Leidos

Lead Security Engineer

Leidos

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Annapolis JunctionAlabamaCaliforniaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $131,300 - $237,350 per year

Job Level

Tech Stack

About the role

  • Serving as a security subject matter expert (SME), providing guidance and oversight for the end-to-end security architecture.
  • Engaging with multiple system owners across multiple networks to interpret, negotiate, and refine system and security requirements.
  • Defining and driving security strategy, including risk assessment and management, security control assessment, continuous monitoring, service design, and broader cybersecurity program support.
  • Identifying and analyzing security issues across complex, highly integrated systems and environments, and develop clear, actionable remediation recommendations.
  • Designing, developing, and executing static and dynamic application security testing, as well as penetration testing activities.
  • Partnering with development teams to improve understanding of vulnerabilities, attack vectors, and effective remediation techniques.
  • Leading and mentoring program security engineers in day-to-day security engineering activities.
  • Collaborating with the program security team to ensure STE/STN and continuous monitoring requirements are met for Test, Integration, and Development environments.
  • Clearly articulating program security requirements, risks, and compliance challenges to multiple customer points of contact.
  • Coordinating with internal cross-functional teams to plan, prioritize, and execute remediation and other security-related activities.

Requirements

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology, Information Assurance, or related field
  • At least 12 years of relevant experience
  • At least 10 years of experience leading diverse Security Engineering teams including ISSO and ISSE teams
  • At least 5 years of experience working on an Agile program in a leadership role
  • Extensive hands-on experience with modern security tools; hardware and software security implementation; communication protocols; encryption technologies; and web services
  • Current active CISSP certification
  • In-depth understanding of security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques, including risk assessment, risk management, and security strategy/design
  • Extensive experience formulating, implementing, and assessing IT security policy
  • Solid understanding of ATOs, SSPs, and STE/STN requirements
  • Direct experience collaborating with software developers, software testers, and integration, deployment, and sustainment teams
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to clearly convey program requirements and system compliance challenges to multiple customer stakeholders
  • Demonstrated ability to coordinate across multiple internal teams for planning and remediation activities
  • Solutions-oriented team player with a high level of self-initiative.
Benefits
  • Paid Time Off
  • 11 paid Holidays
  • 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting
  • Flexible Schedules
  • Discounted Stock Purchase Plans
  • Technical Upskilling
  • Education and Training Support
  • Parental Paid Leave
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
security architecturerisk assessmentsecurity control assessmentapplication security testingpenetration testingvulnerability analysisremediation techniquesIT security policy implementationAgile methodologysecurity strategy
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringcommunicationinterpersonal skillscollaborationproblem-solvingcoordinationplanningnegotiationarticulation
Certifications
CISSP