Description Are you ready to make a significant impact? Join Leidos, where we deliver innovative solutions driven by our diverse and skilled workforce, dedicated to ensuring our customers' success. Our commitment extends to empowering our teams, engaging with our communities, and maintaining sustainable operations. The Leidos National Security Sector (NSS) integrates technology-enabled services and mission software capabilities across areas like cyber, logistics, security operations, and decision analytics, supporting our defense and intel customers in combating evolving global threats.
Your greatest work awaits. We are seeking a skilled Cybersecurity Development Manager for the Multi-domain Solutions Division (MDS) within the Leidos National Security Sector. In this role, you will be pivotal in a new cybersecurity program, directly contributing to government-critical systems. Your involvement will encompass overseeing the development, integration, delivery, and operational maintenance of IT-managed security services aimed at monitoring cybersecurity threats and enhancing security posture awareness across the enterprise. This position is in anticipation of a future contract award.
Key Responsibilities: - Lead initiatives to enhance the program's cybersecurity posture.
- Utilize your deep knowledge of cybersecurity principles, application security, and software development practices.
- Oversee the secure development lifecycle (SDLC) while collaborating with cross-functional teams to mitigate and prevent security threats.
- Mentor and guide a dedicated team of cybersecurity developers, engineers, and analysts.
- Establish security development goals and monitor progress, ensuring high standards of security throughout all development activities.
- Encourage a strong culture of security awareness within development teams.
- Ensure the implementation of security best practices across the software development lifecycle.
- Develop secure coding guidelines that comply with industry standards, such as OWASP, NIST, and ISO 27001.
- Integrate security tools into development pipelines to efficiently identify and remediate vulnerabilities.
- Conduct threat modeling, vulnerability assessments, and risk analysis for applications and systems.
- Work with developers to design and implement secure architectures and microservices.
- Promote secure coding practices and penetration testing across various projects.
- Collaborate with incident response teams to analyze, investigate, and address security incidents.
- Develop and maintain incident response plans for swift identification, containment, and resolution of security breaches.
- Ensure adherence to security standards, regulatory requirements, and organizational policies.
- Maintain detailed documentation of security controls and conduct regular audits.
- Stay current with emerging security technologies, trends, and threat landscapes.
- Continuously improve security practices, pinpointing areas for optimization and automation.
- Engage in project and program management, planning, organizing, and managing resources to successfully achieve program objectives.
- Ensure all programs operate within defined scope, time, and budget constraints.
- Oversee projects or processes spanning multiple professional areas.
- Support, review, and delegate tasks to junior professionals.
- Interact with external parties (subcontractors, vendors, etc.) to influence solution designs, processes, and methodologies.
What does Leidos expect from you? - Active Top Secret/SCI (TS/SCI) with Polygraph security clearance is required; must be a U.S. citizen.
- Bachelor's degree with 8 to 12 years of relevant experience or a Master's degree with 6 to 10 years of experience.
- Solid understanding of secure coding practices, security frameworks, and application security principles.
- Hands-on experience with programming languages and modern software development methodologies.
- Proficiency with security tools and vulnerability management platforms.
- Demonstrated experience in managing technical teams, encouraging growth, and driving performance.
- Strong project management capabilities with the ability to prioritize and handle multiple projects effectively in a dynamic environment.
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to articulate complex security concepts to non-technical individuals.
Preferred Qualifications: - CISSP, CISM, OSCP, or CEH certifications are highly desirable.
- Experience with cloud security (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and container security.
- Familiarity with DevSecOps methodologies, including the integration of security in CI/CD pipelines.
Original Posting Date: March 28, 2025
For U.S. Positions: The duration this job requisition remains open is subject to change based on business needs, with an anticipated close date no earlier than 3 days following the original posting date.
Pay Range: Compensation range is $89,700.00 - $162,150.00. This range is a general guideline and does not guarantee specific salary amounts. Considerations for offers include the job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, abilities, internal equity, market data, applicable bargaining agreements (if any), or other legal regulations.