The Digital Modernization Sector at Leidos currently has an opening for a Zero Trust Cyber Security Engineer. This is a fantastic opportunity to work remotely, as well as use your expertise helping protect our military families, supporting the Veterans Administration (VA) Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) Program. As a Zero Trust Cyber Security Engineer, you will be responsible for assessing the design, implementation, maintenance and reporting of the VA's Zero Trust architecture, to ensure the highest level of security across VA's digital assets. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to establish and enhance the Zero Trust framework, minimizing risk exposure and protecting sensitive information from potential threats.
Primary Responsibilities:- Assess infrastructure compliance with the Department of Defense Zero Trust Maturity Model.
- Produce a Monthly Maturity Scorecard report based on customer driven parameters.
- Create a dashboard for the Monthly Maturity Scorecard report.
- Determine and report the percentage compliance achieved in each Zero Trust Pillar's capability grouping.
- Evaluate each Zero Trust Pillar and recommend targeted areas for improvement.
- Update the dashboard data from the Monthly Maturity Scorecard and underlying data.
- Cover the assessment approach using the CISA/DoD Zero Trust Maturity Models
- Expand VA specific reference architecture target capabilities.
- Document how VA needs to implement ZTA on the target architecture at the conceptual, logical, and implementation layers.
- Work with the ZTA Pillar Leads to determine if existing toolsets can be utilized or if any additional tools are required.
- Assist with assembling ZTA Engineering and Implementation plans to include process to implement the ZTA Use Cases on VA information systems, making considerations for all variations in VA information systems.
- Update the plans based on new cases, deployments, stakeholder, and system owner feedback.
- Complete 100 information system implementations in each period of performance
- Work with VA Office of Information Security (OIS) to board the systems to an Operations and Maintenance Risk Management Framework process.
Basic Qualifications:- Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of cybersecurity engineering experience or 18+ years of established industry experience.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.
- Experience in dashboard creation.
- Proven experience as a Cyber Security Engineer, with a focus on implementing and maintaining Zero Trust architectures.
- In-depth knowledge of Zero Trust principles, IAM, micro-segmentation, network security, and encryption techniques.
- Experience with industry-leading security tools and technologies, such as firewall solutions, intrusion detection/prevention systems, and SIEM tools.
- Familiarity with relevant industry regulations and compliance requirements, including NIST 800-207, OMB M-22-09, CISA Zero Trust Security Model, Executive Order 14028 - Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
- Excellent communication skills to convey complex security concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications- CSA Certificate in Zero Trust, Forrester Zero Trust Strategy Certification, CISSP, CISM, CCSP, or other related certifications.
- Prior experience in a similar role or within the cybersecurity domain.
- Experience with eMASS.
- Experience with ServiceNow CAM
- VA directive and policy knowledge.
- Familiarity with industry tools and solutions that support Zero Trust architectures, such as software-defined perimeter (SDP) tools, identity and access management solutions, and micro-segmentation technologies.
- Current VA PIV
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Original Posting:July 8, 2026
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 $107,900.00 - $195,050.00
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.
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