Description
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Security Operations Center (SOC) is a U.S. Government program responsible to prevent, identify, contain and eradicate cyber threats to CBP networks through monitoring, intrusion detection and protective security services to CBP information systems including local area networks/wide area networks (LAN/WAN), commercial Internet connection, public facing websites, wireless, mobile/cellular, cloud, security devices, servers and workstations. The CBP SOC is responsible for the overall security of CBP Enterprise-wide information systems, and collects, investigates, and reports any suspected and confirmed security violations.
Leidos is seeking an experienced Cyber Detection Engineer to join our team. As a member of the highly technical Operations Enhancement team supporting U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), you will be responsible for in-depth technical analysis of network and endpoint logs & activity, developing signatures, alerts, rules, etc., to improve the security posture of the environment, developing processes and procedures for new tools and technologies in support of the protection of the customers’ systems, networks, and assets.
Primary Responsibilities:
Create, develop, and maintain new security content as the result of hunt missions, penetration tests, tuning requests and others, to include signatures, alerts, rules, workflows, and automation.
Identify, track, and investigate high priority threat campaigns, malicious actors with the interest, capability and Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs).
Utilize the MITRE ATT&CK framework to understand TTPs of adversaries, threat actors, APTs, and threats targeting the customer agency and organize threat hunts around ATT&CK techniques and sub-techniques.
Will be responsible for developing scripts to support cyber threat detection that outputs results in a variety of formats, such as VB scripts, Python, C++, HTML, XML or other type most appropriate for the task.
Produce high quality technical and non-technical products, briefings, whitepapers, etc., with minimal supervision and emphasis on effective/accurate reporting on product topics.
Maintain the daily battle rhythm for the Detection Engineering Team with an emphasis on adherence to deadlines, attention to detail, and clear/concise communication with the customer and stakeholders.
Will be responsible for:
Identifying, tracking, and investigating high priority threat campaigns, malicious actors with the interest, capability and Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) to create security content, and tune alerts, signatures, and rules.
Basic Qualifications:
Must have a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field and a minimum of 8 years of professional experience in incident detection and response, malware analysis, cyber threat hunting, or cyber forensics.
Must be experienced developing scripts to support cyber threat detection that outputs results in a variety of formats, such as VB scripts, Python, C++, HTML, XML or other.
Established experience with incident response and SIEM tools, host-based logs, network-based logs, and regex.
Required certifications:
The candidate should have at minimum ONE of the following certifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Understanding of complex Enterprise networks to include routing, switching, firewalls, proxies, load balancers.
Clearance:
Come break things (in a good way). Then build them smarter.
We're the tech company everyone calls when things get weird. We don’t wear capes (they’re a safety hazard), but we do solve high-stakes problems with code, caffeine, and a healthy disregard for “how it’s always been done.”
Original Posting:
December 17, 2025
For U.S. Positions: 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 $107,900.00 - $195,050.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
About Leidos
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.
Pay and Benefits
Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.
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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.
