Cybersecurity Engineer

General program information and/or position overview:

The Mission Solutions Operation at Leidos is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to support a government contract in the National Capital Region (NCR). The ideal candidate will be able to identify assess and address IT systems security issues. Additionally the Cybersecurity Engineer will coordinate with the IT team and customer management.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Actively monitor the security status for all IT systems and resolve all security issues quickly.
• Investigate computer and information security incidents.
• Applies advanced knowledge of concepts processes practices and procedures on technical assignments.
• Other duties as assigned

Basic Qualifications:

• Must have an active TS/SCI with poly
• Requires minimum of 12 years of relevant experience and Bachelor of Science degree in Cybersecurity or related field. 16 years of work experience will be considered in lieu of degree.
• Demonstrated experience supporting of Plan of Action and Milestones (POAMs) and vulnerability management
• Experience with network infrastructure design routed data protocols and hardware platforms.
• Experience with technologies such as DHCP DNS SSH TCP and UDP.
• Demonstrated experience with security device architecture engineering and installation/management.
• Knowledge of WAN and LAN routing switching and firewalls.
• Knowledge in Operating Systems such as Windows Cisco IOS and RHEL.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience applying efficient task management and ability to adjust to changing requirements
• Demonstrated experience working as part of a team
• Demonstrated customer service and interpersonal skills

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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.