Leidos
Cybersecurity Engineer
Atlanta, GA
Sponsorship not specified$108k-$195kDetected 1 day ago
PythonJavaC#GitSQLDatabricksAzureCloud PlatformsKubernetesCI/CDDevOpsRESTCybersecurityPenetration TestingMicrosoft DefenderAuditingZero TrustHL7/FHIRPublic HealthSASLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem Solving
About the role
- Secure Software Engineering Integrate cybersecurity throughout the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
- Secure Azure Databricks workspaces, Delta Lake storage, Azure SQL, and enterprise data pipelines.
Responsibilities
- Implement secure coding practices, application hardening, and secure design principles across NHSN applications.
- Perform application security reviews, vulnerability analysis, and remediation activities.
- Support secure implementation of authentication, authorization, API security, encryption, and secrets management.
- Partner with software engineers to resolve security findings and improve application resiliency.
- Cloud Security Engineering Implement security controls within NHSN's Microsoft Azure environment.
- Support secure deployment and configuration of Azure App Services, Azure Container Apps, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure SQL, Azure Storage, and related Azure services.
- Collaborate with cloud engineering teams to implement Zero Trust principles and secure Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) practices.
- Data Platform Security Implement security controls supporting NHSN's migration from SAS to Databricks.
- Implement encryption, access controls, auditing, and monitoring to protect NHSN data assets.
- Implement source code scanning, dependency analysis, container image scanning, Infrastructure-as-Code validation, and security automation.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
- Eight (8) or more years of experience in cybersecurity engineering, application security, cloud security, DevSecOps, or secure software engineering.
- Experience implementing security controls within Microsoft Azure cloud environments.
- Experience supporting secure software development using Java, C#, Python, or other modern programming languages.
- Experience with Azure DevOps, Git, CI/CD pipelines, and modern software engineering practices.
- Experience securing cloud-native applications, REST APIs, containers, or distributed systems.
- Experience performing vulnerability assessments, application security testing, and remediation activities.
- Working knowledge of authentication, authorization, encryption, identity management, and API security.
Nice to have
- Experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Container Apps, Azure SQL, Azure Storage, Azure Key Vault, Microsoft Defender, and Azure Monitor.
- Experience securing Azure Databricks, Delta Lake, Azure Data Factory, or enterprise data platforms.
- Experience implementing DevSecOps practices and automated security testing.
- Familiarity with NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), NIST SP 800-53, FISMA, FedRAMP, Zero Trust, and secure cloud engineering principles.
- Security certifications such as Security+, CISSP, CCSP, Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate, GIAC, or equivalent.
- Desired Characteristics The successful candidate will possess: Strong hands-on engineering and problem-solving skills.
- A practical approach to implementing cybersecurity within modern software development environments.
- Experience working collaboratively with software developers, cloud engineers, and data engineers.
Skills
- Assist with cloud resource hardening, identity integration, logging, monitoring, and secure configuration management.
Compensation
- 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.
- Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $17.2 billion for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026.
- Pay and Benefits Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision.
- That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers.
- Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement.
Benefits
- The CDC National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to support the modernization of one of the nation's largest public health surveillance platforms.
- The ideal candidate combines strong software engineering skills with practical cybersecurity expertise and enjoys building secure, scalable, cloud-native solutions that support CDC's public health mission.
Visa & Work Authorization
- fied applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregna
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