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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Systems Security Engineer - **Company:** Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. - **Location:** Atlanta, GA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $69,300.0 - $158,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), Bash Shell, Cyber Security, System Configuration, Elasticsearch, Perl (Programming Language), Information Systems Security Architecture Professional, Python (Programming Language), Security Information and Event Management, Virtualization Technology, Scripting, Cyber Threat Analysis, Information Technology, CIS Benchmarks, Cyber Warfare - **Published:** July 15, 2026 - **Apply:** https://justjobs.com/main/sendform/8/8/28176/1/17585923?backUrl=%2Fcareer%2F17585923%2FSystems-Security-Engineer-Georgia-Atlanta ## About the Role * 8+ years of experience in information security, leading and coordinating security and infrastructure initiatives, including managing requirements, schedules, and deliverables, and implementing security platforms * Experience providing management, troubleshooting, and recommendations to enhance information security systems and platforms, including offering strategic guidance to improve and extend system capabilities * Experience creating, implementing, maintaining, and troubleshooting advanced scripting such as in BASH, Perl, JavaScript, or Python, including commandline administration and automation of O&M tasks * Knowledge of Armis or Axonius Cyber Asset Attack Surface Management (CAASM) concepts and security analytics methodologies for Elastic Stack, to enhance search, observability, and SIEM analytics * Ability to collaborate with security, infrastructure, and operations teams to design and implement automation that enhances operational effectiveness * Ability to maintain, troubleshoot, and optimize existing security infrastructure in partnership with server, virtualization, and network teams * Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determination based on client requirements * Bachelor's degree in CS, Computer Information Systems, Information Security, or IT * Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) Certification Nice If You Have: * Experience troubleshooting security systems and providing strategic guidance to enhance and extend system capabilities * Experience mentoring junior team members in technical practices, problem-solving, and professional development * Experience analyzing development and implementation requirements, modifying existing systems, and preparing specifications based on customer needs * Knowledge of federal security hardening standards and frameworks such as CIS Controls, NIST SP 80053 Rev. 5, or STIGs * Ability to implement and manage advanced solutions supporting infrastructure management, security operations, and threat intelligence activities * Ability to evaluate, refine, and modernize frameworks, staying current on emerging security and automation technologies * Ability to maintain detailed documentation of system configurations, designs, processes, and service records * Ability to troubleshoot and resolve LAN or WAN connectivity issues, throughput problems, and related network concerns * Ability to convey complex technical concepts to nontechnical audiences leveraging communication through meetings, reports, and slide decks * Public Trust ## Description Serve as a key member of the security tools and infrastructure management team, responsible for architecting, administering, and optimizing enterprise cybersecurity platforms. 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