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# Cisco FirePower, AMP, and SMA Infrastructure Engineer

- **Company:** Leidos, Inc.
- **Location:** Suitland-Silver Hill, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $107,900.0 - $195,050.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Cyber Security, Identity and Access Management, Networking Hardware, Intrusion Detection Systems, Network Security, Systems Integration, Data Logging, Malware, Firepower, Cisco
- **Published:** September 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9152158/cisco-firepower-amp-and-sma-infrastructure-engineer

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in CS, IT, IA or a related area with 8+ years of experience or a Master's degree with 6+ years of experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
 * Active TS/SCI security clearance.
 * Extensive experience with cyber infrastructure or security tool engineering.
 * Demonstrated experience supporting Computer Network Defense (CND) operations and technologies.
 * Professional experience designing, developing, integrating, implementing, operating, and analyzing cybersecurity technologies.
 * Hands-on experience with Cisco FirePower, IPS/IDS, malware analysis tools, and network appliances.
 * Strong troubleshooting and system engineering background.

Required Certifications:

 * Active IAT or IAM Level II/III DoD approved 8570 baseline certification, such as Security+ CE or CASP certification.

## Description

* Engineer and maintain FirePower IPS rulesets, policies, logging, and appliance performance.
 * Manage AMP agents, malware analysis workflows, and threat intelligence integration.
 * Operate SMA for sandboxing and advanced malware analytics.
 * Support incident response, tuning, and reporting.