Job Information
Leidos Cyber Security Analyst in Chantilly, Virginia
Description
Leidos is seeking a Cyber Security Analyst with the technical expertise to perform a broad range of information assurance engineering tasks in a complex customer environment. This position has a particular focus on incident response and threat assessment as part of a Security Operations Center (SOC). As a Cyber Security Analyst, you will be responsible for monitoring and analyzing security events, conducting incident response, and implementing security measures to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of our systems and data.
As a condition of employment, this position requires the candidate pass both a customer required medical and psychological screening.
Primary Responsibilities
Information gathering, port, and vulnerability scanning and analysis according to policy
Scheduling, execution, and tracking of vulnerability remediation activities
Coordinate with different teams to improve threat detection, response, and improve overall security posture of managed systems
Perform real-time analysis and correlation of security events, identifying potential threats and vulnerabilities.
Conduct proactive SIEM tuning to provide accurate reporting and improve collection of actionable data
Compile incident reports, executive summaries, and analysis reports of intrusions and/or security events
Conduct initial incident triage, investigation, and response to security incidents.
Tracking and reporting of security patch/upgrade implementation
Development of security policies, processes, and procedures
Development of information security documents
Conducting security audits
Development and delivery of presentations
Security test and evaluation
STIG/Checklist auditing.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's degree and at least 12 years of related experience or Masters and 10 years of related experience. Additional years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
You will be required to pass both a customer required and administered medical and physiological screening, as a condition of employment.
Clearance: Active TS/SCI with polygraph required
5 years of experience in system administration, database administration, network engineering, software engineering, or software development, with a concentration in Cyber Security
3 years of experience in incident detection and response, system administration, database administration, network engineering, software engineering, or software development
Proficient in Windows 10 / 11
Knowledge of Windows Server 2019 / 2022
Knowledge of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Rocky Linux
Expertise with network topologies and network security device functions (e.g. Firewall, IDS/IPS, Proxy, DNS, etc.).
Preferred Qualifications
Expertise in network and host-based analysis and investigation
Familiarity with operation of both Windows and Linux based systems
Experience with SIEM platforms
Experience with Enterprise vulnerability scanners
Experience in cyber government, and/or federal law enforcement.
Change management and Engineering control gates.
Security architecture development
Customer requirements identification
Operations and maintenance
Performance metrics related to security operations
Experience identifying new tools and perform trade studies
Desired certifications:
CISSP
CEH
CCNA-Security
GCIH
Original Posting Date:
2024-06-18
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.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $122,200.00 - $220,900.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.
REQNUMBER: R-00137896
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an equal opportunity employer/disability/vet.