InfoSec Engineer

Leidos hiring for InfoSec Engineer jobs in Fairfax, VA, US

Description

Join us at Leidos, where your most important work is ahead! You will enjoy great benefits such as paid time off (PTO), flexible schedules, discounted stock purchase plans, career growth, unlimited education and training support, parental paid leave and more! You will have the opportunity to work under the best leadership in the industry at all levels; where supporting their employees and what they do….is what matters.

Leidos is seeking an InfoSec Engineer o support on a new, large, multi-year contract for systems engineering, integration, software and mobile development modernize program.

In this role you will work on the design and implementation of IT services that adhere to required security guidelines and configurations. You will support security taskings for technical security efforts.  This person shall be readily available to respond to questions, concerns, and comments, as well as be proactive in alerting all stakeholders to potential issues.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Ensure that security objectives are supported in the development, operation, and maintenance services.
• Provides solutions to highly challenging and complex system-wide information security requirements based upon the analysis of user, policy, regulatory, and resource demands.
• Integrating security requirements in the development, design and application of solutions implemented by staff members.
• Identify security control requirements
• Plan code scanning to identify vulnerabilities
• Manage and review security logs and taking required actions
• Applies expertise to systems, as well as to dedicated special purpose systems requiring specialized security features, system security configuration and procedures.  
• SupportsAuthorization and Accreditation (A&A) across the design lifecycle for classified systems obtaining and maintaining Interim Authority to Operate (ATO), ATO and Authority to Connect (ATC).
• Remediation and mitigation of identified vulnerabilities by developing plan of action and milestones (POA&Ms).

Basic Qualifications:

• Must have an active TS/SCI with Polygraph to be considered for this role.
• Typically requires BS degree and 4-8 years of prior relevant, experience in lieu of degree
• Demonstrated experience with navigating the Assessment and Authorization (A&A) process
• Experience in developing and implementing information security controls, procedures, and documentation for the operations of systems.
• Experience with Ongoing Authorizations and Assessments
• Assess/calculate risk based on threats, vulnerabilities, and shortfalls uncovered in testing Identify mitigating solutions
• Experience with the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF)
• Experience with Agile Software Development

Preferred Qualifications:

• Security+ Certification

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.