Cybersecurity Specialist
Abbott
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This role pays more than 56% of similar roles. Most pay $123,875–$175,076 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $151k versus about $149k 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.
Leidos currently has 264 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $92,300–$166,850 across 245 roles with salary data.
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The Cybersecurity Specialist is responsible for integrating security architecture and engineering efforts throughout the information technology life cycle to ensure the development of secure systems and infrastructure. Working across engineering, operations, and program teams, this individual will develop cybersecurity requirements for product baselines, manage policies for cloud environments, and implement mitigation strategies against identified vulnerabilities. The role involves performing scans using Nessus and SCAP tools to ensure compliance with DISA STIGs while managing RMF artifacts and maintaining system ATOs and IATTs. Key technical competencies include the Risk Management Framework (ICD 503), Atlassian tools like JIRA and Confluence, and agile development methodologies. This position addresses complex security challenges by embedding controls into software and hardware designs to ensure compliance with cybersecurity policies and requirements for defense-related programs.
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