Information Systems Security Engineer

Leidos • Colorado Springs, CO

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About The Position

Leidos is seeking a Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) to support the United States Space Force (USSF) in the design, development, test, and deployment of defensive cyber capabilities. A successful candidate should have a deep understanding of defensive cyber technologies and policy, the relevant stakeholders and their equities, and be a leader and problem solver with a proven ability to deliver superior results as part of a high performing team in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• BS degree and 12-15 years of prior relevant experience as an ISSE and cyber security.
• DoD 8140 Qualification Advanced level
• Experience working with or in military defensive cyber stakeholder organizations: primary examples are applicable cyber USSF Combat Forces Command staff or Mission Deltas
• US Citizen
• A Top Secret (TS) security clearance (with SCI and prior SAP is desired).

Nice To Haves

• Technical understanding of current USSF defensive cyber policy, requirements, and capabilities
• Additional experience with Space Systems Command, Space Rapid Capabilities Office, Space Development Agency, Missile Defense Agency, NRO, and any organization/community engaged in deploying Space systems requiring defensive cyber tools
• Familiarity with model-based systems engineering and cloud services and architectures
• Prior military experience with skills applicable to cyber operations

Responsibilities

• Establish and prioritize requirements for rapid development and fielding of leading defensive cyber capabilities
• Actively engage and collaborate within and across Agile teams to ensure the Sec in DevSecOps.
• Execute or ensure automation of various cybersecurity tests/scans required throughout the DevSecOps CI/CD pipeline.
• Coordinate with model-based systems engineers, cloud architects, and configuration management personnel to ensure cybersecurity requirements are integrated early in design/development phase, and throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Continuously learn and understand cyber threats and threat frameworks (e.g. ATT&CK), and rapidly update requirements and tools to be threat relevant.

Benefits

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• Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement.
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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level