Cybersecurity and Zero Trust Technical Manager
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Suitland, MD - USA
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Job Summary
Cybersecurity and Zero Trust Technical Manager
Location: Suitland MD
Clearance: Active TS/SCI
Leidos is seeking a Cybersecurity & Zero Trust Technical Manager to provide technical leadership and oversight across enterprise cybersecurity operations security engineering assessments and validation activities and Zero Trust modernization efforts supporting the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) and the Hopper Global Communications Center (HGCC). This position serves as the senior technical lead responsible for integrating Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) Security Engineering Risk Management Framework (RMF) and cybersecurity tool implementation efforts to protect classified enterprise environments.
The selected candidate will lead technical teams supporting cyber defense operations cybersecurity engineering vulnerability management security architecture RMF assessments and Zero Trust initiatives across on-premises cloud and hybrid environments. This role partners closely with Government leadership Program Management and mission stakeholders to deliver secure resilient and mission-focused cybersecurity capabilities.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Provide technical leadership across Cyber Defense Operations Security Engineering and Assessment & Validation teams.
- Lead Zero Trust architecture planning implementation and optimization initiatives.
- Oversee cybersecurity tool integration sustainment and modernization efforts.
- Support enterprise security architecture cloud security and identity management initiatives.
- Guide incident response threat hunting vulnerability management and remediation activities.
- Provide engineering oversight for RMF security assessments and compliance activities.
- Develop technical roadmaps executive briefings and engineering recommendations.
- Coordinate with Government stakeholders to identify risks improve security posture and support mission requirements.
- Mentor cybersecurity engineers analysts and technical specialists.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree with 12 years of cybersecurity information assurance or systems engineering experience or a Masters degree with 10 years of cybersecurity information assurance or systems engineering experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- Active TS/SCI clearance in DISS and required program access.
- Experience leading technical cybersecurity or engineering teams.
- Experience supporting DoD Intelligence Community or classified environments.
- Experience with cybersecurity operations RMF vulnerability management and security engineering.
- Experience implementing or supporting Zero Trust Architecture initiatives.
Preferred Qualifications:
- CISSP CISM CAP GIAC CCSP or equivalent certification.
- Experience with Microsoft Defender Microsoft Sentinel Entra ID Azure security services Splunk RSA SecurID Cisco ISE Cisco Secure Workload Tanium or similar cybersecurity platforms.
- Knowledge of NIST 800-53 NIST 800-207 ICD 503 and DoD cybersecurity requirements.
- Experience supporting cloud and hybrid-cloud security environments.
Preferred Skills:
- Cyber Defense Operations (SOC/SIEM)
- Zero Trust Architecture
- Security Architecture & Engineering
- Cloud Security (Azure/AWS)
- Identity & Access Management (IAM)
- Threat Hunting & Incident Response
- RMF & Compliance
- Vulnerability Assessment & Remediation
- Executive Briefing Development
- Cross-Functional Technical Leadership
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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.
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.
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Leidos is an innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. Our 47,000 employees collaborate to create smarter technology solutions for customers in these critical markets.
