Overview
Senior Cyber Policy Analyst Jobs in Washington – District of Columbia – USA at Leidos
Title: Senior Cyber Policy Analyst
Company: Leidos
Location: Washington – District of Columbia – USA
Type: Full Time
Category: IT/Tech, Security
Description
Leidos is seeking a Cybersecurity Policy Analyst/Subject Matter Expert to support the DHS Office of the Chief Information Security Officer, Program Management and Governance Division.
Primary Responsibilities:
Propose security policy enhancements, through gap analysis, in coverage and/or new capabilities that would further promote the Department’s national security posture.
Support the creation of DHS NSS SOPs and playbooks for security guidance that support NSS policy (e.g. incident response, scorecards, stakeholder training)
Perform DHS National Security Exception (NSE) reviews and analyses in support of DHS Section 508 compliance, as required.
Document any changes and recommend any future updates architecture and design documents by staying abreast to trending and technological advancements
Develop procedures for the continuous monitoring of devices accessing DHS networks that are outside the scope of current manual and automated capabilities to ensure visibility of all systems.
Review trends and advancements in technology (ex. Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), quantum computing) and create white papers, as requested.
Develop draft guidance and policy surrounding the implementation virtual and cloud environments.
Develop and inventory scripts and queries to organize, extract, and present data in support of architectural role.
Provide architecture subject matter advisement to the Government including, but not limited to, cybersecurity security and engineering principles and design and implementation of National Security Manager guidance
Analyze continuous monitoring, configuration management, vulnerability management, asset management, software management and self-reported data to identify trends and anomalies cybersecurity performance and mitigation of risks.
Develop Security Impact Analysis (SIA) reports, as a result of analysis under the security architecture role
Support any internal and external audits of the DHS NSS environment
Create presentation/briefs relating the security architecture, as required
Document and address information security, cybersecurity architecture, and systems security engineering requirements.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree 8-12 years of experience.
Shall have 8 or more years of experience in policy interpretation and development.
Shall have 3 or more years of experience in development and analysis of metrics.
Must have one of the following certs.
Certified Authorization Professional (CAP)
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Routing and Switching
CompTIA Security+
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
Preferred Qualifications
Experience drafting IT, cybersecurity, or related policy documentation using federal government, particularly DHS, official document requirements and style guides.
Original Posting Date:
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 $ – $
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the jo…