Job Description

DescriptionCyber Security EngineerAre 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\xe2\x80\x99 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\xe2\x80\x99s 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\xe2\x80\x99s 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.

Original Posting Date: 2024-07-18While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.Pay Range: Pay Range $122,200.00 - $220,900.00The 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.

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