Hybrid/Remote DCO Counter‑Measures Engineer

Koitecc Solutions; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 107,900 - 195,050; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness programs

Retirement plan

Paid leave

Job summary

Leidos' Digital Modernization sector is seeking a Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) Counter‑Measures Engineer to support the GSM‑O II program for DISA and DoD networks. You will author and deploy counter‑measures, assess their effectiveness, and design automated cybersecurity services to scale operations enterprise‑wide.

Responsibilities include developing integrations and data processing strategies, maintaining awareness of threats from DoD, IC, and open sources, and ensuring secure network

Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret clearance and eligible for TS/SCI.
• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline with 8+ years of experience (or equivalent).
• 8140 Cyber Defense Infrastructure Support Specialist 521 (CS) Intermediate or higher.
• Proficient in at least one modern language (Java, Python, Ruby, C++).
• Experience in custom malware detection development.

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 automated cybersecurity services and automation scripts/tools.
• Develop integrations, data correlation, and processing strategies to reduce cyber risk.

Skills

Security clearance

C++

Python

UNIX

Networking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Git

Sigma

Yara

Snort

Suricata

Bash

PowerShell

Job description

Leidos' Digital Modernization sector is seeking a Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) Counter‑Measures Engineer to support the GSM‑O II program for DISA and DoD networks. You will author and deploy counter‑measures, assess their effectiveness, and design automated cybersecurity services to scale operations enterprise‑wide.

Responsibilities include developing integrations and data processing strategies, maintaining awareness of threats from DoD, IC, and open sources, and ensuring secure network