Cloud Security Engineer

Job description

Cloud Security Engineer The Opportunity: Everyone is trying to “harness the cloud”, but not everyone knows how to secure it. As a Microsoft Purview Data Protection Engineer, you know how to design, implement, and automate enterprise data‑protection capabilities that safely govern sensitive information across Microsoft 365 IL5 and IL6 Flank Speed environments. What if you could use your advanced Purview, Entra ID, and DLP engineering skills to improve secure data‑handling and information protection? As a Microsoft Purview Data Protection Engineer on our team, you’ll design, implement, and optimize enterprise information‑protection, DLP, insider risk, and lifecycle‑governance controls across Microsoft 365. You’ll partner with Navy mission stakeholders, cybersecurity teams, records managers, and cloud engineering teams to translate policy into technical enforcement mechanisms. You’ll recommend tools, automations, and governance approaches based on your deep experience with Microsoft Purview, Entra ID, and IL5 or IL6 GovCloud requirements. Your expertise will be vital as you build custom Sensitive Information Types (SITs), engineer retention and records‑management policies, create insider‑risk detection controls, design label‑driven encryption, and implement DLP safeguards across endpoints and collaboration platforms. You’ll strengthen your skills in automation, Purview compliance engineering, advanced audit or eDiscovery, and Microsoft Entra Conditional Access and identity governance, while mentoring tomorrow’s cloud‑security experts. Help us transform and secure our nation’s warfighters with cloud technology and advanced Zero Trust capabilities. Join us. The world can’t wait. You Have: 7+ years of experience within the DoD 7+ years of experience in enterprise information protection, data governance, or cloud security with tools such as Microsoft 365 or Purview Experience designing and deploying sensitivity labels, SITs or EDM, and DLP across M365 workloads and endpoints Experience with Microsoft Entra ID, RBAC, and Conditional Access Knowledge of eDiscovery, legal holds, advanced search, and audit log investigations Top Secret clearance Bachelor's degree Security+ DoD 8570‑compliant Certification Nice If You Have: 3+ years of experience working with Microsoft Purview Experience working within the U.S. Navy Experience with retention of records, eDiscovery, audit, and insider risk detection in regulated environments Experience with PowerShell for configuration, reporting, and automation beyond GUI capabilities Experience building or managing the Microsoft Purview Data Map and scanning multi‑cloud or on‑prem sources Experience governing generative AI with Purview controls, including restricted access, label‑driven policies, and data boundary Microsoft Certifications such as SC‑400, SC‑200, SC‑100, MS‑101, and AZ‑50 Certifications Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Top 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. 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. 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