The GSM-O II TN22 team has an opportunity for a current team member to move into a leadership position supporting cyber operations.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Operations Leader provides daily leadership, direction, and guidance to a team responsible for delivering 24x7 cybersecurity monitoring services for Department of Defense networks. This role encompasses cyber threat intelligence analysis, correlation of actionable security events, network traffic analysis using raw packet data, and coordination of resources during incident response activities. The Operations Leader will also foster the professional development of team members and ensure consistent, transparent communication with operational leadership within a five-day 8-hour shift structure.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Lead a team of approximately 6-8 cybersecurity analysts, providing guidance and oversight in the following areas:
Monitor, analyze, and correlate real-time DoD and open-source intelligence feeds to identify Indicators of Compromise (IOCs), actively integrating threat intelligence into security sensors and SIEMs to proactively counter emerging threats.
Triage and investigate security alerts across customer networks generated from endpoints, IDS/IPS, NetFlow, VPC Flows, raw packet data, and cloud-native or custom monitoring sensors to rapidly isolate malicious actors.
Correlate security events and analyze extensive log files across diverse datasets within multi-cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Oracle) to identify, prioritize, and investigate potential compromises.
Coordinate and collaborate closely with incident response teams to rapidly contain and eradicate threats across hybrid and cloud-hosted environments.
Technical Reporting & Incident Escalation: Author detailed technical investigation reports outlining incident findings and report critical security events to customers and USCYBERCOM to ensure a timely and coordinated national defense response.
Team Leadership & Development:
Lead and support assigned personnel by:
Conducting regular employee engagement activities to foster a positive and productive work environment.
Collaborating with People Leaders and senior management to support employee training, performance management, and performance reviews.
Maintaining consistent and effective communication with the chain of command, customers, civilian personnel, and employees to ensure daily operational tasks are completed effectively.
Collaborate with senior leadership to ensure long-term mission effectiveness and the resolution of any operational roadblocks.
Ensure the consistent implementation and adherence to leadership directives and organizational policies in collaboration with People Leaders.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
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Original Posting:
June 10, 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 $87,100.00 - $157,450.00
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