Senior FIPS 140 Security Engineer

In joining the Leidos Accredited Testing and Evaluation (AT&E, Common Criteria/FIPS) team, you will get an exciting opportunity to work in the growing IT Security field in support of National defense. The products you will touch will be deployed into larger systems and/or deployments to facilitate secure communications for our military in the modern cyber warfare environment. Come be a part of an expanding industry that is integral in ensuring our National Security. You’ll get an opportunity to learn from Industry experts work with various Commercial off the Shelf products across many technology types and be able to use your skillset in a hands-on lab environment.

Below are some of the benefits of working with Leidos on the AT&E team:

Performance based career development – well defined roles with actionable qualifications. Empowering employees to promotions based upon skills and not time.

Flexible hours within the constructs of the workday

Opportunity to attend industry related conferences and seminars.

Maintain Work-Life balance in an environment that values your health and time outside the workplace.

Opportunity to work with and learn from experts in the given discipline in an open environment.

Great team comradery

Tuition reimbursement within appropriate disciplines

You Will Bring These Qualifications:

Expected proficiency/intimate familiarity is:

•            FIPS 140-3 requirements and how to determine a module’s conformance to requirements as they come up during the validation process.

•            Algorithm Testing

•            Operational/Failure Testing

•            Physical Testing (if applicable)

•            Report Drafting

•            CVP certification preferred.

Familiar with FIPS 140-3 requirements and all associated standards and guidance.

ISO/IEC 19790

ISO/IEC 24759

SP 800-140 (and associated appendices)

SP 800-140A

SP 800-140B/SP 800-140Br1

SP 800-140C

SP 800-140D

SP 800-140E

FIPS 140-3 Management Manual

FIPS 140-3 Implementation Guidance

WebCryptik User Guides

Familiar with FIPS 140-3 validation process.  Should be able to talk candidly about experiences from these validations to show understanding of the process and requirements.

Here the phases of validation that are not all reflected on the CMVP’s flow chart.

Design Review – Able to participate in reviewing a module’s source code, design documentation, and draft Security Policy to determine conformance to FIPS 140-3 requirements.

Algorithm Testing – Familiar with CAVP testing process and ACVTS.

Capabilities registration

Vector generation

Vector validation

Metadata object management

Certification

Updating certificates

Entropy Testing – Knowledge of determining module conformance to FIPS 140-3 IG 9.3.A.

(It is common for other labs to only have entropy SME’s, so in-depth entropy knowledge is not expected but is highly preferred). Familiar with SP 800-90B and associated IG requirements. Familiar with ESV submission process and ESVTS.

Operational/Failure testing – Will participate in execution of operational/induced failure test plans for the FIPS 140-3 Derived Testing Requirements.

Physical Testing – Will Conduct testing of hardware modules against FIPS 140-3 physical security requirements, participated in drafting a Physical Security Test Report, and has reviewed other PSTR’s. Preferably has tested up to physical security Level 3.

(Like entropy, some labs have dedicated physical security staff, so it might be the case where a senior candidate has never conducted physical testing themselves. In such cases, the candidate would still have been expected to have reviewed a physical security test report or show some familiarity with the basic requirements.)

Report Drafting – Familiarity with WebCryptik and the CMVP’s expectations/conventions for report content and formatting.

Coordination – Has participated in responding to and resolving CMVP comments to receive the final validation certificate.

CVP certified.

Minimum expected proficiency/intimate familiarity is:

•            FIPS 140-3 requirements and how to determine a module’s conformance to requirements as they come up during the validation process.

•            Algorithm Testing

•            Operational/Failure Testing

•            Physical Testing (if applicable)

•            Report Drafting

•            CVP certification preferred.

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

Experience with VHDL and Verilog languages.

Experience with debugging (GDB, WinDBG, Visual Studio, etc.).

Experience with statistical analysis of entropy sources.

Knowledge of OpenSSL and/or OpenPGP.

Vulnerability Analysis and/or penetration testing experience/expertise.

Strong knowledge of computer security principles and best practices.

Strong English (both oral and written) skills.

Related certifications (CCNA/CCNP/CCIE, JNCIA/JNCIS/JNCIP/JNCIE).

Knowledge of Active Directory and Linux.

Hands on experience using tools such as an oscilloscope, function generator, multimeter, signal generator, etc.

Knowledge of X.509 certificates and their attributes as well as protocols such as CDP and OCSP.

Experience setting up networks and familiarity with subnets and routing.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE: 

Require BS degree and 4 – 8 years of prior relevant experience in order to operate within the scope contemplated by the level

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.