Principal Cyber Security Engineer

Leidos

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Work type: On-site
Location: Linthicum, MD
Salary: $154,050–$278,475 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 4 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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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As a Principal Cyber Security Engineer, you will join a small team of security engineers providing Information Assurance Architecture Analysis and Security Engineering Support. You will serve in a consultant-like role, delivering threat-informed cybersecurity products, including risk assessments, architecture reviews, and engineering guidance. Your daily responsibilities involve designing and implementing real-time capabilities to detect and mitigate threats, evaluating candidate architectures against security requirements, and integrating security systems for networking and computing environments. You will utilize expertise in the Risk Management Framework, NIST Special Publications 800 Series, CNSSI 1253, and DoD 8500. The role requires proficiency in Zero Trust and Cloud Computing to support the National Leadership Command Capability, specifically addressing Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications, Continuity of Government, and Senior Leader communications.

Skills

Risk Management Framework (RMF) Information Assurance Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Zero Trust Cloud Computing CNSSI 1253 DoD 8500 Incident Response Security Engineering System Security Requirements C&A Documentation Security Monitoring

What you'll do

Conduct cybersecurity risk assessments and provide prioritized mitigation recommendations to support the customer's mission.
Support the design, implementation, and operation of real-time capabilities to detect and mitigate threats.
Analyze candidate architectures against security requirements to identify gaps and provide mitigation strategies.
Design, develop, and integrate IA and security systems for networking, computing, and enclave environments.
Validate and verify system security requirements definitions and establish comprehensive system security designs.
Review C&A documentation to ensure content completeness and compliance with security standards.
Research and evaluate emerging technologies to determine their cybersecurity effectiveness for the mission.
Assist developers in implementing security functionality to ensure uniform application of Agency security policies.

What we're looking for

Active TS/SCI with polygraph clearance.
Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited university in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security System Engineering, or a related field.
Minimum of 20 years of experience as an Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) or System Engineer on programs and/or contracts with the customer.
Expertise in the Risk Management Framework (RMF) and conducting cybersecurity risk assessments.
Expertise in network technology and systems security engineering.
Experience with emerging technologies such as Zero Trust and Cloud Computing (preferred).

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