Defensive Cyber Solution Architect

A Leidos Solution Architect (SA) is a skilled technical professional who has developed broader skillsets needed to provide full scope solutions for internal or external technical needs, ranging from solution development on a capture, supporting an active program, and supporting growth initiatives. An SA supports these assignments with a growth and innovation mindset while continuously refining their skillsets.

Primary Responsibilities
• Serve as a lead technical architect across the new business pursuit lifecycle and within an integrated growth team, including proposal, capture, and business development activities on key capture opportunities.
• Mentor and coach other technical staff
• Provide end-to-end thought leadership across proposal responses that include elements such as technical solution, partners, staffing, implementation schedule, and BOE.
• Provide technical writing capabilities in the development of technical artifacts, white papers, statements of work, briefings, and proposals, etc.
• Support customer meetings to understand customer requirements and provide solution presentations to the customer.
• Lead responses to customer RFI's, White Papers and RFPs leveraging Leidos and Partner solutions and collaborating with other experts in the field.
• Work with teaming partners and product vendors to develop technical solutions, integration of teaming partners' capabilities, and pricing strategies, etc.
• Work with engineering staff to extract information in a structured process to create winning technical solutions for proposals
• Support the startup of our winning proposals
• Stay up-to-date on evolving cyber security policies and federal industry standards and mandates
• Design, develop and potentially deploy AI and machine learning models for cybersecurity applications.
• Design data management frameworks for efficiently processing and analyzing large datasets, ensuring scalability and performance.

Basic Qualifications
• Education: Typically requires BS and 12+ years of prior relevant experience. Additional years
• Leadership: 7+ years in information security, with a focus on authorization to operate (ATO), ISSM, and compliance for large-scale systems.
• Communication: Strong communication skills, especially with executive leadership.
• Experience: Expertise in IT systems engineering, architecture, and project management. Expertise in proposal development and leading large proposals valued at over $1B.
• Certifications: 8570 IASAE II (CASP+ CE, CISSP (or Associate), CSSLP).
• Clearance: Eligible for DoD Secret clearance.
• Expertise: Recognized Subject Matter Expert in Information Assurance, governance, and compliance on government contracts.
• Viewed as a Subject Matter Expert within the field by peers within and outside the organization
• Expertise in large-scale data architecture, data analytics, and data pipelines.
• Proficiency in security tools, technologies, and methodologies (e.g., SIEM, IDS/IPS, firewalls, etc.).
• Strong understanding of AI and machine learning algorithms, with hands-on experience in applying these technologies to security operations.
• Deep understanding of cloud security, including securing AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud environments at scale.
• Strong background in AI/ML-related security challenges and securing data pipelines, AI models, and data management solutions.
• In-depth knowledge of federal and industry-specific regulatory and compliance requirements (e.g., FISMA, HIPAA, NIST, FedRAMP) and their implications for ATO, especially in cloud, AI, and data management environments.
• Proven ability to develop and maintain detailed and accurate System Security Plans (SSPs), Security Assessment Reports (SARs), and Plan of Actions and Milestones (POA&Ms).
• Expertise in establishing Continuous Monitoring (CM) strategies post-ATO to ensure systems remain compliant over time, identifying new risks and vulnerabilities as environments evolve.
• Familiarity with tools like eMASS, Xacta, or similar platforms for managing the ATO lifecycle, security documentation, and continuous monitoring.
• Extensive knowledge of RMF (Risk Management Framework) and NIST 800-53 controls, deep understanding of the ATO process, including how to apply and assess security controls for systems under development or operation.
• Experience managing and leading compliance audits, assessments, and remediation efforts.
• Solid knowledge and practical experience with vulnerability management platforms.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex cybersecurity and compliance issues to non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven track record of successfully achieving a successful ATO
• Knowledge of data privacy regulations, including GDPR, CCPA, and HIPAA, and their impact on security compliance.

Desired Qualifications
• Leadership: Proven experience as a Information Security Architect and/or Manager, leading IT Security teams in commercial or federal environments.
• Expertise: Deep knowledge of advanced technologies and the ability to inject new technological advancements into operations.
• Cost & Planning: Experience estimating technical and operational costs and managing IT project delivery, developing a Basis of Estimate (BOE)
• Impact Assessment: Ability to evaluate business impacts of proposed changes to technical solutions or enterprise operations.
• Business Growth: Track record of driving business growth by innovating and introducing new technologies to existing programs.
• Executive Communication: Strong communication with senior leadership on strategic matters.
• Certifications: ITIL Foundations certification.
• Core Competencies: Leadership, program management, business development, conflict management, mentoring, negotiation, problem-solving, and team building.
• Federal Policy Knowledge: Familiarity with federal policies affecting critical infrastructure and the federal civilian enterprise (FCEB), State Local Tribal Territorial (SLTT) and 16 Critical Infrastructure sectors to include (OMB, PDD, EO, etc)
• Location: Telecommute-friendly, ideally based in the Washington DC Metro area but not required.
• Lead and manage large-scale cyber operations with a focus on AI-driven threat detection, mitigation, and response strategies.
• Familiarity with distributed computing and big data technologies (e.g., Hadoop, Spark, Kafka).
• Prior experience with security in AI and data-driven environments (e.g., securing AI models, preventing adversarial attacks).
• Experience with cloud compliance programs, specifically FedRAMP, and implementing secure cloud architecture.
• Familiarity with AI/ML-specific security concerns, including adversarial machine learning and securing AI models.
• Experience in data governance, privacy, and compliance in AI, data management, and cloud environments.
• Knowledge of automated compliance monitoring tools and frameworks for continuous assessment.
• Experience with vulnerability management and remediation in large, distributed environments.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps and securing CI/CD pipelines in cloud-based infrastructures.
• Experience in integrating security into Agile development practices and ensuring compliance throughout the development lifecycle.

Original Posting Date:

2025-02-06
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.

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