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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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The Defensive Cyber Operations Analyst joins the Digital Modernization team to provide 24/7 operational support protecting federal networked systems and services from cyber threats impacting national security. In this role, you will perform incident detection and characterization by monitoring security tools for malicious activities, investigating alerts, and developing mitigation strategies. You will be responsible for technical writing, documenting events in ticketing systems, and providing senior-level briefings that translate complex security events into actionable intelligence. The position requires proficiency in networking protocols, firewalls, IDS/IPS, and analyzing packet captures and logs to identify malicious traffic. Key skills include experience with SIEM platforms like Splunk or Elastic, and familiarity with the Lockheed Martin Cyber Kill Chain and MITRE ATT&CK frameworks. You will provide detect, response, mitigation, and recovery capabilities within a high-tempo, collocated environment.
Network Defense
SIEM
Splunk
Elastic
AWS
Azure
IDS/IPS
Firewalls
Windows
Red Hat
Cloud Migration
Incident Response
Network Log Analysis
Security+
DISA
Disaster Recovery
Business Continuity