Information Assurance Lead
About The Position
Join Leidos' Digital Sector as we stand up a brand-new Agile development team at the forefront of federal IT modernization, delivering real digital transformation where it matters most. This is a rare ground-floor opportunity to architect, build, and integrate cutting-edge infrastructure solutions in support of some of our nation's most sensitive and critical missions. What to expect: Early-stage flexibility with partial telework during initial development phases Full-time on-site presence at secure facility in Washington, DC will be required as the program matures A collaborative, Agile environment where your input shapes the architecture from day one Dev platform based on ServiceNow, Elastic, and Kafka, AWS and RedHat
Requirements
- An active TS/SCI clearance (required for consideration)
- Willingness to complete and maintain additional customer suitability screenings throughout employment
- Current Security+ certification or higher/equivalent
- Bachelor's degree in a related discipline and 12+ years of prior relevant experience; additional related experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
- Experience leading cybersecurity or IA teams
- 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
- Ability to work on-site in Washington, DC
- 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 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.
- Provide coaching and mentoring to IA personnel and conduct performance assessments
- Validate and approve time charging for assigned personnel
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
