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Top Secret/SCI
Unspecified
Unspecified
IT - Security
San Antonio, TX (On-Site/Office)
R-00164954
Description
At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainable. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.
If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive, keep reading!
The Digital Modernization Sector brings together our digital transformation and IT programs, allowing us to better serve our customers through scale and repeatability.
The Dig Mod team is seeking a Cyber Security Watch Officer. The position provides technical leadership and expertise to C5ISR Cyber Solutions Branch (DCSB) Security Operations Center (SOC). Beyond advising and guiding technical matters, this position is tasked with driving the implementation and adoption of new tools, research, capabilities, frameworks, and methodologies while ensuring those already in use are implemented, utilized properly, and improved.
POSITION SUMMARY:
This person will serve as a Cyber Security Watch Officer (CSWO) on the Defensive Cyber Solutions Branch (DCSB) DCO program supporting the Army C5ISR CSSP. CSWOs are principally engaged in the triage of events, cyber incident handling, trend analysis, metric development, vulnerability information dissemination, and the DoD Cyber Security Service Provider (CSSP) methodology.
This position offers a Mon-Fri work week.
(Day-shift hours: 630am-3pm)
Primary Responsibilities
Basic Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Come break things (in a good way). Then build them smarter.
We're the tech company everyone calls when things get weird. We don’t wear capes (they’re a safety hazard), but we do solve high-stakes problems with code, caffeine, and a healthy disregard for “how it’s always been done.”
Original Posting: August 19, 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 $85,150.00 - $153,925.00
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.
Description
At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainable. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.
If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive, keep reading!
The Digital Modernization Sector brings together our digital transformation and IT programs, allowing us to better serve our customers through scale and repeatability.
The Dig Mod team is seeking a Cyber Security Watch Officer. The position provides technical leadership and expertise to C5ISR Cyber Solutions Branch (DCSB) Security Operations Center (SOC). Beyond advising and guiding technical matters, this position is tasked with driving the implementation and adoption of new tools, research, capabilities, frameworks, and methodologies while ensuring those already in use are implemented, utilized properly, and improved.
POSITION SUMMARY:
This person will serve as a Cyber Security Watch Officer (CSWO) on the Defensive Cyber Solutions Branch (DCSB) DCO program supporting the Army C5ISR CSSP. CSWOs are principally engaged in the triage of events, cyber incident handling, trend analysis, metric development, vulnerability information dissemination, and the DoD Cyber Security Service Provider (CSSP) methodology.
This position offers a Mon-Fri work week.
(Day-shift hours: 630am-3pm)
Primary Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive support for Cyber Defense and Network Assurance initiatives for DBNAB DCO Battle Captain and Government leads.
- Be familiar with the operations process flow and execution while overseeing information security services, leading customer support efforts, and ensuring proactive and responsive solutions for evolving cyber defense challenges.
- Maintain continuous awareness of relevant directives, orders, alerts, and communications, and prepare daily/weekly situational and operational updates for CSSP senior leadership.
- Serve as Defensive Cybersecurity Subject Matter Expert during 24x7 operations, making decisive, impactful recommendations that enhance network security and resilience.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years of prior IT experience, or Associate’s degree with 7+ years of experience. Additional years of experience is also accepted in lieu of a degree.
- Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years of professional experience.
- Military background or relevant experience in a DOD-environment.
- Strong understanding of military operations, reporting structure, and communication procedures.
- Prior experience in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Basic understanding of the life cycle of threats, attacks, attack vectors, and methods of exploitation with an understanding of intelligence driven defense and/or Cyber Kill Chain methodology.
- Experience in a 24x7 environment.
- Must have a DoD-8570 IAT Level 2 baseline certification (Security+ CE or equivalent to start. CISSP certification is required within 90 days of start.
- Must have an active Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
Preferred Qualifications
- Motivated self-starter with strong written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to create complex technical reports
- Deep technical understanding of core current cybersecurity technologies as well as emerging capabilities.
- Hands-on cybersecurity experience (Protect, Detect, Respond and Sustain) within a Computer Incident Response organization
- Demonstrated understanding of the life cycle of cybersecurity threats, attacks, attack vectors and methods of exploitation with an understanding of intrusion set tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
Come break things (in a good way). Then build them smarter.
We're the tech company everyone calls when things get weird. We don’t wear capes (they’re a safety hazard), but we do solve high-stakes problems with code, caffeine, and a healthy disregard for “how it’s always been done.”
Original Posting: August 19, 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 $85,150.00 - $153,925.00
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.
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