Application Cybersecurity Engineer

1w1 week ago

Leidos

Reston, US · Full-time · $87,100 – $157,450

About this role

The Leidos Cybersecurity, Architecture, and Engineering (CAE) organization has an immediate opening for a motivated Application Cybersecurity Engineer. In this role, you will support application security activities for enterprise applications, cloud-hosted services, and AI-enabled or emerging technology solutions across Leidos. You will work with internal customers, developers, engineers, architects, and vendors to improve security practices.

As a team member, participate in security design reviews, technical assessments, and architecture discussions for enterprise applications, cloud services, and AI solutions. Collaborate to identify and address security considerations in application integrations, enhancements, and deployments. Provide input on security for data flows, cloud services, and AI-enabled patterns.

Support customer-facing meetings, presentations, technical discussions with stakeholders, project teams, and vendors. Help coordinate technical tasks, action items, and follow-ups for project timelines. Work with software and platform teams to encourage secure development practices and improvements.

This position suits a self-starter who works independently on objectives and communicates effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders. Continue building skills in application security, AI security, and emerging technology risk. Stay current on relevant risks and contribute to findings and recommendations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 4 to 8 years of relevant experience in cybersecurity, application security, software development, data integration, data analytics, data engineering, or related technical disciplines (or equivalent experience, training, certifications)
U.S. Citizenship required
Experience in application cybersecurity, secure software development practices, or related secure solution delivery activities
Experience working with cloud environments such as AWS or Azure
Working knowledge of one or more scripting or programming languages such as Python, SQL, or JavaScript
Experience with one or more of the following in enterprise environments: application development, data integration, data analytics, or data engineering
Foundational knowledge of AI-enabled application patterns and associated security considerations

Responsibilities

Support application cybersecurity efforts for enterprise applications and emerging technology initiatives
Participate in security design reviews, technical assessments, and architecture discussions for enterprise applications, cloud-hosted services, and AI-enabled solutions
Collaborate with developers, engineers, architects, and stakeholders to identify and address security considerations in application integrations, enhancements, and deployments
Provide input on security considerations for data flows, cloud services, and AI-enabled application patterns
Support customer-facing meetings, presentations, and technical discussions with internal stakeholders, project teams, and vendors
Coordinate technical tasks, action items, and follow-ups to support project delivery timelines
Work with software and platform teams to encourage secure development practices and practical security improvements
Stay current on application security, AI security, and emerging technology risks and contribute to written findings and recommendations