Information Assurance Engineer

Leidos

Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type: Hybrid
Location: Fort George G. Meade, MD
Salary: $131,300–$237,350 / yr
Posted: 2 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $184k

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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 237 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $107,900–$195,050 across 230 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Information Assurance Engineer

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The Information Assurance Engineer position at DISA’s Global Solutions Management – Operations II contract requires a highly skilled professional to serve as the System ISSO for various customer systems, ensuring cybersecurity compliance and maintaining ATOs. This role involves developing project management plans, conducting security engineering reviews, and collaborating with program staff to ensure an appropriate security posture. The candidate will also perform regular briefings on cybersecurity status, initiate authorization efforts, and conduct ongoing security assessments to identify vulnerabilities and recommend mitigation strategies. Essential skills include a strong understanding of DoD’s Risk Management Framework (RMF), NIST standards, and experience with tools like ACAS and DISA STIGs. Candidates must hold an active Security+ certification or equivalent, have excellent communication and customer service skills, and be able to work independently in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

ACAS DISA STIGs Risk Management Framework (RMF) NIST CNSS DSS Security+ CI/CD Python PostgreSQL Kubernetes AWS Azure Git Jira Confluence Terraform Ansible Prometheus Grafana

What you'll do

Serve as System ISSO for customer systems, ensuring IA is integrated into deployed environments.
Develop and maintain ATO documentation to attain and sustain compliance with security policies.
Conduct regular cybersecurity briefings and prepare materials for management updates.
Review proposed changes to IS and advise on security relevance to the ISSM.
Perform ongoing security assessments and remediate vulnerabilities in systems.

What we're looking for

US citizenship and active Secret clearance required.
Bachelor’s Degree with 12+ years of relevant experience or master’s with 10+ years.
Active security certification at DOD IAT level II or higher (e.g., Security+).
Experience as an Information Assurance Subject Matter Expert.
Strong communication skills for collaboration and management-level briefings.

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