Information Assurance Engineer

Leidos

Information Assurance Engineer needed to design and implement cyber security systems. Collaborating with leadership and teams to ensure system security and compliance.

Posted 6/13/2026full-timeAlexandria • Maryland, Montana, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $107,900 - $195,050 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCyber SecurityEC2TypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead multi-disciplined teams in the design and implementation of the cyber security system architecture.
Produce cyber security architectural artifacts.
Provide architectural analysis of cyber security features and existing system related to future needs and trends.
Reviews and provides input to system requirements based on cyber security posture.
Applies industry best practices and lessons learned into future iterations and new designs.
Supports the Engineering Review Board by evaluating artifacts for architectural compliance.
Provides broad based experience in the systems engineering lifecycle and apply the experience to specific cyber security initiatives relating to architectural design and development.
Resolves architecture implementation issues during integration and testing.
Advise and assist team members to deploy and configure collection services and tools.
Work with team members to move data to the appropriate data stores.
Meet hands-on RMF responsibilities.
Lead Vulnerability Management and ConMon tasks for multi-disciplined teams.
Other tasks as assigned.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Requires BS degree and 8-12 years of prior relevant experience OR, Masters with 6-10 years of prior relevant experience; OR 4 years of additional experience in lieu of degree
Must possess and maintain a TS/SCI Security with Poly Clearance
DoD.8570/8140 IAM III Certification (CISSP, CISM, CISA, etc.)
Minimum Required - COMPTIA Security+ or comparable IAT/IAM II/III certification
Proactive self-starter demonstrating a positive, willing attitude and excellent oral and written communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to adapt to new technologies and learn quickly
Organizational Skills: Can plan and prioritize work. Follows tasks to their logical conclusion and makes sure that everything has been done to the right standard. Good attention to detail.
Communications: Ability to communicate clearly and efficiently to team members and clients, verbally and in writing. Able to present ideas in a variety of ways depending upon audience and context.
Security Assessment and Authorization (A&A) expertise
Familiar with Amazon Web Services (S3 Buckets, EC2, Reserved Instances, etc.)
Familiar with System Engineering documentation creation (VDDs, diagrams, etc.)
Familiar with team collaboration tools (Jira, Confluence)
Working knowledge with XACTA 360, Tenable Security Center, Nessus, Trellix ePO, ACAS, HBSS and Audit enterprise security services
Proficient in ACAS Vulnerability and STIG scanning, reporting, management and remediation
Viewed as an industry expert in the Risk Management Framework (RMF) steps one thru six with the ability to lead Assessment and Authorization (A&A) tasks to successfully achieve Authority to Operate (ATO)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health and Wellness programs
Income Protection
Paid Leave
Retirement

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Hard Skills & Tools

cyber security architecturearchitectural analysissystems engineering lifecycleVulnerability ManagementSecurity Assessment and AuthorizationACAS Vulnerability scanningSTIG scanningdata migrationcollection services deploymentsystem requirements analysis

Soft Skills

proactive self-starterexcellent oral communicationexcellent written communicationorganizational skillsattention to detailadaptability to new technologiesteam collaborationproblem-solvingleadershippositive attitude

Certifications

TS/SCI Security ClearanceDoD.8570/8140 IAM III CertificationCISSPCISMCISACOMPTIA Security+