Cybersecurity AI Engineer for Defensive Ops & Prototyping

Leidos Inc; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 87,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

11 paid Holidays

401K with company match

Flexible schedules

Educational and training support

Parental paid leave

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Cybersecurity AI Developer to join our Intel Sector and strengthen mission software through rapid prototyping and advanced analytics. You will work with operators to translate real-world challenges into scalable AI-enabled tools for defensive cyber operations.

The role emphasizes deep software development, cybersecurity fundamentals, and experience with LLMs and AI platforms to accelerate incident response, threat emulation, and vulnerability analysis.

Qualifications

• Master's degree with 3+ years in software development or cybersecurity context.
• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years in software development, or related field.
• Associate's degree with 7+ years of relevant software experience.
• High School diploma with 12+ years in software development processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop software for defensive cyber operations and rapid prototyping.
• Collaborate with mission operators to observe workflow challenges and design solutions.
• Leverage AI resources to optimize development lifecycles and analytics.
• Support vulnerability patching, incident response, and threat emulation.

Skills

Python Mastery

Software Engineering

Cybersecurity Knowledge

LLMs

Kubernetes

Data Analysis

Education

Master's degree

Bachelor's degree

Associate's degree

High School diploma

Tools

Kubernetes

Splunk

Airflow

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Cybersecurity AI Developer to join our Intel Sector and strengthen mission software through rapid prototyping and advanced analytics. You will work with operators to translate real-world challenges into scalable AI-enabled tools for defensive cyber operations.

The role emphasizes deep software development, cybersecurity fundamentals, and experience with LLMs and AI platforms to accelerate incident response, threat emulation, and vulnerability analysis.