Description
Job Description:
Leidos is looking for a Cyber Security Systems Engineer to work on a highly visible, consultation service team to provide encryption and security engineering guidance to project teams and system implementers. The selected candidate will provide implementation advice for system security architecture, design, and cryptographic services to assist teams in understanding and addressing system security issues identified during the assessment process. Other responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
- Responsible for investigating new technologies and products, focusing on methods to enhance the systems engineering/cyber security engineering related tasks
- Use key tools and technologies such as encryption, IPsec, PKI, VPNs, firewalls, proxy services, and DNS
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree and 12 years of related experience. Work experience can be used/combined with education
- Demonstrated hands-on (not policy) experience in two (2) or more of the following areas: Network, host, cloud, data, or application security in multiple operating system environments.
- Demonstrated hands-on (not policy) experience working with IP networking, networking protocols and understanding of security related technologies including encryption, IPsec, PKI, VPNs, firewalls, proxy services, DNS, electronic mail and access lists
- Demonstrated experience working with Internet, web, application, and network security techniques
- Demonstrated experience developing documentation to meet security requirements and guidance
- Demonstrated hands-on experience creating test plans and conducting evaluations and/or prototyping
- Demonstrated hands-on experience working with relevant operating system security (Windows, Solaris, Linux, etc.)
Preferred Qualifications
- Demonstrated experience with Cross Domain Solutions that transfer data between networks operating at different classification levels
- Demonstrated hands-on experience working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) architecture and other cloud computing environments
- Demonstrated experience with the Sponsor's policies, directives, and standards
Pay Range:
About Leidos
Leidos is a Fortune 500® technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, civil, and health markets. The company’s 45,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $14.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2022. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.
Pay and Benefits
Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here.
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Commitment to Diversity
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.
