Booz Allen HamiltonRemote
Cybersecurity Hardware Engineer, Mid
United States of America
Full Time
2 days ago
$62,000 - $141,000 USD
No H1B
Key skills
VHDLOpenCLHDL verification techniquesSystemVerilogOVMUVMTest plan analysisexecutionTechnical documentation analysisLinux Operating SystemRed HatFPGA devicesXilinxIntel FPGAMicrosemi FPGADoD 8570 IAT Level II CertificationSecurity+ CECYSASSCPGSEC CertificationNvidia CUDASimulink HDL CoderXilinx System GeneratorASIC design flowsFPGA architectureHardwarefirmware simulation toolsMatLabDigital signal processingAutomata theoryHardware testing equipmentOscilloscopeLogic analyzerDigital board designMixed-signal board designMATLAB
About this role
Booz Allen Hamilton is a leading firm in consulting and technology solutions, and they are seeking a Mid Cybersecurity Hardware Engineer. The role involves collaborating with teams to test and evaluate systems against security requirements, developing testing methodologies, and assessing hardware and software systems for compliance with DoD requirements.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate in a team-based environment to test and evaluate systems against a set of security requirements to evaluate potential risk
- Gain an understanding of and develop potential testing methodologies based on vendor provided system documentation
- Utilize functional and working or industry knowledge to review hardware description language to identify potential threat vectors
- Assess hardware and software-based cross-domain systems to ensure security compliance against strict DoD requirements
- Conduct analysis and testing to identify vulnerabilities and potential threat vectors in assessing various cross-domain systems, identify exploits, and develop attack methodologies
- Apply specific functional and working or industry knowledge
- Develop or contribute to solutions to a variety of problems of moderate scope and complexity when needed
- Create reports based upon the results of hands-on testing and brief stakeholders on any findings identified
- Conduct research in the areas of hardware-based filtering technologies to grow understanding across the department and support business needs
Requirements:
- 3+ years of experience in the electrical or computer engineering field
- Experience with VHDL or OpenCL firmware programming
- Experience with HDL verification techniques, including SystemVerilog, OVM, or UVM
- Experience analyzing and executing test plans and procedures
- Experience developing or analyzing technical documentation
- Knowledge of implementing Linux Operating Systems, including Red Hat
- Knowledge of an FPGA device, including Xilinx, Intel, or Microsemi
- Secret clearance
- Associate's degree
- Ability to obtain a DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification, including Security+ CE, CYSA, SSCP, or GSEC Certification, within 6 months of hire date
- Experience with higher-level code development, including Nvidia CUDA, OpenCL, Simulink HDL Coder, and Xilinx System Generator
- Experience with ASIC design flows and FPGA architecture
- Knowledge of hardware or firmware simulation tools, including MatLab
- Knowledge of digital signal processing functions and automata theory
- Knowledge of hardware testing equipment, including oscilloscope or logic analyzer
- Knowledge of digital board design of complex mixed-signal boards to support FPGAs
- TS/SCI clearance