System Administrator

Company: Leidos
Location: Washington
Posted on: February 17, 2025

Job Description:

DescriptionAt 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 sustainably. 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.Are you ready for your next career challenge?The Digital Modernization Sector is focused on delivering performance-based IT services and repeatable solutions. Leidos Dig Mod Health IT division is seeking a Security Engineer specializing in network operations for a large network services opportunity supporting a Health Agency in Montgomery County, MD. The security engineers are members of the network security and performance team that maintain and support a multi-faceted large-scale enterprise network that provides ongoing support 24x7x365. The security engineering team ensures secure, highly available network backbone, wireless, and data center services in accordance with existing customer service level agreements (SLAs). The candidate for this position will provide operational support and relevant security expertise for vulnerability management, the enforcement of security standards and for numerous networking tools and applications (i.e. firewalls, IDS, IPS, Tenable).Primary Responsibilities

• Provide on-site support to the health agency in MD.
• Delivery Cybersecurity project management, continuous diagnostics and mitigation, threat mitigation and incident response, security architecture support, critical infrastructure protection, patch management, vulnerability management, risk management, information assurance, penetration testing, cybersecurity services, disaster recovery and Security Assessment and Authorization (SA&A) documentation.
• Lead implementation of new security projects including estimation, design, development, testing and deployment and track status throughout.
• Support operations team with cybersecurity guidance for day-to-day operations, monitor system logs for security vulnerabilities and generate automated reports and trend metrics.
• Recommend best business practices and secure methodologies to maintain and/or improve security posture of the information systems within the designated service area to the SAM and system owners.
• Provide support to service areas with implementing new security policy/procedures/mandates, processes, memos, and guidance (e.g., OMB, NIST 800-37 rev2).
• Serve as the POC for COOP activities.
• Support the creation and delivery of relevant contract deliverable documentation (i.e. SSP, COOP) reports, plans and analysis.
• Research, evaluate, and stay current on emerging tools, techniques, and technologies including cloud services.Basic Qualifications
  • BS degree and 8-12 years of relevant experience.
  • EITHER an active Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) Routing and Switching or an equivalent expert-level certification such as Juniper Networks Certified Internet Expert (JNCIE) in Routing and Switching, plus five (5) years of data center operational experience OR an active Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) (Data Center, Enterprise, or Service Provider) or an equivalent professional-level certification such as Juniper Networks Certified Professional (JNCIP) (Enterprise Routing & Switching, Data Center, or Service Provider) and ten (10) years of data center operational experience.
  • Experience developing mitigation/corrective action strategies to remediate security vulnerabilities IAW defined policies.
  • Knowledge of supporting formal change management processes using an ITSM platform such as ServiceNow.
  • Demonstrated ability for oral and written communication with the highest levels of management and delivery of required reports in accordance with formal contractual agreements.
  • Experience integrating security measures into the design of complex systems and networks to protect against unauthorized access and threats.
  • Experience identifying and prioritizing potential threats to a system, application, or organization.
  • Experience overseeing security measures to protect organization from possible threats. Identify security requirements and risks and develop mitigation policies.
  • Manage processing services delivered over the internet; this includes understanding data center or cloud architecture, security controls, and risk.
  • Understanding of ITIL agile practices.
  • Must be able to obtain a public trust.Preferred Qualifications
    • Active CISSP certification strongly desired.
    • ITIL 4, CCIE, CCNP.
    • Operational experience with environments employing cloud or software-defined networking.
    • Operational experience using ScienceLogic SL1.
    • Demonstrated experience implementing successful continuous process improvement within an IT infrastructure environment.
    • Experience using ServiceNow Project Portfolio Management.Original Posting Date:2025-02-13While 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 $104,650.00 - $189,175.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and 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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