Lead Security Engineer

Leidos UK

Columbia, Maryland, USA
$131,300.00 - $237,350.00; not specified; pyid tim...
Public key infrastructure (pki)
Key management expertise
Agile development environment
The selected individual will play key role in enhancing, testing, and deploying a large-scale Satellite Communications (SATCOM) system to an existing infrastructure

Job Summary

  • The selected individual will play key role in enhancing, testing, and deploying a large-scale Satellite Communications (SATCOM) system to an existing infrastructure.
  • The Lead Systems Engineer is responsible for the overall security architecture, ensuring all security requirements are defined, implemented, and verified.
  • Leidos offers competitive benefits, including Paid Time Off, 11 paid Holidays, 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting, Flexible Schedules, Discounted Stock Purchase Plans, Technical Upskilling, Education and Training Support, Parental Paid Leave, and much more.

Matching Summary

The selected individual will play key role in enhancing, testing, and deploying a large-scale Satellite Communications (SATCOM) system to an existing infrastructure.

Salary

$131,300.00 - $237,350.00; Not specified; Paid Time Off, 11 paid Holidays, 401K with a 6% company match, Flexible Schedules, Discounted Stock Purchase Plans, Technical Upskilling, Education and Training Support, Parental Paid Leave

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
  • Key management expertise
  • Agile Development environment
  • Security architecture oversight
  • Information Systems Security Engineering practices
  • Application security testing
  • Penetration testing activities

Nice-to-have

  • High-impact, multi-agency program
  • Enhance mission-critical communications
  • Solutions-oriented team player
  • High level of self-initiative
  • Disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology, Information Assurance, or related field, and at least 12 years of relevant experience
  • At least 10 years of experience leading diverse Security Engineering teams
  • At least 5 years of experience working on an Agile program in a leadership role
  • Extensive hands-on experience with modern security tools
  • Current active CISSP certification
  • In-depth understanding of security vulnerabilities and remediation techniques
  • Extensive experience formulating, implementing, and assessing IT security policy
  • Solid understanding of ATOs, SSPs, and STE/STN requirements
  • U.S. Citizenship with an Active or Current TS/SCI with Polygraph required

Work Rights

Active or Current TS/SCI with Polygraph

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