Description
Leidos has a new and exciting opportunity for a Cyber Range Test Engineer in our National Security Sector's (NSS) Cyber & Analytics Business Area (CABA). Our talented team is at the forefront in Security Engineering, Computer Network Operations (CNO), Mission Software, Analytical Methods and Modeling, Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), and Cryptographic Key Management. At Leidos, we offer competitive benefits, including Paid Time Off, 11 paid Holidays, 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting, Flexible Schedules, Discounted Stock Purchase Plans, Technical Upskilling, Education and Training Support, Parental Paid Leave, and much more. Join us and make a difference in National Security!
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Job Summary:
Join our team supporting a cutting-edge Cyber Program and make an impact by guiding the definition, implementation, and delivery of capability focused on U.S. CYBER COMMANDS (USCYBERCOM) Persistent Cyber Range Environment (PCTE). We are looking for a Cyber Security Engineer to join a team in testing new software and hardware baselines for PCTE. Don't miss the opportunity to take your career to the next level and be part of an innovative and dynamic environment. Apply now!
Responsibilities Include:
- Enterprise Development: Support the design and creation of cyber range training test cases, scenarios, and procedures that incorporates the use of a variety of software applications and tools.
- Testing: Perform unit testing, configuration item and system level tests, and support verification/validation testing as required. Additionally support Range Engineers' building and testing of new content.
- Exercise Simulation: Perform testing of existing training content to ensure the content is available on demand, that the training material is accurate, and that all necessary resources are available and function as intended.
- Training Validation: Support regular validation of training content; including ensuring that all the listed cyber security tools function as intended.
- Customer Engagement: Work closely with the customer, development staff and systems engineers to thoroughly understand the system requirements and software implementation.
- Network Development: Participate in building and supporting virtualized networks and workstations as required.
Basic Qualifications:
- Educational Background: Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline such as computer engineering, computer science, information technology, systems or software engineering from an accredited college or university and a minimum of two (2) years of applicable testing experience. May substitute relevant military or work experience in lieu of degree.
- Certification Requirement: CompTIA Security+ certification (or other DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification)
- Test Engineer Experience: Two (2) years' experience in a Test Engineer position testing new software baselines, as well as supporting installation of software and hardware at remote sites.
- Security Clearance Requirement: Must possess a current TS/SCI clearance to be considered for this role.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Cyber Operations Training and DevOps experience
- Experience with common cyber security tools such as Splunk, SecurityOnion, Nessus, and Wireshark
- Experience with Jira/Confluence
- Hardware troubleshooting and fault diagnosis.
- Experience with virtualization
- Familiar with Linux.
At Leidos, the opportunities are boundless. We challenge our staff with interesting assignments that allow them to thrive professionally and personally. For us, helping you grow your career is good business. We look forward to learning more about you - apply today.
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Original Posting:
March 4, 2025
For U.S. Positions: While 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 $50,050.00 - $90,475.00
The 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.