Information Assurance Analyst

Leidos•Washington, DC

1d•$69,550 - $125,725

About The Position

Leidos is seeking several Information Assurance Analysts to join our team in Washington, DC. As part of our IA branch, these positions are responsible for ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the Information Technology assets for both unclassified and classified networks. PLEASE NOTE: We expect these positions to become available late spring / early summer 2026. The key duties and responsibilities include: Overseeing the security of information systems, ensuring they are properly secured, maintained, and compliant with established policies, standards, and regulations. Conducting regular security assessments, vulnerability scans, and risk analyses to identify potential threats and weaknesses in the systems and mitigate those risks. Ensuring systems comply with relevant security frameworks (such as NIST, FISMA, or ISO 27001) and participating in regular security audits to ensure adherence to compliance standards. Coordinating the process of certifying and accrediting systems, ensuring they meet all security requirements before deployment. Monitoring system activity to detect unauthorized access, malware, and other potential security threats, and implementing ongoing improvements to security controls. Working closely with other teams (IT, legal, compliance, etc.) to integrate security into system development and maintenance processes and ensuring security measures align with business objectives.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and 2+ years of prior directly relevant experience; additional related experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
Must meet DoD 8570 IAT Level 2 or higher (Sec+ CE or higher).
Active DoD TS/SCI security clearance.
Ability to pass additional customer suitability screening(s) prior to start

Nice To Haves

Experience in performing risk assessment, IT audits, security planning, systems accreditation and policy development.
Experience complying with USG, DoD, and DA regulations and preparing for responding to information security audits and questionnaires.
Understanding of related information technology (e.g. firewalls, VPN, virtualization, DLP, etc) and physical security assets.
Knowledge of domain structures, user authentication, data encryption, access audits and end-user security best practices.
Experience with UNIX/LINUX OS and any scripting language.
Experience working with IDS/IPS and processes.

Responsibilities

Overseeing the security of information systems, ensuring they are properly secured, maintained, and compliant with established policies, standards, and regulations.
Conducting regular security assessments, vulnerability scans, and risk analyses to identify potential threats and weaknesses in the systems and mitigate those risks.
Ensuring systems comply with relevant security frameworks (such as NIST, FISMA, or ISO 27001) and participating in regular security audits to ensure adherence to compliance standards.
Coordinating the process of certifying and accrediting systems, ensuring they meet all security requirements before deployment.
Monitoring system activity to detect unauthorized access, malware, and other potential security threats, and implementing ongoing improvements to security controls.
Working closely with other teams (IT, legal, compliance, etc.) to integrate security into system development and maintenance processes and ensuring security measures align with business objectives.