Cybersecurity Specialist

Leidos is seeking a highly skilled Cybersecurity Specialist to join our team. As a key member of our Information Assurance (IA) team, you will play a critical role in ensuring the security and integrity of our systems and data.

Key Responsibilities:

• Implement and administer information security policies, procedures, and technologies to protect systems, applications, and data on tactical and non-tactical networks.
• Provide professional security services for IA/Cybersecurity in accordance with US Government, Department of Defense, Department of the Army, and US Army Forces Command policies and guidelines.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with information security policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements, including internal auditing, reporting, technical reviews, and identification of security risks.
• Provide technical assistance in support of Cybersecurity inspections and Site Assistance Visits (SAV).
• Assist with drafting, reviewing, editing, and recommending guidance for Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Tactics, Techniques, & Procedures (TTP), Plan Of Action and Milestones (POA&M), Army Portfolio Management System (APMS), Army Training and Certification Tracking System (ATCTS), and Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA).

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree and 4+ years of prior relevant experience; additional related experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Must meet DoD 8570 Information Assurance Technician (IAT) Level II or higher (Sec+CE or higher).
• 2+ years of experience in IA/Cybersecurity.
• Must have an active DoD Secret Security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in performing risk assessment, IT audits, security planning, systems accreditation, and policy development.
• Experience with USG, DoD, and DA regulations.
• Understanding of related information technology (e.g. firewalls, VPN, virtualization, DLP, etc) and physical security assets.
• Knowledge of domain structures, user authentication, data encryption, access audits, and end-user security best practices.