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Python Developer/Automation Engineer
| Company | Leidos |
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| Location | Ashburn, VA, USA |
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| Salary | $104650 – $189175 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- Bachelors’ degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education, with 8 to 12 years of professional experience; or 6 to 10 years of professional experience with a Masters’ degree.
- Have expert proficiency with Python.
- Working knowledge of SOAP/REST APIs, JSON, HTML/CSS, Javascript, XML.
- Experience with SOAR platforms such as Swimlane, Phantom, Demisto, etc.
- Experience as a SOC Analyst and/or Incident Responder.
- Authored SOC SOPs, playbooks, work instructions and/or other process documents.
- Familiarity with Splunk Search Processing Language (SPL) and/or Elastic Domain Specific Language (DSL).
- General networking knowledge to include operation of routers, firewalls, DNS, DHCP, subnetting, VPN and Web Proxies.
- Must be a US Citizen.
Responsibilities
- Author, test, and maintain automation scripts/workflows within SOAR platform.
- Design, implement, and maintain efficient and reusable Python code.
- Review, debug, and resolve technical issues throughout all stages of SDLC.
- Integrate SOAR platform with other security tools and APIs to execute automated workflows.
- Coordinate with System Administrators, Engineers, and ISSOs to provision service accounts and/or grant required permissions.
- Assist with process development and process improvement for Security Operations to include creation/modification of SOPs, Playbooks, and Work instructions.
- Measure effectiveness of process improvement and automation efforts via metrics and KPIs.
Preferred Qualifications
- Should have 2 years of experience serving as a SOC Analyst or Incident Responder.
