Junior SOC Operator

Job Description

Description

Leidos is seeking a Junior SOC Operator to support the SCARS Program. The SCARS program helps the U.S. Air Force (USAF) develop a common architecture to integrate and standardize USAF aircraft training simulators used to develop highly skilled aircrew and operators.

Primary Responsibilities :

Works with and learns from the Cyber Operations Lead and Cybersecurity Team to accomplish the following :

• Analyzing and responding to software and hardware vulnerabilities.
• Investigating, documenting, and reporting on information security issues.
• Proactively research and monitor security information to identify potential threats.
• Assisting in the generation of system-level security documentation.
• Supports the development of Cyber Operations procedure documents.
• Support tier 1 helpdesk troubleshooting
• Schedule events as directed by the SOC or Cyber teams
• Knowledge and hands-on experience with security products such as Tenable and Splunk.
• Knowledge and experience with Microsoft Windows and Red Hat Linux operating systems.
• Participates in Incident Response and Continuity of Operation exercises as needed.
• Perform analysis and investigations, correlating events and data to detect security incidents.
• Document and update information in the Program’s ticketing system as needed.
• Keeping a current asset and software inventory for the program.
• Escalate validated and confirmed incidents to designated incident response team members.

Basic Qualifications :

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 : October 3, 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 $55,250.00 - $99,875.00

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.

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