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Leidos · 21 hours ago

Cloud Security Analyst

Fort Meade, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$108K/yr - $195K/yr

8+ years exp

Leidos is a leading technology company that provides support to the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) in network operations and cyber defense. The Cloud Security Analyst will analyze cloud architectures and develop cybersecurity methodologies to mitigate risks and improve operational effectiveness.

ComputerGovernmentInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyNational SecuritySoftware

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Provide analysis of cloud architectures, technologies, policies, information and analytic data

Develop cybersecurity and risk assessment methodologies and procedures to support prevention, detection, and mitigation of anomalous activity, vulnerabilities and inefficiencies in the cloud

Perform cyber situational awareness activities and provide analysis and recommendations

Prepare and perform briefings appropriate for senior leadership

Conduct micro and macro analysis of enterprise cybersecurity defensive strategies in order to enable operational effectives, defense, and command and control

Analyze policy, program management office managed systems, hardware, and software, cloud, network infrastructure in order to recommend methods and strategies that reduce and/or managed impacts

Support and collaborate with designated third-parties in security services (e.g., intrusion prevention and detection, antivirus protection) in accordance with security requirements as set out in DOD policies, standards and operations procedures manuals, and leading security practices

Continuously improve monitoring capabilities and automation in the cloud

Ensure all system logs, application logs, and event logs are sent to the security operations team and the insider threat team in real time

Qualification

Cloud SecurityCybersecurity MethodologiesDOD TS/SCI ClearanceIAT Level II CertificationNetwork Security ControlsCyber Threat AnalysisData On-boardingCollaboration with Third-PartiesBusiness ContinuityDisaster RecoveryCommunication

Required

BS degree and 8-12 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6-10 years of prior relevant experience

Candidate must possess an active DOD TS/SCI level security clearance, and be eligible to obtain and maintain a CI Poly

Maintain expert knowledge of endpoint and networking security controls; provide updates to security control guidance

Familiarity with all related aspects of cybersecurity operations and security architecture & engineering

In-depth knowledge of network and application protocols, cyber vulnerabilities and exploitation techniques and cyber threat/adversary methodologies (TTPs)

IAT Level II Baseline Certification (e.g. CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, CND, SSCP)

Ability to translate highly technical matter to non-technical audience

Excellent communication skills

In-depth experience with security domains and industry best practices; business continuity and disaster recovery, emerging technology

Proficient at data on-boarding activities including routing, parsing, and normalizing events