What are the responsibilities and job description for the RSA SecurID - MFA Engineer position at Leidos?
Description
RSA SecurID Zero Trust & MFA
Location: Suitland, MD
Clearance Required: Active TS/SCI
Leidos is seeking an experienced RSA SecurID-MFA Engineer to design, implement, and administer our enterprise Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and Identity and Access Management (IAM) infrastructure. In this role, you will be responsible for managing both on-premises RSA Authentication Manager environments and expanding hybrid cloud components using RSA ID Plus. You will ensure high availability, secure user provisioning, seamless agent integration, and robust access governance across the organization.
Key Responsibilities
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If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.
Original Posting
October 7, 2026
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 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.
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.
Securing Your Data
Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system – never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at LeidosCareersFraud@leidos.com.
If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
Commitment to Non-Discrimination
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.
RSA SecurID Zero Trust & MFA
Location: Suitland, MD
Clearance Required: Active TS/SCI
Leidos is seeking an experienced RSA SecurID-MFA Engineer to design, implement, and administer our enterprise Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and Identity and Access Management (IAM) infrastructure. In this role, you will be responsible for managing both on-premises RSA Authentication Manager environments and expanding hybrid cloud components using RSA ID Plus. You will ensure high availability, secure user provisioning, seamless agent integration, and robust access governance across the organization.
Key Responsibilities
- Administration & Operations: Administer, patch, and maintain RSA Authentication Manager (primary and replica instances), ensuring 99.99% availability for critical authentication services.
- Identity Source Integration: Integrate and synchronize external identity sources (Active Directory, Azure AD/Entra ID, LDAP) with RSA Authentication Manager, managing user attribute mappings and group structures.
- Authenticator & Token Lifecycle Management: Oversee the end-to-end lifecycle of hardware tokens, software tokens (SecurID Authenticator app), on-demand authentication (ODA), and modern risk-based or FIDO-based authentication methods.
- Agent & RADIUS Configuration: Configure and support authentication agents, RADIUS clients, and REST APIs to secure VPNs, virtual desktop infrastructures (VDI), cloud applications, and network entry points.
- Monitoring & Troubleshooting: Monitor system telemetry, audit logs, and security consoles. Troubleshoot authentication failures, replication lags, and agent connectivity issues promptly.
- Compliance & Auditing: Generate regular administrative, user event, and agent inventory reports to support internal security audits and compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA).
- Upgrade & Migration Support: Assist in planning and executing architecture upgrades, security hardening, and potential migration paths toward cloud-based ID Plus services.
- Bachelor’s degree in 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.
- 5 years of hands-on experience in Information Security focusing on Enterprise Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).
- Core Technical Expertise:
- Deep operational knowledge of RSA Authentication Manager (v8.x / v9.x) administration, maintenance, and backup/restore workflows.
- Familiarity with RSA ID Plus and cloud/hybrid authentication models.
- Strong understanding of directory services (Active Directory, LDAP) and network authentication protocols (RADIUS, TACACS , SAML, OIDC).
- Certifications (Preferred):
- RSA SecurID Certified Administrator or RSA ID Plus Certified Administrator.
- Active IAT or IAM Level II/III DoD approved 8570 baseline certifications, such as CISSP, CompTIA Security , or relevant IAM vendor credentials are a plus.
NITESONI
DABAOPP1
If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.
Original Posting
October 7, 2026
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 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.
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.
Securing Your Data
Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system – never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at LeidosCareersFraud@leidos.com.
If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
Commitment to Non-Discrimination
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.
Salary : $107,900 - $195,050