Expert Cybersecurity Analyst

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Leidos seeks highly qualified and trained Senior Cybersecurity Analyst to provide expert guidance and direction to Cybersecurity and Information Assurance activities at the core of Leidos on-site support to the US Army customer on Aberdeen Proving Grounds Maryland.

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The Mission

The Digital Modernization Sector is focused on delivering performance-based IT services and repeatable solutions to include applying cloud-factory and aaS (as a Service) capabilities and integrating commercial products to provide a comprehensive digital engineering approach to IT transformation.

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Your Main Mission:

Individual will help lead Cybersecurity portion range of services provided to the US Army customer to include research & development proof of concepts testing integration and validation of secure communications and network technologies cryptographic modernization and defensive cyber capabilities.

• Act as principal advisor on all areas of Cybersecurity and Information Assurance

• Develop Cybersecurity and risk assessment methodologies and procedures to support prevention detection and mitigation of anomalous activity vulnerabilities and inefficiencies

• Develop and execute comprehensive programs for assessing CO and validating operational performance characteristic

• Review approve prioritize and submit operational requirements for research development and/or acquisition of cyber capabilities

• Analyze and assess internal and external partner CO capabilities and tools.

• Interpret and apply laws regulations policies and guidance relevant to organizations objectives

• Communicate complex information concepts or ideas in a confident and well-organized manner through verbal written and/or visual means

• Provide analysis of architectures technologies DOD policy & information and critical data

• Prepare and perform briefings appropriate for senior leadership (i.e. general officer or flag officer)

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

• Analyze network infrastructure in order to recommend methods and strategies that reduce and/or manage adverse impacts

• Develop standards metrics and measures to support assessments process improvements and operational efficiencies across the US Army and/or DoD.

• Provided expert understanding of various technologies and cybersecurity areas of interest including but not limited to: Boundary Security; Endpoint Security; and Cloud Security

Basic Qualifications:

• Must be a US Citizen

• Top Secret clearance eligible for access to SCI.

• BA/BS degree within STEM field National Security Studies or discipline related to Computer Science or Information Technology

• 12 yrs experience with design development testing and evaluation of complex computer based systems relating to Cryptographic Modernization technologies

• Possess CISSP certification and other advanced technical certifications associated with computer network defense

• Five yrs experience with the Over the Network Key (OTNK) and PKI infrastructure

• Five yrs experience (with at least one year having occurred in the past five years) managing teams in support of Defensive Cyberspace Operations (DCO) in the Department of Defense (DoD) or Intelligence Community (IC)

• Five yrs experience (with at least one year having occurred in the past two years) with current threats and attack vectors

• Five yrs of intrusion detection and/or incident handling experience

• Expert-level familiarity with all related aspects of cybersecurity operations and security architecture to include in-depth knowledge of: network and application protocols; cyber vulnerabilities and exploitation techniques and; cyber threat/adversary methodologies (TTPs)

• Demonstrate knowledge of cyber threats and attack methods and techniques emanating from state and non-state adversaries and tiered vulnerabilities within Blue Space as focus of threats

• Intimate familiarity with military operations including phases of planning approval and execution

• Formal training as Cybersecurity Analyst through DoD or IC-provided training or civilian equivalent (SANS Institute etc.)

• Broad knowledge of Blue-space Cyber capabilities and demonstrate understanding of available Cyber infrastructure or platforms to conduct DCO

• Knowledge of the range of CO and their underlying intelligence support needs topics and focus areas

• Knowledge of computer networking fundamentals as well as concepts terminology and operations of a wide range of communications media (computer and telephone networks satellite fiber wireless)

• Ability to support timely accurate relevant analytical production to include documents summaries issue papers talking points and briefings with demonstrated proficiency working in a fast-paced collaborative environment ability to proactively multi-task and meet short deadlines

• Strong interpersonal critical thinking and communication skills including the ability to clearly convey complex and technical data to nontechnical consumers

• Able to work across DoD and IC agencies to support organizational goals

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated understanding US Army R&D organization & operations

• Masters Degree within STEM field or discipline related to Computer Science or Information Technology

• Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent

• Demonstrated experience incorporating Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning into operations at any level to increase efficiency and effectiveness of operational outcomes

• Hands-on cybersecurity experience (Protect Detect Respond and Sustain) within a Computer Incident Response organization

• Demonstrated understanding of the life cycle of cybersecurity threats attacks attack vectors and methods of exploitation with understanding of intrusion set tactics techniques and procedures (TTPs)

• Familiarity or experience in Intelligence Driven Defense Cyber Kill Chain methodology and/or MITRE ATT&CK framework

Clearance Required:

• Must possess a Top Secret clearance eligible for access to SCI by contract start.

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.

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Pay Range:

The 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.