Defensive Cyber Operations Analyst
Leidos
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This role pays less than 95% of similar roles. Most pay $122,275–$180,625 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $98k versus about $151k for comparable roles.
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Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations.
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Listed pay typically runs $92,300–$166,850 across 294 roles with salary data.
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As a Computer Network Defense Analyst within the Compartmented Enterprise Services Office team, you will perform critical incident detection and response activities to identify and characterize anomalous activity across the enterprise. You will monitor security tools and applications for malicious behavior, investigate alerts, and develop mitigation strategies while documenting all findings in a ticketing system with precise technical writing. The role involves collaborating with infrastructure, storage, database, and application teams to align monitoring with operational requirements during a transition to a secure cloud environment. Required skills include proficiency with Windows, Red Hat, AWS, Azure, and networking protocols like IDS/IPS systems and firewalls. You will utilize tools such as Splunk or Elastic for log analysis while applying DISA best practices to manage hardware security settings within a high-security, mission-critical network defense infrastructure.
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