Cyber Mission Specialist

The Opportunity:

Cyber threats are constant, adaptive, and often ambiguous, and you know battles are won in the grey. As a Cyber Mission Specialist and information system security officer (ISSO) at Booz Allen, you'll apply your information system security expertise to keep mission systems ready, resilient, and authorized to operate. We're looking for an experienced ISSO who can turn complex risk into actionable plans, align security controls to mission needs, and brief leadership with clarity and confidence.

In this role, you'll be counted on to evaluate potential weaknesses, design and implement mitigations, and orchestrate continuous monitoring that protects critical systems. You'll leverage cyber operations tooling and data pipelines, including vulnerability scanners, STIG checkers, and SIEMs, to aggregate threat and compliance feeds, then translate findings into decision-ready briefings for senior leaders aligned to client or mission areas.

This is your opportunity to use research and analysis to assess dynamic adversary TTPs, convert them into implementable control requirements, and guide system owners through RMF artifacts and milestones from categorization through authorization and continuous monitoring. You'll work shoulder-to-shoulder with engineers and stakeholders across directorates influencing critical cyber missions and ensuring sustained ATO.

What You'll Work On:

• Partner with system owners to implement and document NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 controls.

• Lead RMF execution, including developing and maintaining SSP, POA&M, Security Assessment Reports, and Continuous Monitoring.

• Coordinate vulnerability and configuration management.

Join us. The world can't wait.

You Have:

• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity

• 3+ years of experience executing the Risk Management Framework

• Knowledge of NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 control families and assessment procedures

• Ability to articulate security requirements and risks to technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Ability to convert findings into clear POA&Ms and briefings

• Secret clearance

• HS diploma or GED

Nice If You Have:

• Experience leading small teams through assessment and authorization and continuous monitoring cycles

• Experience identifying gaps in security posture and proposing solutions

• Ability to drive cross-functional risk decisions, balance mission delivery with compliance, and mentor junior analysts on control implementation quality

• TS/SCI clearance

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or a related field

• Security+, CISSP, CAP, CCSP, GSLC, or GSEC Certification

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.

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.