Cyber Security Engineer

Leidos

Actively hiring
Florida Posted 57 days ago $107,900$195,050 / year

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As a Cyber Systems Engineer at the senior level within a high-impact engineering team supporting USCENTCOM in Tampa, Florida, you will architect and engineer advanced cyber tools to enhance endpoint security across complex DoD infrastructures. Your daily responsibilities include designing scalable architectures for Trellix, Fortra, Application Control (Solidcore), and other critical systems, ensuring their integration with enterprise environments and optimizing performance across over 15,000 endpoints. You will leverage PowerShell or Python for automation, maintain Infrastructure as Code using DSC or Puppet, and develop CI/CD pipelines to streamline security solutions. Essential skills include expertise in endpoint security solutions like ENS, DLP, MA, RSD, PA, Solidcore, and a strong understanding of DoD cybersecurity policies. Experience with USCENTCOM networks and ITIL 4 certification are desirable.

Skills

PowerShell Python ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) Trellix Fortra Solidcore CI/CD DSC Puppet DoD cybersecurity policies ITIL 4 Foundation

What you'll do

  • Design and engineer advanced cyber tools and endpoint security capabilities for DoD environments.
  • Integrate cyber tools with enterprise systems to ensure seamless operation across complex infrastructures.
  • Conduct deep-dive analysis and troubleshooting of complex endpoint security issues using advanced diagnostic tools.
  • Build automation solutions using PowerShell or Python to streamline management of cyber tools.
  • Engineer backup, redundancy, and disaster recovery strategies for endpoint security infrastructure.

What we're looking for

  • 8-12 years of experience in cyber engineering or endpoint security engineering
  • Active TS/SCI clearance and DoD 8140/8570-compliant certification
  • Expertise in designing and engineering enterprise endpoint security solutions (ENS, DLP, MA, RSD, PA, Solidcore)
  • Strong proficiency in PowerShell or similar scripting languages
  • Advanced knowledge of cyber threats, mitigation strategies, and endpoint security best practices

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This role pays less than 56% of similar roles. Most pay $142,400–$184,325 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $151k versus about $163k for comparable roles.

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About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations.

Leidos currently has 214 open roles on FindRole.

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