
Lead Security Engineer
Leidos
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Annapolis Junction • Alabama • California • United 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