Incident Response Lead

Leidos; Mississippi; On-site; USD 104,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking an Incident Response Lead for their Cyber Security team to manage security operations centered on detecting and responding to cyber threats. The role requires extensive cybersecurity knowledge, team leadership, and expertise in incident management. Candidates must hold a relevant degree and possess required security clearance. Join a reputable organization committed to enhancing national security.

Qualifications

• 8-12 years of experience in a technical discipline.
• CISSP and SANS GCIH or GCIA required.
• Experience supervising teams.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, detect, analyze, mitigate, and respond to cyber threats.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to improve analyst skill sets.
• Implement automation and process efficiencies in SOC operations.

Skills

Incident Response

Cybersecurity Analysis

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

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Base pay range

$104,650.00/yr - $189,175.00/yr

Description

Leidos is seeking an Incident Response Lead to join our team on a highly visible cyber security single-award IDIQ vehicle that provides security operations center (SOC) support, cyber analysis, application development, and a 24x7x365 support staff.

Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Security Operations Center (SOC) Support Services is a US Government program responsible to monitor, detect, analyze, mitigate, and respond to cyber threats and adversarial activity on the DHS Enterprise. The DHS SOC has primary responsibility for monitoring and responding to security events and incidents detected at the Trusted Internet Connection (TIC) and Policy Enforcement Point (PEP) and is responsible for directing and coordinating detection and response activities performed by each Component SOC. Direction and coordination are achieved through a shared DHS incident tracking system and other means of coordination and communication.

Primary Responsibilities

• In-depth knowledge of each phase of the Incident Response life cycle
• Expertise in Operating Systems (Windows/Linux) operations and artifacts
• Understanding of Enterprise Network Architectures to include routing/switching, common protocols (DHCP, DNS, HTTP, etc), and devices (Firewalls, Proxies, Load Balancers, VPN, etc)
• Ability to recognize suspicious activity/events, common attacker TTPs, perform logical analysis and research to determine root cause and scope of Incidents
• Drive implementation and improvement of new tools, capabilities, frameworks, and methodologies
• Instill and reinforce industry best practices in the domains of incident response, cybersecurity analysis, case and knowledge management, and SOC operations
• Promote and drive implementation of automation and process efficiencies
• Familiarity with Cyber Kill Chain and ATT&CK Framework and how to leverage in Security Operations
• Provide guidance and mentorship to improve analyst skill sets and ensure delivery of high quality analysis and work products
• Establish trust and business relationships with customer and other relevant stakeholders
• Bachelor's Degree and 8-12 years of experience in a technical discipline.
• 4+ years of supervising and/or managing teams
• 5+ years of intrusion detection and/or incident handling experience
• CISSP and SANS GCIH or GCIA required upon start
• Advanced knowledge in planning, directing, and managing Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT) and/or Security Operations Center (SOC) operations for a large and complex Enterprise
• Significant experience supervising and leading employees of various labor categories and technical skill levels in efforts similar in size and scope to a mature Security Operation
• Mature understanding of industry accepted standards for incident response actions and best practices related to SOC operations;
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to create technical reports based on analytical findings.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must hold active TS/SCI security clearance to be considered
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep technical understanding of core current cybersecurity technologies as well as emerging capabilities.
• Hands-on cybersecurity experience (Protect, Detect, Respond and Sustain) within a Computer Incident Response organization including prior experience performing large-scale incident response.
• Demonstrated understanding of the life cycle of cybersecurity threats, attacks, attack vectors and methods of exploitation with an understanding of intrusion set tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs).
  
  

Original Posting

June 9, 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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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