Leidos Holding
Cyber Security Engineer
Leidos Holding, Chantilly, VA
Description
Cyber Security Engineer
Are you looking for an opportunity to make an impact'
At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers' success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.
If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive, keep reading!
Leidos National Security Sector is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer to support a large enterprise IT program for an Intelligence Community client. This is an exciting opportunity to support a mission-enabling team in a fast-paced environment which requires a candidate who is willing to jump in and fully engage on day one.
Our client designs, develops, tests, integrates and deploys solutions for critical needs. The current solution is at the end of life stage, therefore new and innovative solutions need to be developed and incorporated to successfully meet the user needs. The client's goal is design and deliver an enterprise-level system with a modular, segmented architecture that can support both large scale and small scale solutions in order to meet the needs across a broad range of applicable use cases. In order to support the technical needs, the client requires Information Technology (IT) activities to achieve the goal of designing, developing, testing, integrating and deploying the solutions.
Are you ready to make an impact' Begin your journey of a flourishing and meaningful career, share your resume with us today!
In this role you will:
Required Security Clearance:
Required Experience, Skills, and Education:
Preferred Experience, Skills, and Education:
Pay Range: Pay Range $122,200.00 - $220,900.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
About Leidos Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. The company's global workforce of 47,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .
Pay and Benefits Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here .
Securing Your Data Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos' name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system - never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other person a l information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at [email protected] .
If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission .
Commitment to Diversity All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.
Cyber Security Engineer
Are you looking for an opportunity to make an impact'
At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers' success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.
If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive, keep reading!
Leidos National Security Sector is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer to support a large enterprise IT program for an Intelligence Community client. This is an exciting opportunity to support a mission-enabling team in a fast-paced environment which requires a candidate who is willing to jump in and fully engage on day one.
Our client designs, develops, tests, integrates and deploys solutions for critical needs. The current solution is at the end of life stage, therefore new and innovative solutions need to be developed and incorporated to successfully meet the user needs. The client's goal is design and deliver an enterprise-level system with a modular, segmented architecture that can support both large scale and small scale solutions in order to meet the needs across a broad range of applicable use cases. In order to support the technical needs, the client requires Information Technology (IT) activities to achieve the goal of designing, developing, testing, integrating and deploying the solutions.
Are you ready to make an impact' Begin your journey of a flourishing and meaningful career, share your resume with us today!
In this role you will:
- Provide technical recommendations to improve cyber defense,
- Review the latest alerts to assess relevancy and urgency,
- Work with project team to provide a cyber-defense capability,
- Submit trouble tickets for incidents requiring Tier 2 or immediate response review,
- Run vulnerability scans, create and review vulnerability assessment reports, analyze cyber defense issues
- Analyze relevant event data for potential security breaches or indicators, and provide insight into the latest security threats and countermeasures
- Produce security incident reports, assist in coordinating activities during security incidents, and coordinate with the network team to ensure all security systems are operational and current such as patching,
- Interact with members of the technical team to understand the current system, subsystems, and component specifications and be able to use experience to recommend changes to facilitate efficient and effective development.
Required Security Clearance:
- Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
Required Experience, Skills, and Education:
- Bachelor's degree and 12+ years of relevant experience. Additional work experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- Demonstrated experience monitoring networks.
- Demonstrated experience with Windows operating system security.
- Demonstrated experience in Linux operating system security.
- Demonstrated experience with both CISCO and Juniper network devices.
- Demonstrated experience analyzing network security issues.
- Demonstrated experience using network defense monitoring tools and systems.
- Demonstrated experience with security technologies.
- Demonstrated experience with establishing network security best practices
Preferred Experience, Skills, and Education:
- Demonstrated Experience as a Crypto Custodian.
- Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP) certification.
- Government Security Engineer Certification (GSEC) certification.
Pay Range: Pay Range $122,200.00 - $220,900.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
About Leidos Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. The company's global workforce of 47,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .
Pay and Benefits Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here .
Securing Your Data Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos' name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system - never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other person a l information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at [email protected] .
If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission .
Commitment to Diversity All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.