Cyber Automation Lead

Booz Allen Hamilton
Remote / Hybrid / Onsite2026-03-27Full time

About the job

We are seeking an Automation Solution Architect to lead the design, development, and implementation of cutting-edge automation solutions within a Zero Trust security framework. In this role, you will leverage AI and machine learning technologies to enhance access decisions and strengthen security across all Zero Trust pillars, including User, Device, App and Workloads, Data, Network and Environment, and Visibility and Analytics.

Responsibilities

No responsibilities listed.

Qualifications

Minimum

3+ years of experience in cybersecurity engineering, including orchestration, automation, and remediation tools

3+ years of experience using Ansible for configuration management

Experience managing systems with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Salt, Ansible, Puppet, PowerShell, Chef, or Terraform

Experience implementing AI-enabled identity verification, behavioral analytics, and continuous validation to strengthen Zero Trust security protocols

Ability to write technical documentation, playbooks, and engineering procedures for SOC and IR teams

TS/SCI clearance

HS diploma or GED

Preferred

Experience with Splunk Enterprise, including data onboarding, correlation searches, and dashboard development

Experience with Splunk SOAR

Experience with Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

Experience with version control systems like Git

Ability to design AI-driven models to enhance real-time threat detection, access control, and anomaly detection within the Zero Trust framework