Director OF Security

Description

Job Summary

Leidos has an immediate opening for a Sector Security Director to lead the Leidos Intelligence Sector enterprise security organization in Reston, Virginia.

This position is responsible for envisioning and aligning security’s contribution to the Intelligence Sector’s strategic growth objectives and customer requirements. The successful candidate will have strong leadership skills and a deep understanding of the Intelligence Community and DoD and its associated industrial regulatory framework, with the demonstrated capability to align those competencies to support business growth in Intelligence analysis and operations, applied tradecraft, and systems development and modernization. The Sector Security Director also serves as a strategic advisor to the Sector President and operations staff for personnel security clearance reform, and clearance and classified facility reciprocity and growth enablement.

Primary Responsibilities

• Understand the vision and direction of the Intelligence Sector President; formulate, execute, and oversee plans and objectives to support that direction; integrate plans at the strategic and operational level of the supported organization.
• Lead, manage, and direct subordinate and matrixed security staff in support of Intelligence Sector business objectives while aligning the overall security effort with the broader Leidos security enterprise; measure performance and develop the organization, including staff professional competencies.
• Develop innovative approaches to solve complex and novel challenges consistent with corporate and customer risk appetite while maintaining excellence in regulatory and contractual compliance.
• Actively manage threats to and vulnerabilities within the Intelligence Sector in conjunction with Corporate Insider Risk Management, Emergency Management, Counterintelligence, and International Security programs.
• Implement and provide guidance to management on security issues such as security education, classified document control, security investigations, classification control, classified construction standards, and personnel clearances.
• Direct the analysis of security breaches and disciplinary actions related to security violations and incidents within the Intelligence Sector; prepare findings reports and implement remediation and risk mitigations consistent with those findings.

Impact

• Directs activities that have a significant impact on the achievement of results for the security function and across the Intelligence Sector; frequently influences leadership decisions.
• Decisions within the function and advice to leadership drive long-term success, profitability, and growth through security infrastructure and cleared personnel planning.
• Establishes and implements strategic and operational plans and associated budgets for the security department and Intelligence Sector operational functions, with significant impact on the overall Leidos enterprise security organization.
• Work requires a high degree of creative and critical thinking, and independent, coordinated action with a strong sense of personal responsibility and accountability for results.

Complexity

• Problems and issues faced are complex, unique to circumstance and customer preferences, and require consideration of variables with enterprise-wide impact.
• Conducts extensive investigation and analysis to understand root causes, factoring in customer requirements, national security responsibilities, and business exigencies.
• Problems are highly complex and typically involve multiple functions, projects, or customers in a multi-agency regulatory environment.

Communication

• Communicates and negotiates with senior management officials within and outside of Leidos on matters of strategic importance.
• Prepares and delivers succinct executive briefings and correspondence, reducing complex issues to actionable recommendations delivered with credibility and impact.
• Negotiates with and influences others to understand and accept new concepts, practices, and approaches.
• Communicates and collaborates across the broader Leidos Security team to ensure sharing of ideas, best practices, and regulatory and policy updates.

Leadership & Talent Management

• Manages organizations that encompass multiple teams led by managers and supervisors.
• Develops mid- to long-term plans for optimizing the Intelligence Sector and the talent required to execute strategies for the job area.
• Hires, terminates, promotes, and rewards performance in accordance with organizational guidelines.

Required Knowledge

• In-depth management and leadership knowledge to lead teams and manage across multiple functions within Leidos.
• In-depth knowledge of DoD and Intelligence Community Directives (ICDs).
• Advanced business knowledge of Intelligence Sector support functions, with advanced management and leadership capability.
• Working knowledge of supporting merger and acquisition activities and associated organizational integration tasks.

Education & Experience

• Broad practical experience across multiple security professional disciplines, combining theory, past practical experience, and organizational business practices.
• BA/BS degree and 12+ years of prior relevant experience; additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• 12+ years of experience supervising or leading teams or projects in progressively challenging assignments, at least one functionally equivalent to this position.
• Demonstrated mastery of executive-level briefings and prior experience managing organizational budgets and large projects.
• Must possess an active Top Secret/SCI (TS/SCI) clearance.

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Original Posting:

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:

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.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit .

Pay and Benefits

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.