Cybersecurity Engineer Co-op

Join Our Innovative Team at Leidos!

At Leidos youll be part of a team that creates innovative solutions for the Navy directly contributing to the readiness of the warfighter. Youll work on products that simulate real-world scenarios helping the Navy prepare for critical missions. This is your chance to make a tangible impact while exploring career opportunities in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Leidos is a recognized leader in delivering innovative simulation training and analysis solutions for the U.S. Navy. As the prime contractor for the High Fidelity Simulation (HFS) Portfolio we are committed to advancing the Navys mission through the development and sustainment of next-generation training systems like CIAT - Combined Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) and Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Trainer - YouTube. Our work directly impacts warfighter readiness and mission success ensuring the Navy is prepared for the challenges of today and tomorrow.

Position Overview
Leidos is seeking energetic motivated self-starters for these technically sophisticated and challenging cybersecurity engineering Co-ops may develop complex defensive cybersecurity solutions for trainer systems and their development environments and assess and upgrade Linux servers and workstations. All work is performed and executed in a Linux OS work is directly applicable to actual military training -op students will gain invaluable real-world experience on state-of-the-art computer-based systems. This co-op rotation will start in January 2027 and conclude in August 2027.Subsequent co-op rotations are available for those who require multiple co-op experiences.

Basic Qualifications:
You will be participating in the development of large scale computer based training systems and you MUST be able to learn and apply advanced cybersecurity engineering skills and techniques.
You MUST be able to work in a fast paced team oriented enviroment.
You MUST be available to work at least 7 months full time as a co-op.

Education: You MUST be Pursuing a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering Cybersecurity or a related technical degree have at least a 3.2 GPA and be able to demonstrate solid Linux system and defensive cybersecurity skills.

Citizenship: You MUST have U.S. Citizenship and be eligible to obtain a U.S. Government granted security clearance. Employment is contingent on receiving an interim Secret security clearance.

Experience: No past experience is required however you will be working in a professional environment and contributing to systems that will be used throughout the U.S. Navy. Therefore you must be dedicated to producing quality work results and must be extremely attentive to detail.

If youre looking for comfort keep scrolling. At Leidos we outthink outbuild and outpace the status quo because the mission demands it. Were not hiring followers. Were recruiting the ones who disrupt provoke and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. Were already at step 30 and moving faster than anyone else dares.

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.