Cybersecurity Engineer – Information System Security Engineer (ISSE)

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $87.1k - $157.4k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

👮‍♂️ Cybersecurity / Security Engineer

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Leidos

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1969

🏥 Healthcare

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

Healthcare • Consulting • Logistics

Leidos is a leading systems integrator in science, technology, and engineering, providing solutions that transform and enable the missions of its customers. The company operates across various markets, including aviation, defense, energy, government, healthcare, intelligence, science, and space. Leidos is involved in AI, digital modernization, cyber operations, and integrated and mission software systems. With a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and sustainability, Leidos also engages in charitable efforts and community enrichment programs. Additionally, it contributes to developing solutions for counter-unmanned aerial systems and electric vehicle infrastructure for military applications.

📋 Description

• Support cybersecurity engineering throughout system design, development, integration, deployment, and sustainment of Salesforce Health Cloud, Amazon Connect, and associated cloud services • Develop, maintain, and coordinate DoD/DHA ATO and RMF documentation, including SSPs, security control implementation narratives, security boundary diagrams, data flow diagrams, and authorization artifacts • Prepare and maintain security control responsibility matrices, hardware/software inventories, ports and protocols documentation, interconnection agreements, and POA&Ms • Coordinate with government ISSMs, ISSOs, security assessors, and Leidos cybersecurity personnel throughout the authorization process • Review system architectures, integrations, cloud configurations, and application designs to identify cybersecurity requirements, risks, and compliance gaps • Support implementation and validation of NIST SP 800-53 controls, secure configuration baselines, access controls, encryption, logging, and monitoring capabilities • Evaluate cloud service security requirements, inherited controls, shared responsibility models, and authorization boundaries for Salesforce, AWS, and associated services • Coordinate vulnerability assessments, security scanning, configuration reviews, and remediation activities • Track cybersecurity findings, vulnerabilities, POA&Ms, and corrective actions through validation and closure • Support continuous monitoring, including security control assessments, audit log reviews, vulnerability reporting, and compliance documentation • Conduct security impact assessments for application enhancements, configuration changes, integrations, and software releases • Collaborate with developers and administrators to implement secure development practices and remediate application security vulnerabilities • Support security incident investigation, response coordination, evidence collection, and corrective actions • Maintain security documentation, authorization evidence, compliance records, and technical security procedures • Communicate cybersecurity risks, authorization status, compliance findings, and remediation progress to program management and government stakeholders

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical discipline and 4–8 years of relevant experience, or a master's degree with 2–6 years of relevant experience; equivalent experience may be considered in accordance with Leidos policies • At least 3 years of experience in cybersecurity engineering, information assurance, system security engineering, or security assessment and authorization activities • Experience supporting DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF) processes and preparing or maintaining system authorization documentation • Experience developing System Security Plans, security control implementation narratives, POA&Ms, and supporting ATO artifacts • Working knowledge of NIST SP 800-53 security controls, DoD cybersecurity policies, and system authorization requirements • Experience reviewing technical architectures, system configurations, data flows, and security control implementations • Familiarity with cloud security principles, shared responsibility models, identity and access management, encryption, logging, and vulnerability management • Experience reviewing vulnerability assessment results, tracking remediation activities, and supporting continuous security monitoring • Strong analytical, problem-solving, technical documentation, communication, and collaboration skills • Ability to independently manage cybersecurity engineering assignments and coordinate with developers, administrators, cybersecurity personnel, and government representatives • Ability to meet applicable DoD/DHA personnel security and suitability requirements • Ability to satisfy applicable DoD cybersecurity workforce qualification requirements for the assigned position • Preferred: Experience supporting ATO activities for DoD, DHA, VA, or other federal healthcare systems • Preferred: Experience preparing authorization packages for cloud-hosted or SaaS-based enterprise applications • Preferred: Familiarity with Salesforce Government Cloud Plus / Government Cloud Plus – Defense security architecture • Preferred: Experience with AWS GovCloud, Amazon Connect, AWS IAM, CloudTrail, CloudWatch, and associated AWS security capabilities • Preferred: Experience supporting DoD IL4/IL5 environments and understanding of the DoD Cloud Computing security requirements

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