DCO Site Lead

R-00161236

Description

Leidos has a current job opportunity for a Defensive Cyber Operations Site Lead/Manager on the DISA GSM-O II program supporting the DISA Joint Operations Center (DJOC) embedded with DISA Headquarters, Fort Meade, MD. The candidate will support the DISA GSM-O II TN13 Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) Branch. This position will provide leadership for defensive cyber operations activities and will be expected to actively engage with a variety of customers and mission partners, anticipating their needs, and delivering flawlessly. 

Primary Responsibilities

• Serve as a leader for a team of 30+ personnel consisting of Leidos and subcontractor partners across multiple DCO function areas to include, but not limited to, Internal Countermeasures, Boundary, Fusion, Transformation, and Cyber Planning.
• Manage/coordinate training activities, DoD 8570.01 compliance tracking, and tracking continuous service improvement activities
• Lead the staffing efforts for the DCO portion of the program, working with teammates and Leidos to achieve success
• Serve as an active member in the career growth of subordinates through periodic career discussions and annual performance assessments
• Supporting execution within budget and meeting technical targets on schedule
• Coordinates with the DJOC J34 (Customer), understands the Customer’s technical and mission intent and operationalizing technical solutions that enact their intent
• Coordinates with PMO support for the program, ensuring smooth contract operations
• Supports delivery of CDRLs
• Works with contract technical leadership to direct work effort of contractor team
• Coordinates across technical and organizational boundaries
• Effectively communicates across the team, across functional organizations and sponsor groups
• Proactively identifies and mitigates risks, identifies and capitalizes on opportunities
• Supports business development and implementation of Leidos policies and procedures
• Establishes and maintains an inclusive work environment consistent with Leidos values and ethics  
• Serve as a people leader for personnel supporting the DCO desk:
  
• Conduct annual performance assessments to include periodic check ins.
• Validate/approve time charging for both Leidos and vendor personnel.
• Provide coaching/mentoring to personnel.
• Develop and Execute Continual Service Improvement technical strategies to modify and enhance operational processes and impact strategic project/program goals and business results.

Basic Qualifications:

• BS/BA degree with 8+ years of prior relevant experience
• Must have an active Top Secret/SCI clearance
• Must meet DoD 8570.01 certification requirements for IAM Level I prior to start date with ability to obtain CND-A certification within 180 days of starting assignment
• Demonstrated experience supporting and leading computer network defense (CND), cyber security or similar/related teams in an information technology environment
• Experience working with DoD / Government / Commercial Customer Leaders
• Strong technical leadership skills and clearly convey complex technical concepts
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal) for in-depth reporting and presentations to senior Government and Military leadership
• Display flexibility and agility in a responding to business needs pertaining to staffing and workforce planning needs as well as the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment

Preferred Qualifications

• IAM Level II certification (e.g. CASP+ CE, CISM, CISSP, etc.)
• ITIL v3 Foundation or v4 certified
• BA/BS degree in Information Technology or Information Security, Computer Science, Intelligence Analysis, Cyber Security, or another related field of study or equivalent experience in Cyber Intelligence Analysis
• CND experience (Protect, Detect, Respond and Sustain) within a Computer Incident Response organization.
• Demonstrated understanding of the life cycle of network threats, attacks, attack vectors and methods of exploitation with an understanding of intrusion set tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs)
• Self-starter with the ability to engage with cyber intelligence analyst counterparts across the US Intelligence and cyber communities

Original Posting: June 17, 2025
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 $126,100.00 - $227,950.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and 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.