Cyber Security Engineer

Leidos

Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Bethesda, MD
Salary
$107,900–$195,050 / yr
Posted
12 days ago

Market check

Salary context

Competitive pay

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $167k
This role $151k
$97k most similar roles pay here $209k

This role pays less than 56% of similar roles. Most pay $142,400–$192,525 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $151k versus about $167k for comparable roles.

Based on 239 similar postings.

Employer

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 245 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $107,900–$195,050 across 235 roles with salary data.

Most-posted roles

View all roles at Leidos

At a glance

TL;DR · Cyber Security Engineer

Join Leidos as a TS/SCI Cyber Security Engineer on the DOMEX Technology Platform contract supporting NMEC, where you will design and implement secure systems in on-premises infrastructure while ensuring compliance with DoD Risk Management Framework. Collaborating closely with ISSOs, software engineers, and system owners, your daily tasks include integrating RMF activities into SDLC, developing security documentation, applying STIGs to validate compliance, and maintaining scanning infrastructure. You will also support incident response and forensics analysis, develop automation tools for compliance monitoring, and ensure systems meet regulatory frameworks like NIST SP 800-53. Ideal candidates have a BS degree or equivalent experience in cybersecurity, an active TS/SCI clearance, and relevant certifications such as CISSP. Preferred skills include developer experience with scripting languages, vulnerability scanning solutions expertise, and familiarity with tools like XACTA and EMass.

What you'll do

  • Lead the integration of RMF activities into the system development lifecycle (SDLC).
  • Develop and maintain key security documentation such as System Security Plans (SSPs) and Security Assessment Reports (SARs).
  • Apply Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) to systems and validate compliance using tools like SCAP.
  • Analyze vulnerability scans and ensure timely mitigation or acceptance of risks based on DoD policies.
  • Provide technical input to support system authorization and participate in engineering design reviews.

What we're looking for

  • Active TS/SCI clearance with ability to obtain a Poly
  • At least one IASAE Level II certification (CISSP, CISSP-ISSAP, etc.)
  • 8+ years of experience in cybersecurity or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Experience with RMF process and security documentation development
  • Strong knowledge of Microsoft Windows and Linux/UNIX operating systems

More like this

Similar roles

Cybersecurity Engineer, Mid

Booz Allen Hamilton

Fort Meade, MD 13 days ago $99,000$225,000
DoD NIST Risk Management Framework eMASS STIG ACAS NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 CI/CD ISSO ISSM ISSE Satellite Communications Systems Authority to Operate

Cyber Security Engineer

Leidos

Florida 62 days ago $107,900$195,050
PowerShell Python ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) Trellix Fortra Solidcore CI/CD DSC Puppet DoD cybersecurity policies ITIL 4 Foundation

Cyber Security Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton

Fort Belvoir, VA 7 days ago $69,400$158,000
Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux RHEL Bash Python Ansible VMware KVM Docker Podman Kubernetes Nessus ACAS_Security_Center STIG_Verifier CI/CD DevSecOps

Cybersecurity Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton

Arlington, VA 33 days ago $62,000$141,000
AWS PowerShell Bash Python CI/CD RBAC Vulnerability Scanning Centralized Logging Web App Firewalls System Patching Authority to Operate (ATO) CMMC Authorizations DoD Cloud SRG Requirements HBSS Certification ACAS Certification AWS Certifications

Cybersecurity Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton

Arlington, VA 28 days ago $86,800$198,000
AWS Azure PowerShell Bash Python RBA Vulnerability Scanning Centralized Logging Web App Firewalls CMMC DoD Cloud SRG Authority to Operate (ATO) Trelix ENS Tenable CI/CD

Cybersecurity Engineer

Warner Bros. Discovery

Atlanta, GA 21 days ago $91,000$169,000
AWS Python Terraform Ansible SIEM SOAR Brinqa Groovy Vulnerability Management Cloud Analysis Networking Computing System Architectures Information Security Principles CI/CD Compliance and Regulatory Frameworks Splunk Admin CISSP
Hybrid