Senior Cybersecurity Manager

Leidos has an opening for a Senior Cybersecurity Manager supporting an Air Force and Navy Mission Planning program. This position will collaboratively lead Cybersecurity engineering and operational compliance for current and Next-generation Mission Planning Systems and a Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipeline. This lead role is within an Agile, DevSecOps environment that enables rapid software development by 60+ development teams with leading-edge technology stacks while providing guidance for improving Air Force & Navy Mission Planning software.

This position does allow the ability to telework up to 100%. The chosen candidate though must be within a reasonable driving distance to Hanscom AFB and understand there maybe be situations where you are asked to go in with little prior notice if needed.

Primary Responsibilities:

• The successful candidate will have a passion for establishing and maintaining efficient and effective cybersecurity postures for complex IT systems and will embrace learning new technologies while working in an environment that values collaboration and team success.
• Supporting and working in partnership with SEIC-II staff, Air Force Mission Planning government contractor teams, and US Government uniformed & civilian customer management in the effective accomplishment of program objectives.
• Collaborating with diverse parties both within and outside of the SEIC-II and Air Force Mission Planning organizations to influence organizational or operational decisions by government leaders.
• Establishing and enforcing policies & protocols protecting SEIC-II and Air Force Mission Planning digital assets.
• Monitoring and minimizing technical security risks for current and Next-generation Mission Planning systems and operating environments.
• Influencing others to understand and accept new concepts, practices and approaches to securing systems and cybersecurity operations, directing activities having significant impact on achieving program objectives.
• Leading internal cybersecurity team efforts to respond to DoD data calls, recurring cybersecurity scorecard reports, NDAA and other Congressional, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and National Security-based inquiries relative to the cybersecurity posture of currently fielded Mission Planning Environments.
• Leading teams of technical security professionals investigating potential cybercrime or data breaches and mentor personnel in the technical conduct of research, investigations, and reporting products.
• Overseeing investigations to reveal the root cause of problems and issues with complex information systems.
• Periodically reviewing, editing, critiquing, and enhancing the work products of others to help improve their productivity, accuracy, and overall communications.
• Anticipating and proactively pushing for the implementation of future programmatic and cybersecurity needs as soon as such needs can be realistically forecast.

Basic Qualifications:

• U.S. Citizenship with at least an active DoD Secret clearance and the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance.
• Bachelor's Degree with 12+ years of experience or a Master's Degree with 10+ years of experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• DoD 8140 IASAE III or higher professional cybersecurity certification (aka CISSP or equivalent)
• Strong understanding of networking concepts such as OSI Model, LAN/WAN, IPv4/IPv6, subnetting, VLANs, edge services & point-to-point VPN
• Experience with identity management & authentication tools such as LDAP, SAML, and PKI
• Experience with backup and recovery of on-prem and virtualized IT infrastructure
• Experience with the DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF) including assessment of risks and the managing, interpreting, and updating Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms)
• Familiarity and experience with NIST cybersecurity guidelines including NIST SP 800-53 and SP 800-171
• Familiarity and experience with DoD cybersecurity operations including DoD and USAF instructions/guidelines
• Familiarity and experience with Special Access Program (SAP) cybersecurity and Operational Security (OPSEC) practices

Preferred Qualifications:

• with an active DoD Top Secret clearance and the ability to maintain your clearance during your employment with Leidos
• Experience managing cybersecurity teams in a DoD/USAF operational environment
• Experience as an Information Systems Security Officer/Engineer or Manager (ISSO/E or ISSM) for DoD or U.S. Federal Government Information Technology systems
• Experience interpreting system scanning tool outputs/assessments (ACAS/Nessus, SCAP, Fortify, Evaluate STIG, Open RMF, etc.) and determining the optimal means for cybersecurity findings remediation
• Familiarity with code scanning tools for Static Code Analysis, Third Party Code Provenance, Third Party Dependencies, Software Vulnerabilities, Container Health Assessment and Dynamic Code Analysis
• Experience with On-Prem and Cloud (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, etc.) computing environments
• Experience with DevSecOps, Agile software development, and the SAFe Agile methodology
• Familiarity with log aggregation and SIEM tools such as Splunk, ELK, Grafana, Solar Winds, etc.
• Experience with Docker container and deployment technologies, such as Terraform, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Helm, EKS, AKS, Prisma Cloud, Rancher
• Familiarity with Jenkins CI/CD pipeline code building and tools and gating principles
• An understanding of the hardening of API Gateways and API Endpoints
• Atlassian Tools Suite experience (Bitbucket, Confluence, JIRA)
• Experience in designing and implementing VNet/VLAN ports, protocols and services settings

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Original Posting:
January 22, 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 $131,300.00 - $237,350.00

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.