Job Summary:Are you looking for interesting and meaningful ways to apply your knowledge and talents? Our corporate vision at Leidos is to be the global leader in the development and application of technology to solve our customers' most demanding challenges.
We're looking for a
Cryptologic Computer Scientist to join our team in Fort Meade, Maryland supporting development operations. Don't miss the opportunity to take your career to the next level and be part of an innovative and dynamic environment. Apply now!
Job Responsibilities/Qualifications: - Mission Focus: Design, develop, deliver and operate solutions to hard cryptologic computer science problems within a scientific framework. Use state-of the-art techniques, tools, and approaches from a range of computer science skills such as operating systems, compiler theory, database theory, algorithm analysis, computer architecture, discrete math, programming language theory, and data structures.
- Technical Proficiency: Develop solutions for problem sets such as forensics and attack attribution, protection of critical networks, active systems warnings and indicators, active penetration into target systems, knowledge discovery of passive and active systems, or other cryptologic computer science mission support.
- Qualifications: Bachelor's degree plus 5 years of relevant experience or a master's degree plus 3 years of relevant experience or a Doctoral degree and 2 years of relevant experience. An associate's degree plus 7 years of relevant experience may be considered for individuals with in-depth experience that is clearly related to the position.
- Security Clearance Requirement: Candidates must possess an active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance to be considered for this role.
- Desirable Skills: Relevant experience in computer systems research; simulation/model development and prototyping; software design; programming; computational science; algorithm analysis and design; reverse engineering; and/or designing/developing computer or information systems, including engineering hardware and/or software.
Careers.leidos.comconmdIf 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:July 9, 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 $87,100.00 - $157,450.00
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.
