Information Assurance Lead

Leidos Inc; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 131,000 - 237,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is establishing a new IA Team Lead within its Digital Sector in Washington, DC, driving security for a federal IT modernization program. The role centers on leading IA engineers, shaping security architecture, and ensuring compliance with DoD and government standards.

The position requires TS/SCI clearance, DoD 8570 IAT Level 2 or higher certification, and on-site work at a secure facility in Washington, DC as the program progresses.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline plus 12+ years of experience.
• Experience leading cybersecurity or IA teams.
• DoD 8570 IAT Level 2 or higher (Sec+ CE or higher).
• Active DoD TS/SCI security clearance.
• Ability to pass additional customer suitability screenings.
• Willingness to work on-site in Washington, DC.
• Experience with risk assessments, IT audits, and system accreditation.
• Knowledge of firewalls, VPNs, virtualization, and DLP.
• Familiarity with UNIX/Linux and scripting.
• Experience with IDS/IPS and security monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing the security of information systems, ensuring they are properly secured and compliant.
• Conducting regular security assessments, vulnerability scans, and risk analyses.
• Ensuring systems comply with security frameworks and conducting audits.
• Coordinating certification and accreditation processes for deployments.
• Monitoring system activity to detect unauthorized access and threats.
• Collaborating with IT, legal, and compliance teams to integrate security into development.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to IA personnel and conduct performance assessments.
• Validate and approve time charging for assigned personnel.

Job description

Description

Join Leidos' Digital Sector as we stand up a brand-new Agile development team at the forefront of federal IT modernization, delivering real digital transformation where it matters most. This is a rare ground-floor opportunity to architect, build, and integrate cutting-edge infrastructure solutions in support of some of our nation's most sensitive and critical missions.

What to expect:

• Early-stage flexibility with partial telework during initial development phases
• Full-time on-site presence at secure facility in Washington, DC will be required as the program matures
• A collaborative, Agile environment where your input shapes the architecture from day one
• Dev platform based on ServiceNow, Elastic, and Kafka, AWS and RedHat

What you'll need:

• An active TS/SCI clearance (required for consideration)
• Willingness to complete and maintain additional customer suitability screenings throughout employment
• Current Security+ certification or higher/equivalent

Leidos' Information Assurance (IA) branch is responsible for ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the Information Technology assets for both unclassified and classified networks. We are currently seeking an IA Team Lead to help establish a new team as well as lead and mentor IA Engineers.

The key duties and responsibilities include:

• Overseeing the security of information systems, ensuring they are properly secured, maintained, and compliant with established policies, standards, and regulations.
• Conducting regular security assessments, vulnerability scans, and risk analyses to identify potential threats and weaknesses in the systems and mitigate those risks.
• Ensuring systems comply with relevant security frameworks and participating in regular security audits to ensure adherence to compliance standards.
• Coordinating the process of certifying and accrediting systems, ensuring they meet all security requirements before deployment.
• Monitoring system activity to detect unauthorized access, malware, and other potential security threats, and implementing ongoing improvements to security controls.
• Working closely with other teams (IT, legal, compliance, etc.) to integrate security into system development and maintenance processes and ensuring security measures align with business objectives.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to IA personnel and conduct performance assessments
• Validate and approve time charging for assigned personnel

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline and 12+ years of prior relevant experience; additional related experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Experience leading cybersecurity or IA teams
• Must meet DoD 8570 IAT Level 2 or higher (Sec+ CE or higher).
• Active DoD TS/SCI security clearance.
• Ability to pass additional customer suitability screening(s) prior to start
• Ability to work on-site in Washington, DC

• Experience in performing risk assessment, IT audits, security planning, systems accreditation and policy development.
• Experience complying with USG, DoD, and DA regulations and preparing for responding to information security audits and questionnaires.
• Understanding of related information technology (e.g. firewalls, VPN, virtualization, DLP, etc) and physical security assets.
• Knowledge of domain structures, user authentication, data encryption, access audits and end-user security best practices.
• Experience with UNIX/LINUX OS and any scripting language.
• Experience working with IDS/IPS and processes.

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Pay Range $131,300.00 - $237,350.00

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.

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.