Allen's cybersecurity principles, cyber controls, and Product risk are effectively managed within the go-to-market product lifecycle.

You will implement the strategic direction defined in collaboration with the Director of Cyber Architecture and Engineering. You will lead evaluations, analyses, troubleshooting, and providing guidance related to Product system, network, application, and security architectures. Additionally, you will create Product security guidance, best practices, and general corporate security Standards and Reference Architectures.

You will be the primary lead representing Enterprise Cybersecurity through the Product lifecycle. You will have primary responsibility for leading Product architecture and design efforts in collaboration with other technical sector experts, providing an integrated security ecosystem to deter, detect, defend, and respond to business-impacting security, operational security, and risk issues. Additionally, you will be a key partner to IT, business teams, and the business aligned Information Security Officers (BISOs).

Your skills in independently conducting technical analysis of security and business problems, as well as addressing threats, incidents, investigations, workforce protection, and other general security-related issues, will be crucial. You will communicate and participate in coordinating response and defensive actions across various security disciplines, disseminating technical information as appropriate to support Booz Allen's critical business, go-to-market, and operational infrastructure needs. Additionally, the ability to accurately and simply codify cyber architectures within written Standards and Reference Architectures is crucial for success.

Join us. The world can't wait.

You Have:

• 5+ years of experience solving challenging technical problems in two or more of the following areas: product development, product security, application security, information security, or digital platform security

• 3+ years of experience with cybersecurity architecture, cyber solution security design, strategies, and risk management

• Experience in product cybersecurity solution, including tools, processes, industry leaders, or landscape

• Experience with application development and security integration

• Experience communicating and interacting with software development organizations at a leadership or individual contributor level, including collaborating with the professional confidence and credibility to effectively engage and interact with technologists and leaders across the enterprise

• Knowledge of key cyber threats, including nation state actors, malware or ransomware, command and control infrastructures, and mitigationswithin the product lifecycle

• Ability to design, deploy, and maintain complex architectures, technical capabilities, or products in enterprise class organizations

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

• Ability to obtain a Secret clearance

• Bachelor's degree and 2+ years of experience working in the product or cyber industry, or 7+ years of experience working in the product or cyber industry in lieu of a degree

Nice If You Have:

• Experience building complex, multi-service IT architectures

• 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

• IT Architecture 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.

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.