Description
Are you ready for a rewarding and inspiring career?
Leidos is a FORTUNE 500 company bringing a mix of innovative technology and sector expertise to customers in the national security, engineering, and the health industries. At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainable. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be a US Citizen
• Top Secret clearance eligible for access to SCI.
• BA/BS degree within STEM field, National Security Studies, or discipline related to Computer Science or Information Technology
• 12 + yrs’ experience with design, development, testing, and evaluation of complex computer based systems relating to Cryptographic Modernization technologies
• Possess CISSP certification and other advanced technical certifications associated with computer network defense
• Five + yrs’ experience with the Over the Network Key (OTNK) and PKI infrastructure
• Five + yrs’ experience (with at least one year having occurred in the past five years) managing teams in support of Defensive Cyberspace Operations (DCO) in the Department of Defense (DoD) or Intelligence Community (IC)
• Five + yrs’ experience (with at least one year having occurred in the past two years) with current threats and attack vectors
• Five + yrs’ of intrusion detection and/or incident handling experience
• Expert-level familiarity with all related aspects of cybersecurity operations and security architecture to include in-depth knowledge of: network and application protocols; cyber vulnerabilities and exploitation techniques, and; cyber threat/adversary methodologies (TTPs)
• Demonstrate knowledge of cyber threats and attack methods and techniques emanating from state and non-state adversaries and tiered vulnerabilities within Blue Space as focus of threats
• Intimate familiarity with military operations including phases of planning, approval, and execution
• Formal training as Cybersecurity Analyst through DoD or IC-provided training or civilian equivalent (SANS Institute, etc.)
• Broad knowledge of Blue-space Cyber capabilities and demonstrate understanding of available Cyber infrastructure or platforms to conduct DCO
• Knowledge of the range of CO and their underlying intelligence support needs, topics, and focus areas
• Knowledge of computer networking fundamentals as well as concepts, terminology, and operations of a wide range of communications media (computer and telephone networks, satellite, fiber, wireless)
• Ability to support timely, accurate, relevant analytical production, to include documents, summaries, issue papers, talking points, and briefings with demonstrated proficiency working in a fast-paced collaborative environment, ability to proactively multi-task and meet short deadlines
• Strong interpersonal, critical thinking, and communication skills, including the ability to clearly convey complex and technical data to nontechnical consumers
• Able to work across DoD and IC agencies to support organizational goals

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Demonstrated understanding US Army R&D organization & operations
• Masters’ Degree within STEM field or discipline related to Computer Science or Information Technology
• Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent
• Demonstrated experience incorporating Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning into operations at any level to increase efficiency and effectiveness of operational outcomes
• Hands-on cybersecurity experience (Protect, Detect, Respond and Sustain) within a Computer Incident Response organization
• Demonstrated understanding of the life cycle of cybersecurity threats, attacks, attack vectors and methods of exploitation with understanding of intrusion set tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs)
• Familiarity or experience in Intelligence Driven Defense, Cyber Kill Chain methodology, and/or MITRE ATT&CK framework

Please refer the Job description for details