National Security Sector Security Director
National Security Sector Security Director
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$ 124800 - 225600
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Job Description
Leidos has an immediate opening for a Sector Security Director to lead the Leidos National Security Sector enterprise security organization in Reston Virginia.
This position is responsible for envisioning and aligning securitys contribution to the National Security Sectors strategic growth objectives and customer requirements. The successful candidate should have strong leadership skills and a deep understanding of the Intelligence Community and DoD and its associated industrial regulatory framework with the demonstrated capability to align those competencies to support business growth in the areas of National Security analysis and operations applied tradecraft and systems development and modernization. The National Security Sector Security Director also serves as a strategic advisor to the Sector President and operations staff for personnel security clearance reform clearance and classified facility reciprocity and growth enablement.
Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Understands the vision and direction of the National Security Sector President; formulates executes and oversees plans and objectives to support that direction; integrates plans at the strategic and operational level of the supported organization
Leads manages and directs subordinate and matrixed security staff in support of National Security Sector business objectives while aligning the overall security effort with the broader Leidos security enterprise; measures performance develops the organization as needed to support the National Security Sector including staff professional competencies
Develops innovative approaches to solve complex and novel challenges consistent with corporate and customer risk appetite while maintaining excellence in regulatory and contractual compliance
Actively manages threats to and vulnerabilities within the National Security Sector in conjunction with Corporate Insider Risk Management Emergency Management Counterintelligence and International Security programs
Implements and provides guidance to management on security issues such as security education classified document control security investigations classification control classified construction standards and personnel clearances
Directs the analysis of security breaches and disciplinary actions related to security violations and incidents within the National Security Sector; prepares reports of findings implements remediation and risk mitigations consistent with those findings
IMPACT:
Directs activities that have a significant impact on the achievement of results for the security function and across the National Security Sector; frequently influences decisions made by leadership.
Decisions within the function and advice to leadership drives long-term success failure profitability and growth through security infrastructure and cleared personnel planning
Establishes and implements strategic and operational plans with associated budgets for the security department and enabling plans for the National Security Sector operational functions with a significant impact on the overall success of the Leidos enterprise security organization
Work requires a high degree of creative and critical thinking independence of coordinated action with a keen sense of personal responsibility and accountability for results
COMPLEXITY:
Problems and issues faced are complex unique to circumstance and customer preferences and require consideration of variables that have enterprise-wide impact
Conducts extensive investigation and analysis to understand the root cause of problems factoring in customer requirements national security responsibilities and business exigencies
Problems are highly complex and typically involve multiple functions projects or customers in a multi-agency regulatory environment
COMMUNICATION:
Communicates and negotiates with senior management officials within and outside of Leidos on matters of strategic importance
Requires the ability to prepare and deliver succinct executive briefings and correspondence reducing complex issues to actionable recommendations delivered with credibility and impact
Negotiates and influences others to understand and accept new concepts practices and approaches
Communicates and collaborates across the broader Leidos Security team to ensure sharing of ideas best practices and regulatory and policy updates
LEADERSHIP & TALENT MANAGEMENT:
Manages organizations that encompass multiple teams led by managers and supervisors
Develops mid to long-term plans on optimizing the National Security Sector and the talent required to execute strategies for the job area.
Hires terminates promotes and rewards performance in accordance with organizational guidelines.
KNOWLEDGE:
Requires in-depth management and leadership knowledge to lead teams or manage across multiple functions within Leidos
Requires in-depth knowledge of DoD and Intelligence Community Directives (ICDs)
Requires advanced business knowledge in National Security Sector support functions advanced management and leadership capability
Required working knowledge of supporting merger and acquisition activities and associated organizational integration tasks
TYPICAL EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
Broad practical experience across multiple security professional disciplines within the organization combining theory past practical experience and the organizations business practices
Requires a BA/BS and 12 years of prior relevant experience in a relevant field. Additional years experience may be used in lieu of degree.
Must have 12 years of experience supervising of leading teams or projects in progressively challenging assignments at least one of which is functionally equivalent to this position
Demonstrated mastery of executive level briefings prior experience managing organizational budgets and large projects
Must posses a TS/SCI clearance.
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Original Posting:
August 11 2025For 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 $124800.00 - $225600.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
