Cryptographic Modernization Subject Matter Expert

Description

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Leidos is a FORTUNE 500 company bringing a mix of innovative technology and sector expertise to customers in the national security, engineering, and the health industries. At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainable. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community.

Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.

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Leidos seeks highly qualified and trained Cryptographic Modernization Subject Matter Expert to provide expert guidance and direction underpinning Leidos on-site support to research and development efforts on Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.

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The Mission

The Digital Modernization Sector is focused on delivering performance-based IT services and repeatable solutions to include applying cloud-factory and aaS (as a Service) capabilities and integrating commercial products to provide a comprehensive digital engineering approach to IT transformation.

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Your Main Mission:

Individual will provide advanced technical expertise and leadership in the development, integration, and deployment of cutting-edge technologies, and will directly support range of services, to include research & development (R&D), proof of concepts, testing, integration and validation of secure communications and network technologies, Cryptographic Modernization, and development and employment of defensive cyberspace capabilities. Position requires free thinking and independent judgement to lead teams developing technical solutions to answer hard challenges, ensuring mission and customer success.

• Provide subject matter expertise in the field of Cryptographic Modernization with focus on ensuring cryptographic systems meet security, compliance, and performance standards to support enduring mission on Aberdeen Proving Grounds

• Contribute to customer strategic vision by identifying future technological trends and gaps and assist in defining priorities and aligning R&D efforts with higher echelon modernization goals

• Provide strategic leadership on complex policy issues involving technology such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Data Analytics, Autonomous Systems, and Cybersecurity

• Lead continual assessment of command cryptographic systems for vulnerabilities, inefficiencies, or obsolescence

• Guide gap analysis between current cryptographic capabilities and modern security requirements to ensure alignment with Department of Defense (DoD) and Industry standards

• Develop and implement strategic roadmap for modernizing cryptographic infrastructure

• Recommend and oversee transition from legacy to modern secure algorithms and ensure new algorithms and protocols are compatible with existing systems and external partners

• Ensure adherence to relevant DoD, Intelligence Community, or Industry cryptographic standards and regulations

• Design and implement robust key management practices, including secure key generation, distribution, storage, and rotation and maintain thorough documentation and support audits to demonstrate compliance and system integrity

• Collaborate with software and hardware teams to integrate modern cryptographic solutions seamlessly into existing systems and support rigorous testing to ensure reliability, performance, and security of updated cryptographic implementations

• Continuously assess emerging threats and advise the government on appropriate mitigation strategies

• Develop protocols for addressing cryptographic failures or breaches and lead post-incident analyses and implement redundancy and recovery mechanisms to ensure cryptographic services remain operational during disruptions.

• Provide training and resources to ensure proper implementation and maintenance of cryptographic…