Senior Systems Engineer

Description

The NASA Advanced Enterprise Global Information Technology Solutions at Leidos currently has an opening for a Information System Security Engineer to work remotely. We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic, Information System Security Engineer (ISSE) to join our cloud services team. The ISSE will be responsible for the secure design, development, and implementation of cloud-based systems, ensuring compliance with relevant security standards and frameworks such as NIST, FedRAMP, RMF, and ISO 27001. The ideal candidate will work closely with cloud architects, developers, and system administrators to embed security throughout the system lifecycle.

This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience helping the AEGIS mission. In this mission you will work to review system controls, maintain system security packages, and assist with ensuring our environment remains secure and meets our organization's operational requirements.

Primary Responsibilities

• Responsible for the daily cloud security analysis, engineering, and remediation.
• Reviews system logs, receives, and investigates security alerts, monitor scan results, maintain security components of the cloud environment
• Creates and works POA&Ms and RBDs to completion, communicate security concerns to the assigned ISSO, and work with the Security Operations Center (SOC) and the Incident Response Team (IRT) in the event of a security incident.
• Supports ongoing continuous monitoring efforts by developing and maintaining appropriate information and documentation related to applicable security controls supporting the cloud infrastructure.
• Ensures cloud service tenants receive the appropriate cloud support from the Engineering Team.
• Monitors the Service Desk to ensure requests are assigned and worked promptly according to prioritization needs. Coordinates with the Business Lead to ensure cloud support hours are correctly logged and reported.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 8+ years of experience in cybersecurity with at least 2 years focused on cloud security.
• Must be able to obtain a Public Trust(U.S Citizenship Required)
• In-depth understanding of security engineering for cloud services (AWS, Azure).
• Familiarity with NIST frameworks, RMF, FedRAMP, and other compliance standards.
• Experience with tools such as AWS Security Hub, Azure Security Center, Prisma Cloud, or similar.
• Knowledge of scripting and automation (e.g., Python, Bash, Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Strong understanding of identity and access management, network security, and data protection in the cloud.

Preferred Qualifications

• Cloud certifications such as AWS Certified Security - Specialty, Azure Security Engineer Associate, or Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer.
• Security certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, or CAP.
• Experience supporting government cloud environments (GovCloud, DoD IL4/IL5).
• Working knowledge of container security (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker) and DevSecOps practices

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.

For U.S. Positions: 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.

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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