Information Assurance Lead — Cybersecurity & Compliance

Via Logic LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 131,000 - 237,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos' Information Assurance (IA) team is forming a new IA Team Lead to establish and mentor a group of IA engineers in a ground-floor program supporting federal IT modernization in Washington, DC.

You will oversee the security of information systems, conduct risk analyses, ensure compliance, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to advance security certifications and accreditation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 12+ years of relevant experience; additional experience may substitute 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 customer suitability screenings prior to start.
• On-site work in Washington, DC; travel as required.
• Experience with risk assessment, IT audits, security planning, and accreditation.

Responsibilities

• Oversee security of information systems, ensuring compliance with policies and regulations.
• Conduct regular security assessments, vulnerability scans, and risk analyses.
• Ensure systems meet security frameworks and participate in audits.
• Coordinate certification and accreditation processes before deployment.
• Monitor activity for unauthorized access and enhance controls.
• Collaborate with IT, legal, compliance to align security with business goals.
• Provide coaching and performance assessments for IA personnel.
• Validate and approve time charging for assigned personnel.

Skills

IA team leadership

Security clearance TS/SCI

DoD 8570 IAT Level 2+

Risk analysis

IT audits

Security planning

Policy development

Unix/Linux

Scripting

IDS/IPS

Cloud/DevOps platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related discipline

Tools

ServiceNow

Elastic

Kafka

AWS

Red Hat Linux

Job description

Leidos' Information Assurance (IA) team is forming a new IA Team Lead to establish and mentor a group of IA engineers in a ground-floor program supporting federal IT modernization in Washington, DC.

You will oversee the security of information systems, conduct risk analyses, ensure compliance, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to advance security certifications and accreditation.