Cybersecurity Analyst
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Job Location:
Lorton, VA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 87100 - 157450
Posted on:
23 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The Defense Sector at Leidos is looking for a Cybersecurity Analyst to support a fast-paced program with Air Force Life Cycle Management Center. The Cybersecurity Analyst will provide comprehensive Security Operations Center (SOC) support to a weapons system program with the Air Force. This role is a critical member of the 24x7 security and network operations center team ensuring the security and integrity of program IT infrastructure protecting sensitive data and mitigating cyber threats. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background in cybersecurity principles tools and best practices.
This position will require 100% on-site work with no remote work supported.This role will support 24x7 operations and requires shift rotations on a regular basis. Shift assignments will be based on program requirements and your preference but some flexibility may be required.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Provide SOC and Incident Response support including coordination execution and implementation of all actionsrequiredfor the containment eradication and recovery measures for events and incidents.
- Monitor and reply to events and alerts from the SIEM monitoring tools and other network tools.
- Investigate events of interest and escalating to senior NOC / SOC members.
- Drive incidents from discovery to closure and reporting with comprehension of escalation procedures and criteria.
- Categorize incidents and partner withappropriate authoritiesin the production of security incident reports.
- Build timelines documents briefings and other products asrequiredto inform stakeholders of incident response actions analysis and the impact of boththe incident and remediation actions taken.
- While not in a period of incident response you will conduct exercises and dry runs to improve response outcomesin the event ofa cyber-incident.
- Integrate with Information Assurance (IA) team to support policy updates and continuous monitoring activities in support of Authorization to Operate (ATO) maintenance.
- Provide enterprise recommendationsto remediate environment wide issues support continuous process improvement and report analysis.
- Investigate compromised endpointsidentifyingindicators of compromise (IOC)within the environment and conveying tostakeholders theimpact of discovered events.
Basic Qualifications:
- US Citizen with at least a Top Secret clearance and the ability to obtain a SCI prior to your start addition the ability to maintain your clearance during your employment with Leidos
- Bachelors Degree with 4 years of experience or Masters degree with 2 years of experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
- Must have an active DoD IAT Level II certification prior tostart( CISSP)
- Incident Response experience
- Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK principles
- Systems administration experience - desktop and server systems connected to local and wide area networks
- Knowledge Management skills to follow and create documentation.
- Experience with SplunkACAS ESS
- Excellent problem-solving skills andtroubleshooting skills
- Motivated self-starter with strong written and verbal communication skillsfor collaborating with technical and non-technical stakeholders and the ability to create complex technical reports on analytic finding
Preferred Qualifications:
- Working knowledge ofcloud security andrelated tools for incident response
- Experience securing classified DoD networks such as networks connected to SIPR or JWICS
- Knowledge ofcloud-nativesecurity information and event management (SIEM) tools
- Knowledge ofcloud-native endpoint security tools
- Experience with Agile framework andDevSecOps
- Familiarity with incident response processes and tools
- Experience with scripting or automation tools for security tasks
- Ability to work in a dynamic environment and adapt to changing priorities
- Experience using and interpreting vulnerability assessment or scanning tools such as Nessus
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Original Posting:
February 18 2026For 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 $87100.00 - $157450.00The 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.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- ArcGIS
- Intelligence Community Experience
- GIS
- Python
- Computer Networking
- Data Collection
- Intelligence Experience
- R
- Relational Databases
- Analysis Skills
- Data Management
- Application Development
About Company
Leidos is an innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. Our 47,000 employees collaborate to create smarter technology solutions for customers in these critical markets.
