Vectra AI Integration Engineer, Mid

Vectra AI Integration Engineer, Mid

Job Number: R0252088

Remote Work: No

Location: Reston, VA, US

Additional Locations:

• Riverdale, Maryland, USA
• Washington, District of Columbia, USA

The Opportunity

We are seeking a Vectra AI Integration Engineer to deploy, tune, and sustain Vectra AI Detect sensors and Recall pipelines in physical data centers, air‑gapped networks, and enterprise on‑premise environments. This role focuses on network metadata, packet‑level telemetry, routing, sensor placement, and integration with on‑premise SOC tooling.

What You'll Work On

• Deploy and sustain Vectra AI sensors, collectors, and metadata pipelines in on‑premise networks.
• Integrate Vectra AI with on‑premise SIEM/SOAR/EDR, packet brokers, and analysis tools.
• Engineer physical and virtual sensor placement including SPANs, taps, packet brokers, and east‑west segmentation visibility.
• Manage routing, VLANs, packet capture, and metadata transformation.
• Support STIG‑aligned configurations and secure baselines consistent with your on‑prem operating guidance.
• Build monitoring dashboards, sensor health checks, and performance tuning workflows.
• Coordinate with operations teams to ensure reliable on‑prem telemetry ingestion and threat detection fidelity.

Requirements

• Experience: 3+ years of experience with on‑premise network engineering or cybersecurity platforms
• NDR Platform Deployment: Experience deploying Vectra AI or Network Detection and Response (NDR) platforms such as Corelight, Stellar, Cortex, Falcon, or RevealX in physical or virtual data center environments
• Packet Analytics Tools: Experience with packet analytics tools such as Zeek, Suricata, Arkime, or Endace
• Security Infrastructure: Experience with hardened OS builds, secure enclaves, access controls, and network segmentation
• Linux: Experience with Linux engineering and system operations
• Network Protocols & Tools: Knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, TLS, HTTP/S, NetFlow/IPFIX, packet capture, and metadata pipelines
• Clearance: Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam
• Education & Experience: HS diploma or GED and 7+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities, OR Associate's degree and 5+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities, OR Bachelor's degree and 3+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities, OR Master's degree and 1+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities
• DoD 8570 IAT Level III Certification: Ability to obtain within 60 days of start date, such as SecurityX, CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP or Associate, GCED, GCIH, or CCSP Certification
• DoD 8570 CSSP-IS Certification: Ability to obtain within 30 days of start date, including CEH, CySA+, GICSP, SSCP, CHFI, CFR, Cloud+, or CND Certification

Nice to Have

• Experience integrating NDR telemetry into SOC pipelines in secure on‑prem environments
• Experience in environments with strict access controls or Zero Trust requirements
• Experience with virtualization platforms, physical rack deployments, and packet brokers
• Experience with incident response and threat hunting based on raw network metadata

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

Projected Salary Range: $69,400.00 to $158,000.00 (annualized USD)

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.

Benefits: 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.

Posting Close Date: This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Work Model

Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

Onsite: Work will primarily be performed full-time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Additional Information

Identity Verification: 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.

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.

Reasonable Accommodations: Applicants who need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application, hiring, or employment process because of a disability, a sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance, or as otherwise required by applicable law should contact the Booz Allen Help Desk by calling 1-877-927-8278 or sending an email to helpdesk@bah.com.

About Booz Allen

Booz Allen is an advanced technology company. We build commercial-grade products and solutions for America's most critical defense, civil, and national security priorities.