Cyber Security Engineer (SME)

Leidos•Bethesda, MD

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Leidos has a new and exciting opportunity for Cyber Security Engineer SME in our National Security Sector's (NSS) Cyber & Analytics Business Area (CABA) . Our talented team is at the forefront in Security Engineering, Computer Network Operations (CNO), Mission Software, Analytical Methods and Modeling, Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), and Cryptographic Key Management. At Leidos , we offer competitive benefits , including Paid Time Off, 11 paid Holidays, 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting, Flexible Schedules, Discounted Stock Purchase Plans, Technical Upskilling, Education and Training Support, Parental Paid Leave, and much more. Join us and make a difference in National Security! Job Description This role is responsible for protecting the customer’s information systems and networks from potential cyber-attacks. The Cyber Security Engineer must display an excellent understanding of technology and utilization of Firewalls (Security Groups), VPNs, Data Loss Prevention (DPS), IDS/IPS, Web-Proxy, Security tools, and Security Audits. Candidates will work directly with Team leads, developers and operations personnel throughout a DevSecOps life cycle both on policy and technical implementation of technologies. This role is a hybrid role with a combination of some onsite and remote.

Requirements

Expert with at least one of the following tools: Splunk, HBSS/McAfee, Rapid7
Expert with implementing and managing \SIEM (e.g., Splunk), end-point security (IDS/IPS and HBSS)
Expert knowledge of networking protocols, such as TCP/IP, LAN/WAN concepts
Expert with automation (e.g., Ansible, CloudFormation)
Strong attention to detail with analytical mind outstanding problem-solving skills
Awareness of Cybersecurity trends and hacking techniques.
Master’s degree with 15+ years of prior relevant experience in order to operate within the scope contemplated by the level
To be considered must have an active TS/SCI with polygraph security clearance

Nice To Haves

Experience with additional security tools and processes such as IDS/IPS, VPN, Webinspect, Appdetective
Experience with implementing and managing network and application firewalls, incident detection, incident response and forensics activities
Experience with Agile Software Development and scripting languages (Python, Power Shell)
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certification
Experience maintaining virtual private networks, firewalls, web protocols within a SAFe Agile Framework
Knowledge of potential attack vectors such as XSS, injection, hijacking and social engineering
Experience with health monitoring tools (Nagios, SolarWinds) and using STIG viewers/tools to assess compliance with standards

Responsibilities

Plan, implement, manage, monitor, and upgrade security measures and tools for the protections of information systems and networks and automate repeatable tasks in a consultative role
Design, configure, implement, troubleshoot, and maintain all security platforms and their associated software, such as firewalls (Security Groups), intrusion detection/intrusion prevention, anti-virus/malware (HBSS), cryptography systems (Vormetric), SIEM (Splunk), and MDM
Formulate systems and methodologies as well as respond to security related events and assist in remediation efforts of cyber security incidents (system and/or network breaches, malware attacks)
Participate in the change management process
Coordinate, and monitor log analysis for our managed services offerings, to ensure customer policy and security requirements are met