Senior Cyber Security Specialist

1 week ago


Farnborough, Hampshire, United Kingdom 00139 LEIDOS INNOVATIONS UK LTD. Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Cyber Security Engineer to join our team in the UK. As a Cyber Security Engineer, you will play a critical role in supporting our customer projects within the Civil & Devolved Government and Energy (DG&E) divisions.

Key Responsibilities
  • Plan, implement, manage, and monitor cybersecurity measures for the protection of programmes data, systems, and networks.
  • Troubleshoot security and network problems.
  • Respond to all system and/or network security breaches.
  • Ensure that the data and infrastructure are protected by enabling the appropriate security controls.
  • Participate in the change management process.
  • Test and identify network and system vulnerabilities.
  • Daily administrative tasks including reporting and communication with relevant stakeholders.
Requirements
  • 2-4 years' experience in 3rd line technical support role.
  • 1-2 years in a security-related technical support role.
  • Relevant Security engineering certifications e.g. Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate, AWS Cloud Practitioner, Security Vendor or other similar certifications are an advantage such as CEH, CompTIA security, CISMP, SANS.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills and works well in a team environment.
  • Experience of the IT systems engineering lifecycle.
  • Understanding of the controlling processes for the systems engineering lifecycle (e.g. requirements management, configuration management, testing and assurance) and where cyber engineering fits into these.
  • Understanding of different lifecycles/methodologies (waterfall, incremental, agile, DevOps).
  • Solid understanding of Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability (CIA) and practical experience in applying that understanding in cyber engineering delivery.
  • Experience working on secure solutions in secure environments.
  • Understanding of service operations and security operational management planning.
  • Awareness of Security Frameworks such as ISO 27001, ISO 27002, NIST, and NCSC Cloud Security Principles.
  • Experience of Mentoring and acting with a team lead or senior role supporting Junior members of the team. Experience working on accredited security solutions in sensitive government or CNI scenarios.
Desirable Experience
  • Experience working in both customer delivery environments.
  • Experience in SecDevOps, deploying via infra as code or security as code.
  • Experience working in CNI, or Public Sector project environments.
  • Working within an AGILE environment.
Technology Skills/Experience
  • Understanding of principles of network and boundary protection technologies (firewalls, mail gateways, load balancers, anti-virus, IPS, IDS).
  • Evidence of experience delivering Cloud Security Controls on both Azure and AWS.
  • Practical experience of Protective Monitoring systems (SIEM/SOC) and the principles of their deployment.
  • Understanding of authentication and authorisation technologies (SAML, LDAP, PKI, etc.).
  • Understanding of encryption and protocols and structures in support of deployment.
  • Understanding of purpose and effectiveness of penetration tests or IT Health Checks, experience of supporting these would be helpful.
  • Demonstrate experience in defining and implementing security requirements for a system:Microsoft OSLinux OSVirtualisation technologiesNetworkingEndpoint Security Products.
Communication and Soft Skills
  • Capable of developing and communicating a vision to meet the System Requirements.
  • Ability to communicate complex technical ideas across a wide range of different audiences.
  • A good level of commercial awareness and project disciplines.
About Leidos

At Leidos, we are passionate about customer success, united as a team, and inspired to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance.

We provide an employment package that attracts, develops, and retains only the best in talent.

Our reward scheme includes:

  • Dynamic Working
  • Contributory Pension Scheme
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • 33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
  • Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)

We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture. We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.



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