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# Cybersecurity Test Engineer, Junior

- **Company:** Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
- **Location:** Rome, NY, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Starter
- **Salary:** $55,200.0 - $126,000.0
- **Contract:** Internship / Graduate position
- **Skills:** Software System Penetration Testing, Bash Shell, Burp Suite, Cyber Security, Computer Networks, Emulators, White-Box Testing, Python (Programming Language), Kali Linux, Linux Commands, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ruby, Data Streaming, Test Execution Engine, Tripwire, Wireshark, Scripting, SC Clearance, Metasploit, Cybercrime, Vulnerability Analysis
- **Published:** September 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://careers.boozallen.com/jobs/JobDetail?jobId=129840

## About the Role

* Experience with Linux command line, including scripting in Ruby, Python, or Bash and automating basic tasks
 * Experience with networking concepts
 * Experience with virtualization
 * Secret clearance
 * HS diploma or GED
 * Ability to obtain a DoD IAT Level II Security+ CE Certification within 120 days of start date

Nice If You Have:

 * Experience analyzing and executing test plans and procedures
 * Experience developing or analyzing technical documentation
 * Experience with penetration testing or adversarial emulation
 * Experience with NIST 800-53 security controls
 * Knowledge of cyber threats and how to appropriately harden a system to prevent them
 * Knowledge of vulnerability assessment tools, including Kali Linux, Wireshark, Tripwire, Burp Suite, and Metasploit
 * OSCP, CISSP, CASP, Red Hat CSA, or GPEN Certification

## Description

Collaborate with a team of creative problem solvers to test and evaluate systems through a Whitebox adversarial approach for the DoD in support of our Air Force clients. Work with systems that are assessed based on the NIST 800-53 Risk Management Framework security controls. Focus on the filtering capabilities and data flows, including low levels, within the architecture of the system, including Mandatory Access Controls and Discretionary Access Controls. Build capabilities by learning from others' expertise within our skilled team.


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