Leidos · 22 hours ago
Active Cyber Defense Engineer - SME II
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$108K/yr - $195K/yr
10+ years expLeidos is a global leader in delivering innovative technology solutions to customers in national security, engineering, and health industries. The Active Cyber Defense Engineer, SME II is responsible for monitoring and analyzing the security posture of networks, servers, endpoints, and other systems to achieve the goals of the CYBERTRON program.
ComputerGovernmentInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyNational SecuritySoftware
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Conducts vulnerability and risk assessments, and designs and implements solutions to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of sensitive information
Designs, develops, engineers, and implements solutions to multi-level security (MLS) and general security requirements for system architectures
Provides support for complex computer network defense techniques, including identifying and investigating intrusions, and offering incident response and remediation support
Performs comprehensive computer surveillance/monitoring, analyzes information requirements, identifies vulnerabilities, and assists with making security improvements
Serves as a technical resource for advising and assisting other departments on security-related projects and operational tasks
Prepares and delivers status reports, develops security standards, and participates in the design of information system contingency plans
Qualification
Required
Must be a US Citizen and possess a Secret Clearance
Bachelor's degree in computer science, systems engineering, cybersecurity or other engineering discipline with up to 10+ years of relevant experience
Appropriate DoD 8750 certification (Security+ or higher)
Requires expert knowledge of and ability to apply advanced technical principles, theories, and concepts
Must possess an active DoD Secret clearance at time of consideration
Preferred
Eligible for TS / SCI
Master's degree in computer science, systems engineering, cybersecurity or other engineering discipline
Experience supporting Army programs
Company
Leidos
Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world’s most vexing challenges in national security and health.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2025-02-20Post Ipo Debt
2013-09-17IPO
Leadership Team
James Carlini
Chief Technology Officer
Theodore Tanner
Chief Technology Officer
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