IDS and IPS Cyber Security Engineer

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IDS and IPS Cyber Security Engineer

We are seeking an experienced Network Intrusion Detection Engineer to join our cybersecurity team. The ideal candidate must possess strong Linux engineering expertise with experience managing YAML configuration files, and how these configurations integrate and influence the Intrusion Detection Systems and Intrusion Prevention Systems (IDS / IPS).

You will leverage hands‑on engineering and O & M experience with Suricata or other network‑based IDS capabilities such as Snort, VectraAI, or Corelight. You will play a critical role in deploying, tuning, and maintaining the IDS within a complex enterprise IT environment, primarily running on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Work with us as we secure and protect our nation's most sensitive capabilities.

The Opportunity

What You’ll Work On :

• Designing, deploying, and maintaining IDS / IPS systems across a large enterprise with multiple networks.
• Developing, reviewing, and optimizing YAML configuration files to ensure optimal detection capabilities and minimal false positives.
• Understanding and managing the interaction between YAML configuration and its runtime engine, including rule loading, protocol decoding, and logging.
• Tuning IDS / IPS for optimal performance with NICs, including configuring Direct Memory Access (DMA), RSS queues, interrupt coalescing, and leveraging any NIC‑specific acceleration features.
• Collaborating with security teams to integrate IDS / IPS with SIEM and other security monitoring platforms.
• Troubleshooting installation and operational issues specific to IDS / IPS on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, addressing compatibility, kernel module requirements, SE‑Linux policies, and performance tuning.
• Identifying and mitigating common pitfalls encountered when deploying IDS / IPS in large‑scale enterprise environments, including package dependencies, system resource constraints, and NIC driver or configuration issues.
• Providing detailed documentation and runbooks for Suricata configuration, tuning NICs, and deployment processes.
• Staying current with platform IDS / IPS software releases, NIC driver updates, and community best practices for network interface tuning and IDS / IPS performance enhancement.

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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 $99,000.00 to $225,000.00 (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.

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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.

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