Cloud Security Team Lead

Leidos is seeking a Cybersecurity Team Lead to direct a front-line team securing DoD multi-cloud (AWS GCP Oracle) and hybrid infrastructures. This is your opportunity to lead cybersecurity where it matters most driving mission success and 24x7 operational readiness on major defense programs withanational position can sit in any of our three core sites - Columbus OH; Scott AFB IL; or Hill AFB UT.

We value our leaders as much as our mission. Built for experienced people-first managers this role empowers you to mentor emerging technical talent direct advanced alert triage and influence operational strategy with senior leadership. We support your career growth with structured training and professional development pathwaysall while prioritizing your work-life balance through a stable standard five-day 8-hour shift schedule.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Cyber Defense Operations:Direct a specialized team of 6-8 cybersecurity analysts providing guidance and oversight across the following critical tasks:
  • Proactive Threat Monitoring:Drive the analysis and correlation of real-time DoD and open-source intelligence feeds. Guide your team in actively integrating threat intelligence (IOCs) into security sensors and enterprise SIEMs to intercept emerging threats.
  • Advanced Alert Triage: Oversee the investigation of security alerts across complex networks. Lead your analysts inleveragingendpoint telemetry IDS/IPS NetFlow VPC Flows and raw packet data to rapidly detect and report suspicious actors.
  • Multi-Cloud Correlation:Direct the analysis of extensive log files and security events across diverse enterprise-scale multi-cloud environments (AWS GCP Oracle) toidentifyand prioritize suspicious behavior.
  • Incident Response Coordination:Partner with incident response teams and act as the key escalation point for customers and USCYBERCOM.
  • High-Impact Escalation & Reporting: Author thorough investigation reports detailing incident findings. Serve as the critical escalation point to customers and USCYBERCOM ensuring a unified andtimelyresponse to critical security events.
• People-First Leadership:Act as a core mentor and strategic leader for yourTeamby focusing on the following
  • Cultivate Cyber Talent: Champion a positive highly productive work culture through consistent employee engagement. Actively support your teams professional growth by partnering withseniorleadership to manage ongoing training performance reviews and career advancement pathways.
  • Strategic Communication: Serve as the operationalbridgebetween your analysts and the broader mission. Maintain transparent highly effective communication across the chain of command civilian personnel and external customers to ensure daily operational success.
  • Drive Mission Effectiveness: Collaborate with senior leadership to clear operational roadblocks and align your teams daily activities with long-term strategic goals. Ensure organizational policies and leadership directives are implemented smoothly and consistently.
    

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
Clearance & Certifications

• Security Clearance:Minimumactive DoD Secret clearance with eligibility to obtain a Top Secret (TS) clearance.
• Baseline Certification:Current DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification or higher (e.g. CompTIA Security CE ISC2 SSCP SANS GSEC or equivalent).
• Specialty Certification:Ability to obtain a DoD 8570 CSSP-A Level Certification (e.g. CEHCySA GCIA or equivalent) within 180 days of hire.

Leadership & Professional Experience

• Leadership Background:A minimum of 2 years of formal management or equivalent team leadership experience.
• Education & Experience Levels:Bachelors degree in a related discipline as well as 8 years of directly relevant experience. Military service and equivalent professional work experience are highly valued and may be considered in lieu of a degree.

Technical Foundation & Core Attributes

• Network Security Expertise:Strong understanding of network traffic flow packet analysis ports protocols and defense-in-depth security.
• Strategic Problem Solving: Proven ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to tackle complex security challenges. Must be able to translate deep technical data into concise communications build consensus and drive incident solutions to completion.
• Professional Agility:Highly reliableand flexibledemonstratinga strong work ethic whether working independently or leading collaborative team efforts on assigned shifts.
• Continuous Improvement: Passionate about staying ahead of emerging threatsdemonstratedthrough the ongoing pursuit of certifications self-study or active participation in cybersecurity forums.
• Location:Within a 2-hour commute (or willing torelocate) to Hill AFB UT; Scott AFB IL; or Columbus OH.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (Stand-Out Candidates):

• DoD Ecosystem Experience:Prior experience working with DISA and/or DoD networks.
• AdvancedLeadership:2 years specifically managing cross-functional cybersecurity or SOC teams.
• Enterprise SIEM Mastery:Operational mastery of enterprise-grade SIEM platforms (e.g. Splunk ElasticQRadar).
• Advanced Certifications:CCSP CCSK CloudSANS GIAC (GCIA GCIH GLSC) or CompTIA CASP.

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The 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.