Senior Cybersecurity AI Engineer for Defensive Operations

Leidos; Laurel (MS); On-site; USD 108,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

11 paid Holidays

401K with company match

Flexible schedules

Discounted stock purchase plan

Technical upskilling

Education and training support

Parental paid leave

Job summary

Leidos in Laurel, Mississippi seeks a Senior Cybersecurity AI Developer to advance defensive cyber operations. You will prototype software, leverage AI and LLMs, and transform operator challenges into scalable analytical tools for vulnerability analysis and incident response.

Qualified candidates should have a strong software background, cybersecurity exposure, and experience with AI in production. A TS/SCI with polygraph is required; substantial benefits and a sign-on bonus are offered.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree +6 years, bachelor’s degree +8 years, associate’s degree +10 years, or High School diploma or GED +12 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in software development processes and programming.
• Solid cybersecurity concepts and defensive operations familiarity.
• Nice-to-have: AI production experience using LLMs and data science background.

Responsibilities

• Develop software to increase speed and efficiency of defensive cyber operations.
• Collaborate with mission operators to observe workflow and design solutions.
• Integrate AI capabilities using LLMs to optimize development and data analytics.
• Support workflows across vulnerability patching, incident response, and threat emulation.

Skills

Python

LLMs

Data analytics

AI development

Software engineering

Education

Master's degree

Bachelor's degree

Associate's degree

High School diploma

Tools

Splunk

Kubernetes

Rancher

Apache Airflow

Job description

Leidos in Laurel, Mississippi seeks a Senior Cybersecurity AI Developer to advance defensive cyber operations. You will prototype software, leverage AI and LLMs, and transform operator challenges into scalable analytical tools for vulnerability analysis and incident response.

Qualified candidates should have a strong software background, cybersecurity exposure, and experience with AI in production. A TS/SCI with polygraph is required; substantial benefits and a sign-on bonus are offered.