Countermeasures Engineer

Leidos; Chambersburg (Franklin County); In loco; USD 108.000 - 195.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Competitive compensation

Health and Wellness programs

Income Protection

Paid Leave

Retirement

Descrizione del lavoro

Leidos seeks a cybersecurity professional to support the DISA CDES program, refining and maintaining cross-domain defenses. The candidate will engage with customers, apply threat intelligence, and develop analytics and countermeasures to defend networks in line with NSA NCDSMO RTB standards.

Requirements include a DoD security clearance, a related bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, knowledge of CND and EDR, and IAT Level 2 certification.

Competenze

• Active DoD Secret clearance or higher.
• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of Cyber Network Defense (CND) to protect, detect, respond and sustain.
• Ability to work independently in a high-visibility, changing environment.
• Understanding of enclave-level networking and sensor technologies.
• Understanding of Endpoint Detect and Response (EDR) technologies.
• Active DoD-8570 IAT Level 2 certification (Security+ CE) at start date.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Mansioni

• Establish baseline security data per RTB standards.
• Maintain integrity of customer configurations and onboarding baselines.
• Collaborate with monitoring centers to validate data access and CDES indices with a SIEM.
• Collaborate with teams to apply threat intelligence and develop analytics and countermeasures.
• Track RTB compliance with DISA and mission partners.
• Stay updated on RTB changes with DISA and NCDSMO; advise on necessary changes.
• Work with peers to establish data health dashboards.

Conoscenze

Cybersecurity fundamentals

CND (Cyber Network Defense)

EDR technologies

Communication skills

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in related discipline

Strumenti

Microsoft SharePoint

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Defender Suite

Python

PowerShell

Descrizione del lavoro

This position will support the DISA DECO Task Order 22 Network Assurance (NA) Program to refine and maintain the defense of Cross Domain Enterprise Services (CDES) infrastructure. This candidate will be expected to actively engage with a variety of customers, collaborating with them, anticipating their needs, and delivering flawlessly. Candidate should demonstrate a strong understanding of Cybersecurity fundamentals, threat actor TTP frameworks such as the MITRE ATT&CK framework, developing and deploying Cybersecurity threat detection and mitigation rules and analytics, and developing new and innovative solutions to defend customer networks in accordance with industry and government standards.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Establish baseline security relevant data in accordance with NSA National Cross Domain Services Management Office (NCDSMO) Raise the Bar (RTB) standards.
• Maintain integrity and efficacy of customer configurations; establish baseline customer configuration as part of onboarding; work with the customer to track changes to the infrastructure.
• Work with the various primary monitoring centers to validate access to data and CDES index/indices with a SIEM.
• Collaborate with other teams to apply threat intelligence to the development of analytics and countermeasures; develop analytics and countermeasures.
• Track and make recommendations for RTB compliance by DISA and mission partners.
• Keep abreast of the RTB standards; work with the DISA CDES office and NCDSMO to understand changes to the standards; determine changes needed by DISA CSSP to assist with compliance.
• Work with peer teams to establish data health/monitoring dashboards.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must have an active DoD Secret security clearance or higher (program can support up to TS)
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in a related discipline with 4+ yrs of professional experience; additional or equivalent experience can be substituted in lieu of a degree.
• Knowledge of Cyber Network Defense (CND) with regards to protect, detect, respond and sustain within a Computer Incident Response organization.
• Must be able to work independently in a high visibility, frequently changing environment.
• Understanding of enclave-level networking and sensor technologies.
• Understanding of Endpoint Detect and Response (EDR) technologies.
• Must have an active DoD-8570 IAT Level 2 baseline certification (Security+ CE) at your start date.
• Motivated self-starter with strong written and verbal communication skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with DISA and DoD Networks.
• User-level experience with Microsoft SharePoint.
• Privileged-user level experience with Microsoft Azure and the Microsoft Defender Suite of tools.
• Microsoft AZ-104, AZ-500, and SC-200 certifications, or other Microsoft Azure and Defender-related certifications.
• Experience developing scripts in Python and PowerShell.
• Advanced Certifications such as SANS GIAC/GCIA/GCIH, CISSP, CCNA, CCNP or CASP.
• Experience in intelligence driven defense.
• Experience with DOD accreditation.

Pay Range:

$107,900.00 - $195,050.00

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

• competitive compensation
• Health and Wellness programs
• Income Protection
• Paid Leave
• Retirement

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.