Lead Security Engineer with TS/SCI Poly

Leidos

Actively hiring
Annapolis Junction, MD Posted 78 days ago $154,050$278,475 / year

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TL;DR

Leidos seeks a Lead Security Engineer to join its Intel Sector's Cyber & Analytics Business Area (CABA) team as a senior technical leader. This role involves overseeing security engineering for a large, complex network environment with geographically distributed systems, managing ISSOs and ISSEs, and ensuring compliance with Secure the Enterprise/Secure the Network requirements. The Lead Security Engineer will define and drive security strategy, conduct risk assessments, develop remediation plans, and collaborate closely with development teams to enhance operational environments. Essential skills include extensive experience in modern security tools, encryption technologies, Agile methodologies, and a deep understanding of ATOs, SSPs, and STE/STN requirements. The ideal candidate holds a Master’s degree, CISSP certification, and has over 15 years of relevant experience leading diverse security engineering teams.

Skills

CI/CD Agile Scrum SAFe AWS Kubernetes Terraform Python Java PostgreSQL Git Docker Jenkins Prometheus Grafana Nmap OpenVAS Qualys Splunk SIEM

What you'll do

  • Lead security engineering efforts for a large, complex network environment.
  • Manage and mentor a team of ISSOs and ISSEs to meet program requirements.
  • Ensure compliance with Secure the Enterprise/Secure the Network (STE/STN) requirements.
  • Design and execute static and dynamic application security testing activities.
  • Develop clear remediation recommendations for identified security issues.
  • Collaborate with development teams to enhance understanding of vulnerabilities.

What we're looking for

  • Master’s degree in Information Technology or related field and at least 15 years of relevant experience.
  • At least 10 years of experience leading large Security Engineering teams with CISSP certification.
  • Extensive hands-on experience with modern security tools, encryption technologies, and web services.
  • Expert-level understanding of security vulnerabilities, risk assessment, and IT security policy formulation.
  • Solid understanding of ATOs, SSPs, and STE/STN requirements; direct experience collaborating with software developers.
  • Strong communication skills to convey program requirements and compliance challenges to stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated ability to coordinate across multiple internal teams for planning and remediation activities.

Market check

Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $164k
This role $216k
$101k most similar roles pay here $297k

This role pays more than 88% of similar roles. Most pay $142,400–$185,300 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $216k versus about $164k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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.

Listed pay typically runs $107,900–$195,050 across 204 roles with salary data.

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