d277db7b-963 Principal Cyber Security Engineer As a Principal Cyber Security Engineer, you will join a small team of security engineers providing Information Assurance (IA) Architecture Analysis and Security Engineering Support. You will perform in a consultant-like role providing technical knowledge, expertise, and advice to customers.

The Principal Cyber Security Engineer shall deliver and lead threat-informed cybersecurity products, including:

  • Conducting cybersecurity risk assessments and providing prioritized risk mitigation recommendations
  • Supporting the design, implementation, and operation of real-time capabilities to discover, detect, analyze, and mitigate threats and vulnerabilities
  • Analyzing candidate architectures to identify security gaps and providing recommended mitigation strategies
  • Researching and evaluating emerging technologies to determine cybersecurity effectiveness
  • Aiding stakeholders through the development, refinement, delivery, and implementation of innovative solutions and capabilities
  • Engaging stakeholders to ensure security objectives, protection needs, security requirements, and associated validation methods are defined
  • Validating and verifying system security requirements definitions and analysis
  • Establishing system security design
  • Designing, developing, implementing, and integrating IA and security systems and system components
  • Assisting architects and systems developers in the identification and implementation of appropriate information security functionality
  • Contributing to security planning, assessment, risk analysis, risk management, certification, and awareness activities

CLEARANCE REQUIRED: Active TS/SCI with polygraph.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited university in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security System Engineering, or a related field
  • Minimum of 20 years of experience as an Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) or System Engineer
  • CISSP - ISSEP required
  • Strong writing skills
  • Confidence and ability to present briefings to senior-level DoD officials
  • Expertise in the Risk Management Framework (RMF) and conducting cybersecurity risk assessments
  • Expertise in network technology and systems security engineering
  • Experience with security monitoring and incident response capabilities
  • Experience with emerging technologies such as Zero Trust, Cloud Computing, etc.
  • Knowledge of NIST Special Publications 800 Series, CNSSI 1253, and DoD 8500

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]]> full-time senior $154,050.00 - $278,475.00 CISSP - ISSEP, Risk Management Framework (RMF), cybersecurity risk assessments, network technology, systems security engineering, security monitoring, incident response, Zero Trust, Cloud Computing, NIST Special Publications 800 Series, CNSSI 1253, DoD 8500 Security Technology Leidos https://logos.yubhub.co/leidos.com.png Leidos is a company that provides services and solutions for various missions, including National Leadership Command Capability, Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications, Continuity of Government, and Senior Leader communications. https://leidos.com USD 154050 278475 yearly https://leidos.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Linthicum-MD/Principal-Cyber-Security-Engineer_R-00196226 Linthicum, MD Linthicum MD US 2026-11-04 unknown unknown