Cloud Cyber Security Specialist

Description

Join our dynamic team at Leidos and elevate your career! We are seeking a Cloud Cyber Security Specialist to contribute to the cutting-edge DOMEX Technology Platform (DTP). In this pivotal role, you will assist in centralizing and standardizing Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (TCPED) of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) across the Defense and Intelligence Community. Utilizing cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and cross-domain systems, you'll help drive advanced data exploitation and analytical capabilities.

As a Cloud Cyber Security Specialist, your expertise will be key in securing, hardening, and ensuring the compliance of cloud-based platforms and infrastructures within various secure networks. You will use your extensive knowledge of security technologies, best practices, vulnerability management, and risk management frameworks (RMF) to deploy effective security solutions. Collaborating with compliance professionals, software engineers, system architects, and government staff, you will engage in comprehensive systems and cybersecurity engineering tasks to maintain regulatory compliance and ensure robust security posture.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Develop and maintain security policies, procedures, and best practices for cloud environments.
• Conduct security assessments, manage vulnerabilities, and perform risk analyses for cloud-based systems across secure enclaves.
• Implement and oversee security controls for Kubernetes clusters and containerized applications.
• Integrate security measures into CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps processes.
• Conduct security reviews of cloud architectures, service configurations, and system changes to assess impacts on security controls.
• Prepare and maintain ATO packages, ensuring compliance with DOD/IC standards and frameworks, including DODI 8500 series and NIST SP 800-53.
• Manage continuous monitoring solutions for cloud environments.
• Work closely with development teams to enforce secure coding practices and conduct code reviews.
• Stay updated on emerging cloud security threats, technologies, and best practices.

To excel in this role, you should possess the following skills (required):

• Active or current Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility and capability to obtain a Polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field with 8+ years in the industry, including 5+ years in cybersecurity, or equivalent experience.
• At least one DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II or higher certification (e.g., CCNA Security, CySA+, Security+ CE, CISSP).
• 5+ years of experience securing cloud-based software applications and infrastructure, including implementing security controls.
• 5+ years of experience hardening Linux hosts and automating DISA STIG implementation.
• Demonstrated experience securing Kubernetes platforms and integrating security into CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience developing A&A packages for ATO in secure environments, with strong knowledge of relevant compliance frameworks.
• Familiarity with tools like Xacta or eMass for compliance scanning and STIG assessment.
• Proficient in scripting languages such as Bash and Python for automation.
• Understanding of secure software development practices.
• Experience with encryption and transport mechanisms, particularly in cloud settings.

You will impress us even more if you have these skills:

• Multiple advanced IAT/IAM II or III certifications (e.g., CISSP-ISSAP/ISSEP, CISM, CCSP).
• Relevant cloud certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect or AWS Security Specialty.
• Kubernetes certifications (e.g., KCNA, CKA, CKS).
• Prior Linux administration experience, with certifications like Linux+ or Red Hat certifications.
• Knowledge of ICD 503 and related compliance directives.
• Experience using security tools such as Splunk, Nessus, and DAST & SAST tools.
• Ability to apply Zero Trust security principles.
• Networking experience is a plus.
• Familiarity with implementing security controls for Generative AI applications.

If you're ready to take on a challenge and join a mission-driven team, apply now!