Zero Trust Cyber Security Engineer

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. They are seeking a Zero Trust Cyber Security Engineer to assess and enhance the Veterans Administration's Zero Trust architecture, ensuring the highest level of security across digital assets.

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

Requirements:

• 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
• 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