Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world’s most vexing challenges in national security and health. They are seeking an Information System Security Engineer (ISSE) to support the United States Space Force by developing software for cyber operations. The role involves conducting cybersecurity assessments, implementing security solutions, and engaging with stakeholders to ensure effective security measures are in place.
Conduct cybersecurity risk assessments and provide prioritized risk mitigation recommendations in support of the customer’s mission.
Support the design, implementation, and operation of real-time capabilities to discover, detect, analyze, and mitigate threats and vulnerabilities.
Analyze candidate architectures by evaluating against defined security requirements to identify security gaps, and provide recommended mitigation strategy.
Research and evaluate candidate emerging technologies to determine cybersecurity effectiveness.
Aid stakeholders through the development, refinement, delivery, and implementation of innovative solutions and capabilities.
Engage stakeholders to ensure security objectives, protection needs, security requirements and associated validation methods are defined.
Validates and verifies system security requirements definitions and analysis and establishes system security design
Designs, develops, implements and/or integrates IA and security systems and system components including those for networking, computing and enclave environment to include those with multiple enclaves and with differing data protection/classification requirements
Assist architects and systems developers in the identification and implementation of appropriate information security functionality to ensure uniform application of Agency security policy and enterprise solutions
Contributes to the security planning, assessment, risk analysis, risk management, certification and awareness activities for system and networking operations
Facilitate and attend technical exchange meetings or working groups to address stakeholder IA issues and concerns
Has an in-depth understanding of the cybersecurity policies and procedures for government sector information systems and sufficient technical knowledge and experience to implement them.
Provides hands on security and compliance guidance and work with Scrum Masters and product owners in concert with system requirements that are being developed and implementing cloud computing.
This position may require privileged access and DODM 8570.01M restrictions will apply.
Qualification
Required
US Citizen
Active DoD Secret Clearance
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, data science, software development or STEM related specialty and minimum of 4 years’ related professional experience; Or Master’s degree in computer science, software engineering, data science, software development, or STEM related specialty and minimum 2 years' related professional experience
Must have IAT Level II Certification
Expertise in the Risk Management Framework (RMF) and conducting cybersecurity risk assessments
Expertise in analyzing existing and proposed network architectures to identify protection needs and provide recommended mitigation strategies based on DoD, IC, and Federal security policies and enterprise solutions.
Experience with network technology and systems security engineering. Experience in identifying, researching, characterizing, and documenting security weaknesses related to operating systems, software applications, firmware, network hardware components, as well as network architecture design and documented policies and procedures.
Experience developing and documenting system security requirements and conducting requirements gap analysis.
Experience with security monitoring and incident response capabilities
Knowledge of emerging technologies such as Zero Trust, Cloud Computing, etc.
Preferred
Top Secret (TS) security clearance (with SCI and SAP eligibility) is HIGHLY desired
Relevant DoD and/or Industry work experience in Space Systems Command
Experience with Defensive Cyber Operations (SSC/SZWO) program office
Benefits
Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world’s most vexing challenges in national security and health.
Glassdoor
3.9
Founded in 1969
Reston, Virginia, USA
10001+ employees
https://www.leidos.com/
Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world’s most vexing challenges in national security and health.
