Overview
Cyber Security Engineer
Security Clearance Required - DV ('Developed Vetting')
Location: Huntingdon, UK (On-site 4/5 days a week)
UNLEASH YOUR POTENTIAL. At 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.
Responsibilities
* Develop creative solutions to complex technical issues and problems
* Work with the engineering teams to ensure systems remain at the required security posture against baseline requirements
* Work with the Security Monitoring engineering team to ensure logs are forwarded to the SIEM capability
* Work with the customer and appropriate agencies to develop new policies, design processes, and procedures, and develop technical designs
* Assess system vulnerabilities, implement risk mitigation strategies, validate secure systems, and test security products and systems to detect security weaknesses
* Maintain and support security enforcing functions
Core Skills
* Experience working in MOD or Home Office project environments
* Strong knowledge of network and system security, including firewalls, IDS/IPS, micro-segmentation, and host security
* Hands on experience with security products Trellix, Ivanti, ClearSwift, Yubikey
* Understanding of secure coding practices and common vulnerabilities (OWASP Top 10, SANS Top 25)
* Expertise in identity and access management (IAM), including RBAC, ABAC, JWT and Cookie based authentication
* Incident detection and response in MOD environments
* Security compliance and regulatory frameworks (e.g., NIST, CIS Benchmarks)
* Experience working with Kubernetes at an administrative level
Soft Skills
* Strong leadership and mentoring abilities
* Effective communication with development, operations, and security teams
* Ability to advocate for security best practices in a DevOps culture
Desirable Skills
* Containerisation Security: Kubernetes security (e.g., RBAC, network policies, pod security standards, secrets management)
* Knowledge of container runtime security (e.g., container escapes, rootless containers, sandboxing)
* Image security best practices, including scanning, signing, and provenance verification
* Secure deployment patterns using Tanzu & Kubernetes
* Runtime security monitoring
DevSecOps & CI/CD Security
* Secure CI/CD pipeline design with security testing using Git and SonarQube
* Implementation of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) security (e.g., Terraform, Ansible)
* Secrets management in CI/CD pipelines using Vault or Kubernetes Secrets
* Security automation and policy enforcement using tools like GitHub Actions, GitLab CI and Jenkins
Cloud & Infrastructure Security
* Strong knowledge of cloud security principles in a containerised environment
* Kubernetes security posture management (KSPM) using tools like Trivy
* Secure ingress/egress controls, service mesh security (e.g., Istio)
* Encryption strategies for data at rest, in transit, and in use
* Network security best practices for Tanzu container networking (e.g., NSX, Rancher)
* Compliance monitoring and security auditing for cloud-native environments
Automation & Scripting
* Scripting skills in Python, PowerShell for security automation
* API security knowledge (e.g., OAuth, JWT, API gateways, rate limiting)
* Experience with Security as Code for automated policy enforcement
Are you ready to make an impact? Begin your journey of a flourishing and meaningful career, share your CV with us today!
Everything we do is built on our commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our employees, and our communities. Our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing some of the most complex problems in national security, defence, government, logistics and operations, transportation, and energy.
What we do for you
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:
* 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)
* Access to Flexi-time benefits
Commitment to Diversity: 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.
Who We Are: Leidos UK & EUROPE – we work to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering and science.
What Makes Us Different: Purpose, Collaboration, People. We offer flexibility to do your job, support career growth, and encourage innovation.
Original Posting: 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: £47,600.00-£61,000.00
About Leidos: Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Visit www.Leidos.com for more information.
Pay and Benefits: Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. Details available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.
Securing Your Data: Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process, etc. If you have concerns, email LeidosCareersFraud@leidos.com.
Commitment to Non-Discrimination: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories where allowed by law.
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