# Cybersecurity Engineer SME

**Company**: Leidos
**Location**: Bethesda, MD
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $154,050.00 - $278,475.00
**Category**: Security
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Leidos has an exciting opportunity for a Cybersecurity Engineer SME in our Intel Security Sector's Analysis Solutions Business Area. Our talented team is at the forefront in Security Engineering, Computer Network Operations (CNO), Mission Software, Analytical Methods and Modeling, Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), and Cryptographic Key Management.

The Cybersecurity Engineer SME is responsible for protecting the customer's information systems, networks, and infrastructure from cyber threats and vulnerabilities. This role supports the design, implementation, and maintenance of security controls that safeguard mission systems and ensure compliance with applicable cybersecurity policies, standards, and regulatory frameworks.

**Primary Responsibilities:**

- Plan, implement, manage, monitor, and upgrade security controls and tools used to protect enterprise systems and networks.

- Design, configure, implement, troubleshoot, and maintain security technologies such as firewalls, endpoint protection tools, and SIEM platforms.

- Support the investigation and remediation of cybersecurity incidents, including system or network breaches and malware infections.

- Audit systems and configurations to ensure compliance with established cybersecurity policies, standards, and secure configuration baselines.

- Collaborate with engineering, development, and operations teams to integrate security controls into DevSecOps pipelines and system architectures.

**Basic Qualifications:**

- Experience implementing and managing Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools.

- Experience working with endpoint and network security technologies.

- Experience reviewing and analyzing cybersecurity event logs to identify indicators of compromise or suspicious activity.

- Experience supporting incident response plans, vulnerability management programs, risk management plans, and Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms).

- Professional cybersecurity certifications such as Security+, CISSP, CySA+, CEH, or GCIH.

- MS degree and 15 or more years of prior relevant experience.

**Preferred Qualifications:**

- Experience with cybersecurity tools such as Rapid7, Tenable/Nessus, HBSS/Trellix, SonarQube, or endpoint detection and response (EDR) platforms.

- Experience implementing and managing network and application firewalls, incident detection platforms, and digital forensic tools.

- Experience with automation tools such as Ansible or CloudFormation.

**Benefits:**

- Competitive benefits including 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, and more.

**Salary:** $154,050.00 - $278,475.00

## Skills

### Required
- Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
- endpoint protection tools
- network security technologies
- cybersecurity event logs analysis
- incident response plans
- vulnerability management programs
- risk management plans
- Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms)

### Nice to have
- Rapid7
- Tenable/Nessus
- HBSS/Trellix
- SonarQube
- endpoint detection and response (EDR) platforms
- automation tools such as Ansible or CloudFormation

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