Information Assurance Security Engineer

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The Information Assurance Security Engineer is a member of the Leidos ASC information Security (InfoSec) team responsible for applying cybersecurity principles and best practices to proactively protect and maintain the confidentiality, integrity, and availability, of the United States Antarctic Program (USAP) data, information systems, and enterprise network. Personnel in this position have an elevated level of trust, with access to sensitive and private information which must be handled with integrity and respect in accordance with USAP policies and procedures. 

The position will provide continuous security monitoring of the USAP IT infrastructure while working directly with IT Operations teams to ensure the secure operation of IT infrastructure; and with project management and architecture teams to provide information security requirements, design inputs and assessing security risks associated with new services. As a senior member of the InfoSec team, the Security Engineer trains junior members and acts as a technical consultant for the compliance analyst team.  

The successful candidate must possess a solid technical background in securing Windows and Linux Operating systems, Cisco network devices, and Palo Alto firewalls; and be capable of developing, analyzing and implementing Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs). In addition, the candidate must be familiar with providing continuous security monitoring activities, and managing in-depth vulnerability scans, remediation, risk analysis, and development of plans of action & milestones (POA&M).

Due to contract requirements, US Citizenship is required.

Must obtain a Public Trust security clearance prior to start date. This process could take up to 4 months.

The anticipated salary range for this role is $105,000 - $125,000 annually.

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About the Antarctic Support Contract:

Leidos Antarctic Support Contract (ASC) is the prime contractor to the National Science Foundation (NSF) in support of the United States Antarctic Program (USAP). Leidos supports the NSF’s Office of Polar Program’s Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics by aligning with their Mission and Vision …