Senior OCI Cyber Engineer Security Clearance

Position: Senior OCI Cyber Engineer with Security Clearance
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- Description Leidos was awarded the U.S. Air Force Cloud One Architecture and Common Shared Services contract and currently has an opening for a Senior OCI Cyber Engineer supporting AWS, Azure, Google, and Oracle clouds. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience to modernize a leading, global-scale multi-cloud environment in support of a critical mission, supporting USAF system resiliency, security, and cost effectiveness.

Location:

The ideal candidate will be located near Hanscom AFB / Boston, MA area, candidates outside this area may be considered.

Primary

Responsibilities Include:

* Design, deploy, configure, operate, and maintain authorizations and accreditation of the C1 Architecture for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) in IL2 – 5 NIPRNet.
* Serve as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for all IT stakeholders involved with system design, system builds, and Authority to Operate (ATO) efforts on cybersecurity requirements and tooling.
* Support the cybersecurity authorizations team developing artifacts required to achieve milestones such as Interim Authority Test (IATT) and Authorization to Operate (ATO).
* Engineering solutions to support migration of security controls from NIST 800-53 Rev 4 to 800-53 Rev 5.
* Ensure compliance with SCCA, Cloud SRG, and other STIG/SRG requirements.
* Support Continuous Authorization to Operate (cATO) within a Dev Sec Ops  or cloud-based environment, including implementation of automated control validation, continuous monitoring integration, and real-time POA&M management.
* Create RMF-required authorization-related documentation and artifacts and support ATO sustainment activities for C1 environments.
* Conduct routine Insider Threat Assessment and document results in the Contractor’s System Security Plan.
* Continuously monitor system resources through automated scanning and implement automated reporting feeds to support cybersecurity authorizations.
* Verify patch compliance using the approved technical solutions and coordinate remediation activities.
* Provide and execute a plan for enterprise vulnerability and compliance scanning.
* Implementation of security procedures, and verify information system security requirements, including coordinating the execution, review, and disposition of STIG checklists for systems, applications, developed code and other components.
* Participate in regular briefings with the customer on cybersecurity status, including preparing briefing materials.
* Work closely with government Cyber & technical teams to support ATO conditions and requirements.
* Prepare detailed technical documentation to support development and operational processes.
* Collaborate with team members and provide mentorship to junior staff, fostering a learning environment.

Minimum Qualifications:

* Bachelors and 8+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6+ years of prior relevant experience or equivalent experience, additional years of experience will be accepted in lieu of a degree.
* 4+ years of experience with cloud hosted systems and/or OCI Cloud Native Services.
* Interim Secret clearance required to start with the ability to obtain Secret clearance which is required to maintain employment.
* US citizenship required.

* Certifications:

CompTIA Security+ or equivalent (IAT-2).

Preferred Qualifications:

* Experience with USAF Cloud One or Platform 1.
* Experience with automation/tools like EvalSTIG, STIG Manager, Ansible etc.
* Experience with Zero Trust Architecture.
* Cloud certifications in AWS, Azure, Google, or Oracle clouds.

* Certifications:

CISSP or equivalent (IAT-3). If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares. Original Posting:
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