DCO Counter-Measures Engineer: Automation & Threat Intel

Koitecc Solutions; Whitehall (OH); Hybrid; USD 107,900 - 195,050; Full time

Job summary

Leidos' Digital Modernization sector seeks a Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) Counter‑Measures Engineer to support the GSM‑O II program, delivering cyber defense for DISA and combatant commands.

Responsibilities cover designing and deploying counter‑measures, assessing effectiveness, and building automation scripts and integrations to scale security across the enterprise. This role may be based at multiple bases with partial hybrid telework.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Must have active DoD Secret clearance and be eligible to obtain TS/SCI.
• Requires 8140 Cyber Defense Infrastructure Support Specialist 521 (CS) Intermediate-level compliance with Security+, PenTest+, CySA+, GSEC, or GMON.
• Proficiency in programming in at least one modern language (Java, Python, Ruby, C++).
• Unix administration and network fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Author and deploy novel counter‑measures to eliminate threats and illuminate their activities.
• Assess the effectiveness of counter‑measures on an ongoing basis and re‑vector actions as needed.
• Design and develop solutions to deliver automated cybersecurity services, conduct agile development and maintenance of automation scripts/tools to scale cybersecurity work across the enterprise.
• Develop custom integrations, data correlation, and processing strategies to reduce cybersecurity risk and act as a subject‑matter expert for the automation team.
• Maintain situational awareness of cyber activity by reviewing DoD, Intelligence Community and open‑source reporting for new vulnerabilities, malware or other threats.

Skills

Java

Python

C++

Networking

Unix Admin

Cybersecurity

Education

Bachelor's degree with 8+ years experience

Tools

Git

Sigma

Yara

Snort

Suricata

APIs

Job description

Leidos' Digital Modernization sector seeks a Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) Counter‑Measures Engineer to support the GSM‑O II program, delivering cyber defense for DISA and combatant commands.

Responsibilities cover designing and deploying counter‑measures, assessing effectiveness, and building automation scripts and integrations to scale security across the enterprise. This role may be based at multiple bases with partial hybrid telework.