Cybersecurity Manager

Leidos; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 104,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Cybersecurity Manager to oversee defensive cyber operations for the DISA GSM-O II program. The role involves managing teams, conducting risk assessments, and ensuring effective threat response strategies. Candidates should have extensive experience in cybersecurity and leadership skills, along with a relevant degree and certifications.

Benefits

Health and Wellness programs

Paid Leave

Retirement

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience required.
• Must hold DoD-8570 IAT Level 2 certification.
• Active Top Secret clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Manage cybersecurity analysts executing DISA boundary mission.
• Lead technical analysis and risk assessments.
• Establish key risk and performance indicators.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Cyber Network Defense

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SIEM platforms

Job description

Job #: R-00159205
Location: Whitehall, Ohio
Category: Cyber Operations
Schedule (FT/PT): Full Time
Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the time
Shift: Day
Remote Type: Hybrid Remote
Clearance: Top Secret/SCI
External Referral Program : Ineligible
Sector: Digital Modernization

Leidos has a current job opportunity for a Cybersecurity Manager overseeing DISA’s boundary mission on the DISA GSM-O II program. The selected candidate will support the DISA GSM-O II TN09 Network Assurance (NA) Program providing Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) support to the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) in support of the Department of Defense (DoD) and Combatant Commands (COCOMs). This position will provide leadership for defensive cyber operations activities that will support the effective identification, detection, and response to active threats against the DoDIN enterprise. Candidate must be able to partner successfully across multiple time zones working closely with TN09 Program Manager, DISA Global DCO Manager, Service Delivery Manager, and other task order leadership across all sites. Candidate can be based out of Hill AFB, Utah, Scott AFB, Illinois or Columbus, Ohio.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Management and oversight cyber security analysts executing operations of the DISA boundary mission.
• Lead technical analysis and risk assessments of security event and incidents, identifying opportunities to enhance processes and tools for greater effectiveness.
• Engage in collaborative, cross-functional discussions with peers across DISA to drive improved decision-making and response strategies.
• Establish and maintain key risk and performance indicators (KRIs/KPIs) and metrics to measure and improve team and mission effectiveness.
• Lead teams that:
  • Cover 24/7 monitoring mission
  • Triage and analyze alerts from sensors across monitored networks.
  • Conduct network forensics for malicious network activity.
  • Provide incident and situational awareness reporting to DoDIN organizations.
  • Implement active mitigations to prevent and/or contain nefarious activity.
• Lead the DISA Global Net Assurance staff across three sites: employee engagement, training, performance reviews, and all other Leidos employee needs (effective leadership).
• Develop, document, and uphold procedures, standards, and policies for effective threat analysis and response
• Assist in creating reports and presentations for various stakeholders to provide insights into team metrics, active threats, and mitigation strategies

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS :

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education, with 10+ years of relevant experience; additional related years of experience is accepted in lieu of a degree.
• Hold DoD-8570 IAT Level 2 baseline certification (SEC+ CE, CISSP or equivalent) with the ability to obtain CSSP-A certification within 180 days of start date.
• Proficient understanding of Cyber Network Defense (CND) in regards to protect, detect, respond and sustain within a Computer Incident Response organization.
• Experience as an effective leader of large teams and operations (>35 personnel).
• Motivated self-starter, team leader with strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Must have and maintain an active Top Secret clearance.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with DISA and DoD Networks.
• Advanced understanding of TCP/IP, common networking ports and protocols, traffic flow, system administration, OSI model, defense-in-depth and common security elements.
• In-depth knowledge of architecture, engineering, and operations of at least one enterprise SIEM platform (e.g. Nitro/McAfee Enterprise Security Manager, ArcSight, QRadar, LogLogic, Splunk).
• Experience with malware analysis concepts and methods.
• Demonstrated experience briefing Senior Executive Service (SES) and General Officer/Flag Officer (GO/FO) leadership.
• Advanced relevant certifications such as CISSP, Security+, Net+, GCIH, GSEC, CEH

Original Posting:

May 13, 2025

Description

POSITION SUMMARY:

Leidos has a current job opportunity for a Cybersecurity Manager overseeing DISA’s boundary mission on the DISA GSM-O II program. The selected candidate will support the DISA GSM-O II TN09 Network Assurance (NA) Program providing Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) support to the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) in support of the Department of Defense (DoD) and Combatant Commands (COCOMs). This position will provide leadership for defensive cyber operations activities that will support the effective identification, detection, and response to active threats against the DoDIN enterprise. Candidate must be able to partner successfully across multiple time zones working closely with TN09 Program Manager, DISA Global DCO Manager, Service Delivery Manager, and other task order leadership across all sites. Candidate can be based out of Hill AFB, Utah, Scott AFB, Illinois or Columbus, Ohio.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Management and oversight cyber security analysts executing operations of the DISA boundary mission.
• Lead technical analysis and risk assessments of security event and incidents, identifying opportunities to enhance processes and tools for greater effectiveness.
• Engage in collaborative, cross-functional discussions with peers across DISA to drive improved decision-making and response strategies.
• Establish and maintain key risk and performance indicators (KRIs/KPIs) and metrics to measure and improve team and mission effectiveness.
• Lead teams that:
  • Cover 24/7 monitoring mission
  • Triage and analyze alerts from sensors across monitored networks.
  • Conduct network forensics for malicious network activity.
  • Provide incident and situational awareness reporting to DoDIN organizations.
  • Implement active mitigations to prevent and/or contain nefarious activity.
• Lead the DISA Global Net Assurance staff across three sites: employee engagement, training, performance reviews, and all other Leidos employee needs (effective leadership).
• Develop, document, and uphold procedures, standards, and policies for effective threat analysis and response
• Assist in creating reports and presentations for various stakeholders to provide insights into team metrics, active threats, and mitigation strategies

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS :

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education, with 10+ years of relevant experience; additional related years of experience is accepted in lieu of a degree.
• Hold DoD-8570 IAT Level 2 baseline certification (SEC+ CE, CISSP or equivalent) with the ability to obtain CSSP-A certification within 180 days of start date.
• Proficient understanding of Cyber Network Defense (CND) in regards to protect, detect, respond and sustain within a Computer Incident Response organization.
• Experience as an effective leader of large teams and operations (>35 personnel).
• Motivated self-starter, team leader with strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Must have and maintain an active Top Secret clearance.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with DISA and DoD Networks.
• Advanced understanding of TCP/IP, common networking ports and protocols, traffic flow, system administration, OSI model, defense-in-depth and common security elements.
• In-depth knowledge of architecture, engineering, and operations of at least one enterprise SIEM platform (e.g. Nitro/McAfee Enterprise Security Manager, ArcSight, QRadar, LogLogic, Splunk).
• Experience with malware analysis concepts and methods.
• Demonstrated experience briefing Senior Executive Service (SES) and General Officer/Flag Officer (GO/FO) leadership.

• Advanced relevant certifications such as CISSP, Security+, Net+, GCIH, GSEC, CEH

Original Posting:

May 13, 2025

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 $104,650.00 - $189,175.00

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.

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 48,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023.

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 here .

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 person a l 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 [emailprotected] .

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.

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 48,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023.

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 here .

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 person a l 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 [emailprotected] .

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.

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