Mission Operations & Cyber Resilience Lead

Leidos; United States; Hybrid; USD 108,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health and Wellness programs

Income Protection

Paid Leave

Retirement

Job summary

Leidos (Reston, VA) is seeking a Mission Operations & Cyber Resilience Lead to run 24x7 platform operations and lead vulnerability remediation for the Data Exchange Platform. You will own incident response and authorization activities, coordinating with the Government’s cybersecurity service provider and leveraging AWS GovCloud.

The role requires extensive experience in federal DoD environments, strong leadership, and hands-on cloud/security expertise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in information technology, computer science, cybersecurity, engineering, or a related field required.
• 10 years in IT operations, cloud operations, or cybersecurity within a federal or DoD environment, including 3 leading a technical team or operations function.

Responsibilities

• Lead 24x7 operations, monitoring, and Tier 2/3 incident response for production data exchange services hosted in AWS GovCloud.
• Manage vulnerability and patch remediation (IAVM, STIG, ACAS) and maintain RMF/continuous authorization artifacts.
• Implement Zero Trust and secure-cloud practices, integrating security checks into CI/CD pipelines with development teams.
• Run change control and maintain runbooks, operational procedures, and recovery plans with Government coordination.
• Deliver through iterative backlogs, report operational metrics to Government leadership, and act on feedback.

Skills

Incident response

Public sector IT operations

Cloud operations

Security best practices

Education

Bachelor’s in information technology, computer science, cybersecurity, engineering, or related field

Tools

AWS GovCloud

Azure DevOps

CI/CD pipelines

ACAS

RMF

Job description

Mission

Keep a critical federal health data exchange running and secure around the clock. As the Mission Operations & Cyber Resilience Lead you will lead 24x7 platform operations, vulnerability remediation, and continuous authorization for the Data Exchange Platform, so military health partners can rely on it without disruption. You will own incident response and recovery, and work with the Government’s cybersecurity service provider rather than replacing it. Deep experience operating a mission‑critical production system counts, and no SAFe certification is needed.

Location & Security

Location: Reston, VA (onsite preferred). Primarily remote within the US, considered for highly qualified candidates, with frequent travel to Reston. Security: US citizen able to obtain and maintain an ADP II clearance. Remote candidates: you will be required to keep your camera on during the interview, and your interviewer will take your picture for identification purposes if an offer letter is extended to you. This is in anticipation of future work!

What you’ll do

• Lead 24x7 operations, monitoring, and Tier 2/3 incident response for production data exchange services hosted in AWS GovCloud, including root cause analysis and meeting service levels.
• Manage vulnerability and patch remediation (IAVM, STIG, ACAS) and maintain the artifacts needed for RMF and continuous authorization to operate.
• Implement Zero Trust and secure‑cloud practices, and build security checks into CI/CD pipelines with the development team.
• Run change control and maintain runbooks, operational procedures, and recovery plans, coordinating with the Government and its cybersecurity service provider.
• Deliver through iterative backlogs, report operational metrics to Government leadership, and act on operational feedback.

What you bring

• Bachelor’s in information technology, computer science, cybersecurity, engineering, or a related field with 8-12yrs. of prior relevant experience.
• 10 years in IT operations, cloud operations, or cybersecurity within a federal or DoD environment, including 3 leading a technical team or operations function. The 10 years need not all be in cybersecurity.
• Have operated and secured at least one mission‑critical production system with 24x7 availability requirements, including incident response, vulnerability remediation, change control, and authorization documentation. Monitoring-only or advisory experience does not qualify.
• Hands‑on experience with AWS GovCloud or an equivalent government cloud environment, RMF, and DoD/DHA information assurance policies.
• Working knowledge of SAFe and Azure DevOps (certification not required) and experience with Agile delivery: iterative backlogs, testable acceptance criteria, and incorporating operational feedback.
• Ability to meet the applicable Government work‑role requirements: DoD 8140 qualification for the applicable work role (for example, Security+, CySA+, CISSP, or CASP+), Government‑designated training for HIPAA compliance and information assurance, and the applicable background investigation.
• Knowledge of the MHS/DHA environment.

About the Team

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.

Posting

Original Posting: October 28, 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.

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 $17.2billion for the fiscal year ended January2,2026. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay Range

Pay Range $107,900.00 - $195,050.00. 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.

Pay and Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Health and Wellness programs
• Income Protection
• Paid Leave
• Retirement

More details are available here.

Securing Your Data

Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information at any part of the employment application process. And Leidos will communicate with you only through emails that are sent from a Leidos.com email address. If you receive an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information, please report the email to [e-mail].

Commitment and Diversity

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.