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Cyber Security Watch Officer (CSWO) - Lead on our GSM-O II DISA Command Comprehensive Support Services (DCCSS) program supporting the 24x7 operations at the DISA Joint Operations Center (DJOC) on Ft. Meade, MD.
POSITION SUMMARY:GSM-O II provides network operations and cyber defense support to the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) in support of the Department of War (DoW) and Combatant Commands (CoCOMs).
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:- Maintain situational awareness of cyber activity by reviewing DoD, Intelligence Community and open source reporting for new vulnerabilities, malware or other threats that have the potential to impact the DoDIN.
- Support mission-critical Continuity of Operations (COOP).
- Synthesize, summarize, consolidate and share potentially malicious activities on the DoDIN with DISA and mission partner organizations by creating incident reports, wiki updates, collaboration/chat tippers and notifications, DoD incident handling database queries, metrics, and trend reports.
- Assist in providing threat and vulnerability analysis as well as security advisory services and recommendations.
- Train and mentor other team members.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:- Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of professional experience (related DISA experience and cyber courses/certification is accepted in lieu of a degree.)
- Must have DoD-8570 IAT Level 2 baseline certification (Security+ CE or higher) at start date and be able to obtain CSSP-A certification within 180 days of start date.
- Proficient understanding of Cyber Network Defense (CND) in regards to protect, detect, respond and sustain within a Computer Incident Response organization.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to clearly articulate technical and strategic level cyber matters to a variety of audiences.
- Highly developed research and analytical skills to pinpoint statistically significant patterns related to cyber threats.
- Understanding of TCP/IP, common networking ports and protocols, traffic flow, system administration, OSI model, defense-in-depth.
- Must have an active Top Secret/SCI clearance.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:- Knowledgeable in Cloud security/defense.
- Experience with DISA and DoD Networks.
- Working knowledge of cyber operational security, log analysis, netflow analysis, incident response, malware analysis, computer forensics, and/or cyber-crime.
- Advanced Certifications such as SANS GIACIAIH, CISSP or CASP.
- Demonstrated experience briefing Senior Executive Service (SES) and General Officer/Flag Officer (GO/FO) leadership.
- Working knowledge and proficiency utilizing Wireshark and Splunk analysis tools.
- Experience in intelligence driven defense and/or Cyber Kill Chain (CKC) methodology; knowledge of Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) and other cyber threat modeling frame works.
- Working knowledge of the U.S. Intelligence Community and/or Fusion centers.
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Original Posting:August 6, 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
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