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Security Engineer

Leidos

Huntingdonshire

Hybrid

GBP 47,000 - 72,000

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Job summary

A leading technology company is looking for a skilled Security Engineer in Huntingdon to join their cyber security team. The position requires experience in maintaining security controls and assessing system vulnerabilities. You’ll collaborate with various engineering teams while ensuring compliance with security standards. The role offers opportunities for professional development within an inclusive work environment and a competitive employment package.

Benefits

Contributory Pension Scheme

Private Medical Insurance

33 days Annual Leave

Flexible benefits

Flexi‑time benefits

Qualifications

Experience in implementing detective and preventative security controls to reduce risk.
Understanding of different lifecycles/methodologies like agile and DevOps.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and works well in a team environment.

Responsibilities

Implement and maintain the security tooling and technical controls.
Assess system vulnerabilities and implement risk mitigation strategies.
Work with the customer to develop new policies and design processes.

Skills

Splunk

IDS

Network security

Computer Networking

Identity & Access Management

PKI

PCI

NIST Standards

Security System Experience

Information Security

Encryption

SIEM

Security Engineer

Security Clearance Required - DV (Developed Vetting)

Location: 80% On‑Site to Huntingdon UK

UNLEASH YOUR POTENTIAL

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 to contribute to our communities and operate sustainably. 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.

ARE YOU READY FOR YOUR NEXT CHALLENGE?

We are searching for a number of Cyber Security Engineers with a varied technical background. Required to work at our customer sites in Huntingdon and/or London with occasional travel to other UK locations. In this role you will be working in a team of security engineers reporting to the cyber security engineering lead to ensure that the customer sites maintain a strong cyber security posture.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Implement and maintain the security tooling and technical controls.
Work with the engineering teams to ensure systems remain at the required security posture against baseline requirements.
Develop and document system security baselines.
Work with the Protective Monitoring engineering team to ensure logs are forwarded to the SIEM capability.
Work with the customer and appropriate agencies to develop new policies, design processes and procedures and develop technical designs.
Assess system vulnerabilities, implement risk mitigation strategies, validate secure systems and test security products and systems to detect security weakness.

PROCESS SKILLS / EXPERIENCE

Experience of taking a defence‑in‑depth and multi‑layered approach to security architecture.
Experience of implementing detective and preventative security controls to reduce risk to an acceptable level.
Understanding of the controlling processes for and experience of a significant portion of the systems engineering lifecycle (e.g. requirements management, configuration management).
Understanding of different lifecycles/methodologies (waterfall, incremental, SAFE, agile, DevOps).
Experience in performing design trade‑offs working with architects and other engineers to deliver an integrated and coherent solution.
Understanding of service operations and security operational management planning.
Experience working in both delivery and proposal environments.
Experience of Defence Digital and relevant solutions and approaches across MOD.

TECHNOLOGY SKILLS / EXPERIENCE

Excellent understanding of Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability (CIA) and practical experience in applying that.
Endpoint Protection products: Malware, App Control, DLP.
Experience in implementing security requirements for a system: Microsoft OS, Linux OS, virtualisation technologies, networking, endpoint security products.
Working knowledge of the accreditation process for secure/sensitive systems.
Experience in producing/updating design artefacts.
Understanding of the implementation, operation and maintenance of SIEM products.
Understanding of network and boundary protection technologies (firewalls, mail gateways, load balancers, anti‑virus).
Understanding of authentication and authorisation technologies (SAML, LDAP, PKI, etc.).
Understanding of security infrastructure in public and private cloud e.g. virtual network infrastructure, hybrid IaaS/PaaS/SaaS solutions.

COMMUNICATION AND SOFT SKILLS

Excellent verbal and written communication skills and works well in a team environment.
Capable of developing and communicating a vision to meet the system requirements.
Ability to communicate complex technical ideas across a wide range of different audiences.
A good level of commercial awareness that will support the bid and delivery environments.

DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE

Experience working in both delivery and proposal environments.
Experience working in MOD or Home Office project environments.
Working within an AGILE environment.

WHAT WE DO FOR YOU

At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work‑life balance.

We provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes:

Contributory Pension Scheme
Private Medical Insurance
33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)
Access to Flexi‑time benefits.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY

We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture. We foster a sense of belonging welcoming all perspectives and contributions and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.

WHO WE ARE

Leidos UK & EUROPE work to make the world safer, healthier and more efficient through technology, engineering and science.

Leidos is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services. Our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing some of the most complex problems in defence, healthcare, government, safety, security and transportation.

WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT

Purpose: You can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world. You can inspire change.
Collaboration: Flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team. Whether you work from home, the office or on customer sites we give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align our needs.
People: Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills by enabling growth whilst developing. We believe that extraordinary people need opportunities to grow to be inspired and to inspire others. We invest in technical academies, career rotations and development plans that enhance your future.

ORIGINAL POSTING

For U.S. Positions: 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

47500.00 - 71557.50

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.

KEY SKILLS