Leidos Corporate Information Security (CIS) has an immediate opening for an Information Assurance (IA) Process Engineer Intern in Reston this role you will report to the Performance Optimization Manager. The Process Engineer will assist with efforts to optimize performance and growth related to governance of classified information systems within the enterprise information assurance program. Duties include contributing to the analysis and creation of solutions for information assurance activities that align with strategic intents and government compliance provide recommendations for added speed scale and security to enterprise practices and business enablement.
The Process Engineer will partner with IA leaders Security and other relevant functions to facilitate creation of common secure scalable practices and procedures. The individual will assist with assessments of operations recommend and implementation of corrective actions and practices. Activities will scale across the Information Assurance operations to meet strategic intents.
Primary Responsibilities
- Communicate with the Information Assurance team members to explain facts basic analysis process and practices.
- Actively participate in IA team collaboration for creation and implementation of common practices and procedures.
- Collaborate with others to understand and adopt new concepts practices and approaches.
- Assist with providing security solutions to optimize performance and ensure security measures are consistent and effective.
- Impact functional strategy by identifying and addressing problems with intent to add speed scale and security to IA practices.
- Contribute to efforts to engineer implement and enforce technical and administrative security measures and processes to ensure all system achieve and maintain government compliance with directives outline in the JAFAN 6/3 JSIG ICD 503 DODIIS NIST RMF and NISPOM / DAAPM.
Basic Qualifications
- Pursuing a degree from an accredited college/university in a related field of study.
- General knowledge of computer networking and cybersecurity concepts.
- Strong writing and verbal communications skills.
- Strong organization skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Windows and Linux.
- Power Apps experience
- Python and data analysis experience
- SharePoint and knowledge management
If youre looking for comfort keep scrolling. At Leidos we outthink outbuild and outpace the status quo because the mission demands it. Were not hiring followers. Were recruiting the ones who disrupt provoke and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. Were already at step 30 and moving faster than anyone else dares.
Original Posting:
February 9 2026
For 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 $48100.00 - $86950.00
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.
Required Experience:
Intern
Leidos Corporate Information Security (CIS) has an immediate opening for an Information Assurance (IA) Process Engineer Intern in Reston this role you will report to the Performance Optimization Manager. The Process Engineer will assist with efforts to optimize performance and growth related to gov...
Leidos Corporate Information Security (CIS) has an immediate opening for an Information Assurance (IA) Process Engineer Intern in Reston this role you will report to the Performance Optimization Manager. The Process Engineer will assist with efforts to optimize performance and growth related to governance of classified information systems within the enterprise information assurance program. Duties include contributing to the analysis and creation of solutions for information assurance activities that align with strategic intents and government compliance provide recommendations for added speed scale and security to enterprise practices and business enablement.
The Process Engineer will partner with IA leaders Security and other relevant functions to facilitate creation of common secure scalable practices and procedures. The individual will assist with assessments of operations recommend and implementation of corrective actions and practices. Activities will scale across the Information Assurance operations to meet strategic intents.
Primary Responsibilities
- Communicate with the Information Assurance team members to explain facts basic analysis process and practices.
- Actively participate in IA team collaboration for creation and implementation of common practices and procedures.
- Collaborate with others to understand and adopt new concepts practices and approaches.
- Assist with providing security solutions to optimize performance and ensure security measures are consistent and effective.
- Impact functional strategy by identifying and addressing problems with intent to add speed scale and security to IA practices.
- Contribute to efforts to engineer implement and enforce technical and administrative security measures and processes to ensure all system achieve and maintain government compliance with directives outline in the JAFAN 6/3 JSIG ICD 503 DODIIS NIST RMF and NISPOM / DAAPM.
Basic Qualifications
- Pursuing a degree from an accredited college/university in a related field of study.
- General knowledge of computer networking and cybersecurity concepts.
- Strong writing and verbal communications skills.
- Strong organization skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Windows and Linux.
- Power Apps experience
- Python and data analysis experience
- SharePoint and knowledge management
If youre looking for comfort keep scrolling. At Leidos we outthink outbuild and outpace the status quo because the mission demands it. Were not hiring followers. Were recruiting the ones who disrupt provoke and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. Were already at step 30 and moving faster than anyone else dares.
Original Posting:
February 9 2026
For 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 $48100.00 - $86950.00
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.
Required Experience:
Intern
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