Cyber Security Engineer

Leidos is actively hiring for a Cyber Security Engineer to join our team in Colorado Springs, CO.

Looking for a change?  Leidos has opportunities in the Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment (ITW/AA) and Missile Defense mission areas. This opportunity is to assess the security controls and STIGs applicable to the subsystem. The alignment of these controls and STIGs will be captured within a CAMEO model.

Primary Responsibilities

• Review and design cyber security controls and provide demonstration support to illustrate how new data source capabilities could impact and improve the overall NTS-PD environment
• Lead efforts to ensure demonstrated capabilities have proper cyber security measures in place for software development for transition and deployment to live environment
• Provide red line changes to existing Government documentation to keep deployed systems in compliance with Department of Defense guidelines
• Identify and document any cyber security vulnerabilities and develop Plan of Actions and Milestones
• Identify and analyze cybersecurity risks associated with system or software changes
• Perform Security Impact Assessment (SIA) to document impacts to the security posture based on changes to the system or software
• Identify and draft a Cybersecurity Assessment Plan (CAP) in contractor format no later than the Critical Design Review (CDR)
• Lead efforts to build, conduct and garner approval for proposed software development efforts
• Utilize CAMEO System Modeler to align Security Controls and STIGs to system components
• Generate JIRA backlog items for IA security requirements for implementation by system administrators

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s with 4 years of experience or Masters with 2 years of experience; additional years of directly applicable experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree
• Currently possess a Secret clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in an Engineering discipline
• Master's degree in associated field
• Excellent project, technical, interpersonal, presentation and problem management skills
• Ability to communicate orally, and in writing, detailed technical information on troubleshooting and implementation efforts

Original Posting Date:

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.