Cyber Threat Specialist

The Opportunity:

As a cyber professional, you know that understanding adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures is vital to producing the intel that enables the success of Department of War (DoW) mission owners. At Booz Allen, you can apply your skills to inform strategies and help mitigate the most pressing vulnerabilities. Here, you aren’t just deciphering reports. You’re telling the story to play a part in informing the DoW’s most far-reaching cybersecurity decisions.

As a Cyber Threat Specialist on our team, you’ll be trusted to help customers solve problems using the latest software like Frontier AI models, Big Data Platforms, Maven, and MADSS. Using vulnerability risk assessments and threat monitoring, you’ll learn from multiple stakeholders to evaluate risk and make meaningful recommendations. You’ll provide key vulnerability insights and operational risk assessments.

In this role, you’ll impact DoW by assessing critical mission systems for new and evolving threats.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• Experience conducting cyber vulnerability risk assessments

• Experience applying cybersecurity analysis to warfighting mission domains

• Experience delivering cybersecurity solutions aligned with Secretary of War, Joint Staff, Combatant Command, defense agency, and bi‑national operational priorities

• Experience with operational mission planning, plan assessment, and mission thread development

• Experience applying structured, repeatable, and verifiable analytic methods to assess Joint Force, OSW, defense agency, bi‑national, and Combatant Command missions

• Ability to brief defense audiences, including senior military, civilian, and contractor stakeholders

• TS/SCI clearance

• Bachelor’s degree

• DoDM 8140.03 Certification such as Security+ Certification

Nice If You Have:

• Experience solving issues across DOTMLPF areas, including doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership, personnel, facilities, or resources

• Experience with multi‑domain systems and environments

• Experience with DoW Artificial Intelligence models used to support analytic research

• Experience in commercial or industry cybersecurity risk mitigation

• Knowledge of non‑Joint Force clients and Joint Force, OSD, defense agency, or Combatant Command missions

• Master’s degree in Cybersecurity

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI 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 $86,800.00 to $198,000.00 (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, whether it occurs in person or virtually. 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 facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.

• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or 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.