Cyber Operations Engineer, Senior

About this role

Cyber Operations Engineer, Senior The Opportunity:  We are seeking a highly experience d senior Cyber Operations Engineer to design, build, and field deployment-ready technical capabilities in complex operational environments. This role blends sof tware engineering with hands-on technical operations, including hardware integration, network configuration, virtualization, and system troubleshooting.

The ideal candidate is a builder and operator, someone who can move from writing production code, to configuring lab hardware, to diagnosing network and VM issues in the same day. You are comfortable working in ambiguity, rapidly prototyping solutions, and translating client needs into secure, practical technical outcomes.

In this role, you will help shape and deliver capabilities across sof tware, physical test environments, embedded systems, industrial and IoT technologies, and field-deployed infrastructure. You will work closely with customers, engineers, and client stakeholders to develop resilient solutions that perform in lab, range, and real-world conditions.

This is a hands-on position for a senior technologist who thrives at the intersection of engineering rigor and operational execution.

What You’ll Work On: • Lead architecture, design, development, and deployment of secure, production-grade sof tware capabilities.

• Build sof tware in languages such as Python, Go, Node.js, or C# across front-end, back-end, and integration layers.

• Configure, operate, and troubleshoot physical and virtualized environments, including servers, endpoints, networking gear, and embedded devices.

• Integrate sof tware with hardware systems, sensors, radios, industrial equipment, IoT, and edge technologies.

• Stand up and manage VMs, containers, and lab infrastructure to support development, testing, and operational demonstrations.

• Design and implement APIs, distributed services, and system-to-system integrations.

• Establish CI / CD pipelines, automated testing, and secure development practices to enable reliable delivery.

• Conduct technical reviews and communicate design decisions, risks, and trade-offs to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Mentor engineers and contribute to reusable patterns, technical standards, and engineering best practices.

• Support field testing, customer e nga gements, and technical demonstrations.

• Stay current on emerging technologies and rapidly evaluate their operational relevance.

• Travel as needed to support customer sites, labs, and field activities.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have: • 10+ years of experience with sof tware engineering, systems engineering, or cyber operations

• 10+ years of experience designing, building, deploying, and sustaining production sof tware systems

• Experience with a language such as Python, Go, Node.js, C#, Java, or C++

• Experience using generative AI and large language model tools

• Experience troubleshooting across sof tware, operating systems, networking, virtualization, and hardware

• Experience configuring and managing virtualization and container platforms such as VMware, KVM, Docker, or Kubernetes

• Experience integrating sof tware with physical devices, embedded systems, sensors, or industrial IoT equipment

• Experience applying secure engineering practices, including authentication, authorization, encryption, secrets management, and logging

• Secret clearance

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering, or 14+ years of experience with sof tware engineering in lieu of a degree

Nice If You Have: • Experience developing and fielding new products in research, prototype, operational, defense, or industrial environments

• Experience conducting pen testing assessments or vulnerability research

• Experience programming constrained platforms such as embedded systems, microcontrollers, Raspberry Pi-class devices, or edge computers

• Experience with IoT architectures, device management, tele met ry, sensor integration, and edge-to-cloud communications

• Experience integrating radios, satellite communications, serial devices, field networks, or tactical communications equipment

• Experience working with electrical components, wiring, power systems, instrumentation, or hardware troubleshooting

• Experience designing and operating physical testbeds, laboratory environments, cyber ranges, or field demonstrations

• Experience applying large language models, retrieval-augmented generation, AI agents, computer vision, or machine learning to operational use cases

• Knowledge of DevSecOps, zero t rus t architectures, secure sof tware development frameworks, and relevant cybersecurity standards

• 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 ; Secret clearance is required. 
Skills Assessment
As part of Booz Allen’s skills first hiring process, candidates must complete the required skills assessment to ensure they meet the Basic Qualifications for this role. Candidates must complete the assessment and meet the minimum proficiency threshold to continue in the hiring process.
 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

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