DV‑Cleared Senior Cyber Security Engineer (Remote)

Leidos; Farnborough; Hybrid; GBP 62,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory Pension Scheme

Private Medical Insurance

33 days Annual Leave (including public

Flexible benefits

Flexi-Time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Senior Cyber Security Engineer (DV) to support defence programs from our Farnborough site, with opportunity for remote work. You will design, implement and assure security across on‑prem and cloud environments, applying recognised standards (NIST, CIS) and security as code practices.

A DV clearance is required for this UK role. The role involves vulnerability management, incident response leadership and collaboration with engineering teams to maintain security postures and

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a senior cyber security engineering role, delivering security outcomes across complex IT environments (on‑prem and/or cloud).
• Hands‑on experience with vulnerability management and risk prioritisation, including remediation.
• Experience supporting or leading incident response activities and producing audit/assurance evidence.
• Ability to communicate technical security issues clearly to non‑specialists and support governance decisions.
• AWS security certifications or equivalent cloud security experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to governance forums, providing clear security advice and risk‑based recommendations.
• Shaping secure designs and defining/assuring controls across infrastructure, platforms and applications (including cloud).
• Coordinate with stakeholders to ensure compliance with HM Government/MOD standards (NIST, CIS).
• Mentor teams and drive continuous security improvements.

Skills

Security engineering

Vulnerability management

Incident response

AWS Cloud

Governance & risk

Tools

AWS CloudFormation

Terraform

CIS Benchmarks

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Senior Cyber Security Engineer (DV) to support defence programs from our Farnborough site, with opportunity for remote work. You will design, implement and assure security across on‑prem and cloud environments, applying recognised standards (NIST, CIS) and security as code practices.

A DV clearance is required for this UK role. The role involves vulnerability management, incident response leadership and collaboration with engineering teams to maintain security postures and