Security Architect

Leidos; Bethesda (MD); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a TS/SCI Security Engineer Architect in Bethesda, MD, to join their mission-driven team. The role focuses on leading security engineering efforts, managing Security Team across Task Orders, and ensuring compliance with industry standards and best practices. Ideal candidates will possess a robust background in security technologies, Agile methodologies, and team leadership.

With flexible scheduling options, the position involves on-site work but allows for occasional remote tasks based on project needs.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of relevant experience (or 12+ with a Master's).
• Active TS/SCI clearance and ability to obtain a Polygraph.
• At least one of the DoD 8570.01-M IASAE Level II certifications.

Responsibilities

• Oversee management of DTP Security Team across Task Orders.
• Provide technical guidance and manage project priorities.
• Analyze security incidents and create improvement policies.

Skills

Security best practices

Agile methodologies

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

BS degree

Master's degree

Tools

Tenable Security Center

Jira

Confluence

Linux

Windows

Kubernetes

Job description

Description

Are you ready to join Leidos all-star team? Through training, teamwork, and exposure to challenging technical work, let Leidos show how to accelerate your career path.

Leidos has an exciting opening for you as our next TS/SCI Security Engineer Architect working across several Task Orders under the DOMEX Technology Platform (DTP) contract supporting National Digital Exploitation & OSINT Center systems. You will have impact as part of a mission focused, solutions oriented, and adaptive team that values innovation, collaboration, and professional development. As the Security Engineering Architect Lead, your job is to provide technical security expertise in our cloud and on-premise infrastructure, focusing on leading teams through the Risk Management Framework to system ATOs across multiple domains. You will lean on your experience with security technologies and industry best practices while employing effective security solutions. You are a demonstrated leader, skilled at achieving cross‑functional collaboration in a dynamic and fast paced environment.

While most work is conducted on‑site at our client location in Bethesda, MD, we offer a flexible schedule and, occasionally, some tasks may be performed remotely. Percentage of remote work will vary based on client requirements/deliverables.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide management oversight and coordination of DTP Security Team across multiple Task Orders with a focus on streamlining ATO management processes with engineering solutions and best practice efficiencies.
• Provide technical guidance to team members while employing security solutions.
• Directly interact with DIA CIO and NDOC Security POCs.
• Create, improve, and maintain security policies and procedures.
• Provide operating system hardening and system patching guidance based on DISA STIGs and NIST publications.
• Analyze security incidents and provide recommendations for resolution.
• Strong knowledge and experience in software development in an Agile or SAFe environment.
• Serve as Product Owner for the Security Engineering Team.
• Manage individual project priorities, deliverables, and deadlines.
• Foster an environment of collaboration with the different team members in the goal of providing quality service and product to our customer.

Qualifications

You demonstrate a solid understanding of security best practices and meet the following qualifications:

• BS degree and 15+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 12+ years of prior relevant experience.
• An active TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain/maintain a Polygraph.
• Have at least one of the following DoD 8570.01-M IASAE Level II certifications: CISSP, CISSP-ISSAP, CISSP-ISSEP, CSSLP, or CASP+ CE. NOTE: the CISSP Associate is not acceptable.
• Familiarity with NIST Special Publications e.g. NIST SP 800-27, 30, 37, 53, 60.
• Experience with CNSS publication CNSSI 1253.
• Experience supporting DoD/IC systems through the entire Risk Management Framework Plus (RMF) process to ATO.
• Experience with incident response plans, plans of actions and milestones (POA&Ms), risk management plans, and vulnerability management plans.
• Experience establishing and maintaining a System Security Engineering (SSE) management process to integrate security and privacy controls into complex hardware and software systems.
• Experience managing a team of Cyber Security Engineers (CSEs) and Information System Security Officers (ISSOs).
• Experience using Tenable Security Center and all components.
• Experience with technologies such as Linux, Windows, firewalls, gateways, proxies, VPCs, and public key infrastructure.
• Strong analytical, communication, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.

Preferred Additional Experience

You will wow us even more if you have some of these:

• An active TS/SCI clearance with Poly.
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) certification.
• Experience with SAFe methodology.
• Successfully achieved ATO under RMF+ across multiple domains.
• Experience working in Agile and DevOpsSec environments.
• Experience with big data applications.
• Experience with Jira and Confluence.
• Experience with OIDC or Oauth2.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Rancher, or Cloudera containerization technologies.
• Experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins or Gitlab.
• Experience with Elasticsearch.
• Experience with Active Directory.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Scripting languages like bash, python, or PowerShell.

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.