Cyber Defense & Countermeasures Engineer

Leidos; Odenton (MD); On-site; USD 108,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a cybersecurity professional to support the DISA CDES program and defend cross-domain enterprise services. You will collaborate with customers, develop analytics, and deploy defenses aligned with DoD standards.

The role requires a DoD Secret (up to TS) clearance, a related bachelor’s degree with 4+ years, and experience with CND, EDR, and threat analytics. On-site options: Ft Meade, MD or Chambersburg, PA.

Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret clearance or higher required (program can support up to TS).
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in a related discipline with 4+ years of professional experience.
• Knowledge of Cyber Network Defense (CND) with regards to protect, detect, respond and sustain within a Computer Incident Response organization.
• Ability 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.
• Active DoD-8570 IAT Level 2 baseline certification (Security+ CE) at start date.
• Motivated self-starter with strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Establish baseline security relevant data in accordance with NSA NCDSMO RTB standards.
• Maintain integrity and efficacy of customer configurations and onboarding baselines; track changes.
• Work with primary monitoring centers to validate data access and CDES indices with a SIEM.
• Collaborate with teams to apply threat intelligence to analytics and countermeasures.
• Track and recommend RTB compliance by DISA and mission partners.
• Keep abreast of RTB standards and changes; determine DISA CSSP actions.
• Work with peer teams to establish data health/monitoring dashboards.

Skills

DoD Secret clearance

IAT Level 2 (Security+)

Cyber Network Defense

EDR technologies

Python

PowerShell

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related discipline

Tools

SharePoint

Azure Defender

Microsoft Defender Suite

Job description

Leidos is seeking a cybersecurity professional to support the DISA CDES program and defend cross-domain enterprise services. You will collaborate with customers, develop analytics, and deploy defenses aligned with DoD standards.

The role requires a DoD Secret (up to TS) clearance, a related bachelor’s degree with 4+ years, and experience with CND, EDR, and threat analytics. On-site options: Ft Meade, MD or Chambersburg, PA.