Security Engineer
Security Engineer
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$ 104650 - 189175
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Job Description
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Security Operations Center (SOC) is a US Government program responsible to prevent identify contain and eradicate cyber threats to CBP networks through monitoring intrusion detection and protective security services to CBP information systems including local area networks/wide area networks (LAN/WAN) commercial Internet connection public facing websites wireless mobile/cellular various cloud environments security devices servers and workstations. The CBP SOC is responsible for the overall security of CBP Enterprise-wide information systems and collects investigates and reports any suspected and confirmed security violations.
Primary Responsibilities:
The Cyber Security Engineer Mid will support the full system engineering life-cycle including requirements analysis design development test implementation maintenance integration and documentation of SOC infrastructure and SOC tool suite.
The Security Engineer will be installing configuring monitoring and troubleshooting network security solutions and related monitoring tools including L2/L3 network security devices IDS/IPS Full packet capture DLP Endpoint (AV DLP Endpoint Detection & Response) and infrastructure supporting SEIM (Splunk).
The Security Engineer must have understanding and knowledge of LAN/WAN security solutions including creating and maintaining LAN/WAN security standards and design documentation.
Knowledge and familiarity with new LAN/WAN security applications and hardware as assigned.
Ability to script in one more of the following computer languages Python Bash Visual Basic or Powershell
Strong written and oral communication with the ability to communicate with team members management and customer.
Below are some tools/skills the candidate should have knowledge or experience on:
4-8 years experience in Systems Engineer/Admin role or an equivalent of 4-8 years in Cybersecurity.
Hands on experience on AWS Majority of the environment systems are in may include EC2 Storage Lambda S3 VPC Storage Gateways
Hands on experience with Linux More than half of the systems being managed are ranges from CentOS Amazon Linux 2 RHEL Kali Linux and Rocky in patching and updating these will be key.
Knowledge/experience with Windows Need knowledge in setting up and building using who knows the ins and outs of where logs and other locations of data are on a windows system is a plus.
Hands on experience with Troubleshooting Mid to high level troubleshooting skills. Have the knowledge and experience on where to look for logs and errors within applications and OSs.
Knowledge and understanding of Networking and how it all ties together networking knowledge VPNs DNS DHCP AWS VPCs Firewalls.
H knowledge/experience on Applications automation software such as Ansible Windows SCCM or any automation software.
Understanding of cybersecurity processes and protocols.
Knowledge and understanding of some Antivirus software such as McAfee and CrowdStrike. Any HIPS software and how it works.
Understanding of SOPs Playbooks and experience in creating documentation.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelors degree in computer science Engineering Software Development Information Technology Cyber Security or related field and 8 years of related experience. Additional years of experience and cyber certifications may be considered in lieu of degree.
Familiar with the management operational and technical aspects of IT Security in a complex enterprise environment. Additional experience in cyber risk management and assessments will be considered.
Knowledge and familiarity with in-depth analysis of Zero Trust Capabilities Infrastructures and Architecture.
Must be a US Citizen.
Clearance:
All Department of Homeland Security CBP SOC employees are required to favorably pass a 5-year (BI) Background Investigation.
Preferred Qualifications:
Ability to learn and support new systems and applications.
Redhat Cisco or Microsoft Security Linux or Network certifications
Cisco Hardware and Storage
Expertise in Networking Linux and Windows
Sourcefire (snort) or RSA Security Analytics (network) experience a plus
Ability to script in one more of the following computer languages Python Bash Visual Basic or Powershell
At Leidos we dont want someone who fits the moldwe want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless the over-caffeinated the ones who ask whats next before the dust settles on whats now.
If youre already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2 good. Youll fit right in.
Original Posting:
August 28 2025For U.S. Positions: 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:
Pay Range $104650.00 - $189175.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.
Employment Type
Full-Time
