
Lead Cybersecurity Systems Engineer
Leidos
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Alexandria • Maryland • Virginia • United States
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Salary
💰 $131,300 - $237,350 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Design and implement cybersecurity plans, architectures, and test descriptions leveraging FOSS, COTS, and GOTS products to meet system security requirements.
- Develop cybersecurity and information assurance artifacts using MBSE and other engineering tools to demonstrate security implementations mapping to ATO and RMF requirements.
- Own the data platform’s security strategy, policies, and procedures, ensuring consistent application of security controls across development, deployment, and operational workflows.
- Prepare, maintain, and execute a System Engineering Plan (SEP) for managing all systems architecture and system engineering aspects of the program.
- Conduct systems engineering activities required to specify, build, and maintain system engineering designs for the System.
- Design, prepare, and document systems engineering and cybersecurity artifacts for the System.
- Define, document, maintain, and promulgate APIs and technical standards for using and interoperating within and outside the System.
- Design, engineer, integrate, and continuously improve the underlying infrastructure of the System, including cloud environment, network, data storage, logging, auditing functions, and more.
- Identify, prepare, track, secure, and integrate government, commercial, and open-source tools and services into the System.
- Design, architect, engineer, and continuously improve the user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) components.
- Design, build, and maintain services and products to make production-ready AI/ML models accessible for customer use.
- Prepare and maintain cybersecurity architecture and system engineering solutions for the System, ensuring compliance with Federal, DoD, and agency-specific security policies.
- Perform site reliability engineering to build and maintain a reliable, scalable, and efficient System.
- Participate in the Engineering Control Board (ECB) process for supporting all major engineering milestones and decisions for the program.
- Manage a team of 8-15 direct reports, providing leadership, guidance, and performance management.
Requirements
- Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Poly.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or related technical discipline and 12 + years of relevant experience OR Master’s degree in a related field and 10 + years of relevant experience.
- At least one of the following foundational qualification pathways consistent with DoD 8140 requirements: Current DoD 8570/8140 baseline certification appropriate for Advanced Cyber Defense Analyst roles (e.g., GCFA or GCIA), Offerings listed in the DoD 8140 Training Repository, Demonstrated equivalent training and experience qualifying under DoD 8140 foundational qualification alternatives.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in cybersecurity systems engineering to include leading teams of cybersecurity engineers in the development of security features, policy, and accreditation elements in concert with DoD security standards
- Experience with MBSE and other engineering tools.
- Proven experience in developing cybersecurity and information assurance artifacts.
- Experience with FOSS, COTS, and GOTS products.
- Experience in designing and implementing cybersecurity plans and architectures.
- Demonstrated experience leading and mentoring cybersecurity engineering teams.
Benefits
- Health and Wellness programs
- Income Protection
- Paid Leave
- Retirement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
cybersecurityinformation assurancesystems engineeringAPI designcloud infrastructureAI/ML model developmentsite reliability engineeringcybersecurity architecturesecurity controlscybersecurity plans
Soft Skills
leadershipteam managementguidanceperformance managementmentoring
Certifications
TS/SCI clearanceGCFAGCIA