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Cyber Automation Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton

Beavercreek, OHFull-time$69–158K/yrPosted todayStill listed today

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Compensation
$69–158K/yr
Location
Beavercreek, OH
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Citizenship required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification, requiredSecurity+ CE Or CCNA-Security Or GSEC Or SSCP Or CySA+ Or GICSP Or CND, requiredTS/SCI clearance, requiredBachelor's degree, required

Job overview

The Cyber Automation Engineer designs, implements, integrates, and maintains systems and tools that automate complex cyber activities. The role applies functional and industry knowledge to develop solutions to problems of moderate scope and complexity. Candidates need experience with COTS solutions in hybrid cloud environments, programming and scripting, government customer deployments, systems administration, and automation-related scripting and APIs. A Top Secret clearance, bachelor's degree, and DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification are required.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

COTS Solution Management, requiredHybrid Cloud Environments, requiredProgramming, requiredDebugging, requiredShell Scripting, requiredApplication Containerization, requiredData Storage and Retrieval, requiredGovernment Solution Deployment, requiredWindows Administration, requiredLinux Administration, requiredVMware Administration, requiredSystems Troubleshooting, requiredSystem Installation and Configuration, requiredSystem Monitoring, requiredSecurity Upgrades, requiredAutomation Scripting, requiredAPI Integration, requiredRESTful APIs, nice to haveWorkflow Automation, nice to haveAxonius, nice to haveArmis, nice to haveFederal Regulatory Compliance, nice to haveFederal DoD Support, nice to haveIntelligence Agency Support, nice to haveData Pipelines, nice to haveAsset Data Correlation, nice to haveSAFe Agile, nice to haveAWS, nice to haveAzure, nice to haveNetworking Fundamentals, nice to haveIT Operations and Maintenance, nice to haveIssue Response and Remediation, nice to have

Qualifications

4+ Years COTS Solution Experience, required3+ Years Programming Experience, required2+ Years Government Deployment Experience, requiredTop Secret Clearance, requiredBachelor's Degree, requiredDoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification, requiredSecurity+ CE or CCNA-Security or GSEC or SSCP or CySA+ or GICSP or CND, required2+ Years RESTful API Automation Experience, nice to have2+ Years Axonius or Armis Integration Experience, nice to have2+ Years Federal Compliance Experience, nice to haveTS/SCI Clearance, nice to have

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Cyber Automation EngineerThe Opportunity: Design, implement, integrate, and maintain systems and tools to automate complex cyber activities. Apply specific functional knowledge and working or general industry knowledge. Develop or contribute to solutions to a variety of problems of moderate scope and complexity.

You Have:

  • 4+ years of experience architecting, implementing, integrating, and managing COTS solutions for hybrid cloud environments

  • 3+ years of experience programming and debugging, shell scripting, application containerization, data storage, and retrieval from a variety of sources

  • 2+ years of experience deploying, hosting, monitoring, and securing solutions for government customers

  • Experience performing systems administration in Windows, Linux, or VMware environments, including performing basic troubleshooting, installation, configuration, monitoring system performance or availability, and performing security upgrades

  • Knowledge of scripting languages for automation and troubleshooting and APIs with their usage for data integration

  • Top Secret clearance

  • Bachelor's degree

  • DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification such as Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, GSEC, SSCP, CySA+, GICSP, or CND Certification

Nice If You Have:

  • 2+ years of experience automating workflows securely with COTS products via RESTful APIs

  • 2+ years of experience integrating Axonius or Armis

  • 2+ years of experience securing solutions in accordance with federal regulatory compliance frameworks

  • Experience supporting federal DoD and intelligence agencies, including supporting large federal programs

  • Experience with APIs and data pipelines to ingest, normalize, and correlate asset data with vulnerability feeds, threat intelligence, and security findings from multiple sources

  • Experience with SAFe Agile methodologies in a scaled enterprise setting

  • Experience with cloud platforms, including AWS and Azure

  • Knowledge of networking fundamentals

  • Ability to provide support in an IT operations and maintenance role, including ticket work information updates, issue response, and remediation

  • TS/SCI clearance

Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Top 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 $69,300.00 to $158,000.00 (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 hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. 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.

Candidate AI Usage Policy AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

  • Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
  • Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role.
  • Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full-time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the 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.

How this job compares

Set against the 1,904 open Cybersecurity Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 13, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$69–158K/yr
  • Ohio median$122–202K/yr51 salary ranges
  • US median$118–198K/yr1,565 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $114K, is 24% below the Ohio median midpoint ($149K) — in the lowest quarter of Cybersecurity Engineer salary ranges in Ohio.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 72 open Cybersecurity Engineer jobs in Ohio and 1,904 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Ohio
Experience
This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Cybersecurity Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (1,737 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 563 of the 1,904 open Cybersecurity Engineer jobs (30%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 13, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.

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