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The OpportunityAre you ready to shape the future of global security? The Intelligence Sector at Leidos currently has an opening for a
Cyber Intrusions Lead to work in our Linthicum, MD location. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience helping the Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3) mission. In this mission we provide comprehensive operational, analytical, technical, forensic, and program management support to DC3, specifically the OED and CFL organizations.
Join a team where your "greatest work" isn't just a slogan-it's our daily standard.
Contract Status: Proposal Phase/Contingent Upon Award.Security Clearance: Active DoD TS/SCI required. We are not able to sponsor the clearance requirement.What you'll be doing: The Cyber Forensics Lab (CFL) Intrusions Lead will serve as a project lead and provide oversight of system and network forensic examinations/malware analysis and reverse engineering for a range of evidence items submitted to the DC3 customer.
Needed Experience, Skills, and Education: - Bachelor's degree and 5 or more years of relevant experience; or a Masters degree and 3 or more years of relevant experience. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
- Experience within the last five years leading technical efforts and supervising teams in a forensics lab environment similar to the scope and complexity of this PWS.
- Experience within the last seven years performing D/MM forensics examinations, analysis, and techniques.
- Experience within the last seven years working with MS Windows, Apple/UNIX, and Linux operating systems related to forensics examinations.
- Experience within the last seven years with forensic network analysis in support of the investigative process.
- Experience within the last seven years analyzing endpoint, Packet Capture (PCAP) data, and other relevant data sources.
- Experience within the last five years utilizing common digital forensic examination tools, including those referenced in the DC3 TOR (e.g., FTK, EnCase, and X-Ways).
Clearance Needed:Active DoD TS/SCI required. We are not able to sponsor the clearance requirement.Preferred Experience, Skills, and Education:- Experience with the DC3 Cyber Forensics Lab operations.
If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. 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.
Original Posting:February 25, 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.
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.
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