Principal Cybersecurity Architect - DoD RMF Expert

Leidos; Linthicum (MD); On-site; USD 154,000 - 278,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos in Linthicum, MD, seeks a Principal Cyber Security Engineer to join a focused security team providing IA Architecture Analysis and Security Engineering for NC3, COG, and Senior Leader communications.

The role entails conducting cybersecurity risk assessments, designing and operating real-time threat detection capabilities, evaluating architectures for security gaps, and guiding stakeholders through security requirements and validation methods. Active TS/SCI with poly is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field with extensive experience in ISSE or System Engineer roles.
• CISSP and ISSEP certifications are REQUIRED.
• Strong writing and briefing skills, with ability to brief senior DoD officials.

Responsibilities

• Conduct cybersecurity risk assessments and provide prioritized risk mitigation recommendations.
• Support design, implementation, and operation of real-time capabilities to discover, detect, analyze, and mitigate threats.
• Analyze candidate architectures against security requirements to identify gaps and mitigation strategies.
• Research emerging technologies to determine cybersecurity effectiveness and applicability.
• Engage stakeholders to define security objectives, requirements and validation methods.
• Validate system security requirements and design, ensuring uniform enterprise security policy application.
• Develop and integrate IA and security systems for diverse enclaves and data classifications.
• Contribute to RMF activities, risk analysis, certification and security awareness.

Skills

CISSP/ISSEP

Strong writing skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Information Assurance/Information Security System Engineering or related field

Job description

Leidos in Linthicum, MD, seeks a Principal Cyber Security Engineer to join a focused security team providing IA Architecture Analysis and Security Engineering for NC3, COG, and Senior Leader communications.

The role entails conducting cybersecurity risk assessments, designing and operating real-time threat detection capabilities, evaluating architectures for security gaps, and guiding stakeholders through security requirements and validation methods. Active TS/SCI with poly is required.