Incident Response SME at Booz Allen
- Company: Booz Allen
- Location: Arlington, VA
- Salary: $113K – $257K
- Job type: full time
- Workplace: onsite
- Posted: 2026-05-22
Job description
Incident Response SME The Opportunity: As an expert in defense missions, your unique background inspires you to think bigger, push further, and ask questions others don’t. We need your extensive industry knowledge and advisory skills to guide teams as they solve some of our clients’ most complex problems—and find solutions that keep our nation safe. As an Incident Response SME, you’ll bring your strategic planning, tactical response, risk mitigation, and defense mission expertise to work alongside thought leaders in CBRN defense and resilience frameworks on projects for the client. You will leverage your skills in incident response planning, scenario development, crisis management, and cross-domain collaboration to address challenges in the INDOPACOM area of responsibility ( AOR ) . Work with us to help develop, implement, and assess complex incident response plans and readiness exercises, ensuring resilience in the face of natural disa sters, biological hazards, and terror ism. Further your career while creating mission-forward solutions that matter. Join us. The world can’t wait. You Have: Experience developing and implementing incident response plans targeting natural disa sters, biological hazards, or emergent threats Knowledge of crisis management principles, tactical and strategic preparedness frameworks, and incident response planning met hodologies Ability to coordinate and execute high-impact readiness exercises across multi-domain environments, including international and partner nation e nga gements in the INDOPACOM AOR Secret clearance Bachelor's degree Nice If You Have: Experience advising high-level leadership in defense-focused operational resilience and C WMD - related initiatives Knowledge of Combatant Command operations processes and C WMD doctrine Ability to integrate cross-agency inputs into comprehensive plans and deliver actionable intelligence-backed recommendations Master’s degree in a related field such as Military Studies, Emergency Response, or Risk Management Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information ; 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 $112,800.00 to $257,000.00 (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 t
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