DevOps / Cyber & Security Engineer (T4)
Location: Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
Clearance Required: High level of security clearance (SC/"DV - Developed Vetting")
At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through our diverse and talented people dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide our business practices.
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We are seeking multiple Cyber Security Engineers with various technical backgrounds to work at our customer site in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, with occasional travel to other UK sites. In this role, you will collaborate with a team of engineers to ensure that customer sites maintain a strong cyber security posture.
Cyber Security Engineers are responsible for providing cybersecurity engineering services for both classified and unclassified networks. They will offer operational and engineering support.
This position involves the following tasks:
1. Developing creative solutions to complex technical issues
2. Ensuring systems meet the required security posture against baseline requirements
3. Working with the Security Monitoring team to ensure logs are forwarded to the SIEM capability
4. Collaborating with the customer and agencies to develop policies, design processes, and procedures
5. Assessing system vulnerabilities, implementing risk mitigation, validating secure systems, and testing security products
6. Maintaining and supporting security enforcement functions
Required (Core Skills)
* Experience in MOD or Home Office project environments
* Strong knowledge of network and system security (firewalls, IDS/IPS, micro-segmentation, host security)
* Hands-on experience with security products like Trellix, Ivanti, ClearSwift, Yubikey
* Understanding of secure coding practices and vulnerabilities (OWASP Top 10, SANS Top 25)
* Expertise in identity and access management (RBAC, ABAC, JWT, Cookies)
* Incident detection and response in MOD environments
* Knowledge of security compliance frameworks (NIST, CIS)
* Experience with Kubernetes administration
Soft Skills
* Leadership and mentoring abilities
* Effective communication across teams
* Advocacy for security best practices in DevOps culture
Desirable Skills
Containerization Security
* Kubernetes security (RBAC, network policies, pod security)
* Container runtime security
* Image security practices
* Secure deployment with Tanzu & Kubernetes
* Runtime security monitoring
DevSecOps & CI/CD Security
* Secure CI/CD pipelines with security testing tools
* Infrastructure as Code security (Terraform, Ansible)
* Secrets management (Vault, Kubernetes Secrets)
* Security automation (GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins)
Cloud & Infrastructure Security
* Cloud security principles in container environments
* Kubernetes security posture management (Trivy)
* Ingress/egress controls, service mesh security (Istio)
* Data encryption strategies
* Network security (NSX, Rancher)
* Security monitoring and auditing
Automation & Scripting
* Scripting in Python, PowerShell for automation
* API security (OAuth, JWT, gateways)
* Security as Code practices
We offer a comprehensive benefits package including pension, private healthcare, generous leave, flexible benefits, and flexible working arrangements. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all backgrounds. If you require accommodations during the application process, please inform us.
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