Description
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At Leidos , we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers' success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainable. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.
The Digital Modernization Sector brings together our digital transformation and IT programs, allowing us to better serve our customers through scale and repeatability.
Primary Responsibilities:
The Junior Cyber Security Engineer will support the full system engineering life cycle, including requirements analysis, design, development, test, implementation, maintenance, integration, and documentation of SOC infrastructure and SOC tool suite.
The Security Engineer will be installing, configuring, monitoring, and troubleshooting network security solutions and related monitoring tools including L2/L3 network security devices, IDS/IPS, Full packet capture, DLP, Endpoint (AV, DLP, Endpoint Detection & Response), and infrastructure supporting SEIM (Splunk).
The Security Engineer must have understanding and knowledge of LAN/WAN security solutions including creating and maintaining LAN/WAN security standards and design documentation.
Knowledge and understanding of new LAN/WAN security applications and hardware as assigned.
Strong written and oral communication with the ability to communicate with team members, management, and customer.
Below are some qualifications, tools/skills the candidate should have knowledge or experience on:
2-3 years' experience in Systems Engineer/Admin role or an equivalent of 2-3 years in Cybersecurity.
Basic knowledge and familiarity with AWS - Majority of the environment systems are in AWS.These may include EC2, Storage, Lambda, S3, VPC, Storage Gateways
Basic knowledge and familiarity with Linux - More than half of the systems being managed are Linux.This ranges from CentOS, Amazon Linux 2, RHEL, Kali Linux, and Rocky Linux.Knowledge/experience in patching and updating these will be key.
Basic knowledge and familiarity with Windows Operating System and Troubleshooting - Need knowledge insetting up and building using images.Someone who knows the ins and outs of where logs and other locations of data are on a windows system is a plus.
Basic knowledge and familiarity with Networking and how it all ties together (VPNs, DNS, DHCP, AWS VPCs, Firewalls).
Basic knowledge and familiarity with some Antivirus software such as McAfee and CrowdStrike. Any HIPS software and how it works.
Basic understanding and knowledge of SOPs, Playbooks, and experience in creating documentation.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, Software Development, Information Technology, Cyber Security, or related field and 2-4 years of related experience. Additional years of experience and cyber certifications may be considered in lieu of degree.
Familiar with the management, operational, and technical aspects of IT Security in a complex enterprise environment. Additional experience in cyber risk management and assessments will be considered.
Basic knowledge and familiarity with in-depth analysis of Zero Trust Capabilities, Infrastructures and Architecture.
Clearance:
Pre ferred Qualifications :
Ability to learn and support new systems and applications.
Redhat, Cisco or Microsoft, Security+, Linux+, or Network+ certifications
Cisco Hardware and Storage
Expertise in Networking, Linux and Windows
Sourcefire (snort) or RSA Security Analytics (network) experience a plus
Ability to script in one more of the following computer languages Python, Bash, Visual Basic or Powershell
Original Posting Date:
2024-07-18
While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $65,000.00 - $117,500.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
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REQNUMBER: R-00139815
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an equal opportunity employer/disability/vet.
