Hiring: Information Assurance Lead Company: Leidos Location: Washington, DC Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 15:44:04 Employment Type: Full-time / On-site Target Skills & Keywords : AWS, Agile, Digital Transformation, Encryption, Kafka, Linux, Security Clearance, ServiceNow, VPN About the job Experience: •Bachelor's degree in a related discipline and 12+ years of prior relevant experience; additional related experience may be considered in lieu of degree. •12+ years of prior relevant experience; additional related experience may be considered in lieu of degree. Required Skills: •Early-stage flexibility with partial telework during initial development phases •Full-time on-site presence at secure facility in Washington, DC will be required as the program matures •A collaborative, Agile environment where your input shapes the architecture from day one •Dev platform based on ServiceNow, Elastic, and Kafka, AWS and RedHat •An active TS/SCI clearance (required for consideration) •Willingness to complete and maintain additional customer suitability screenings throughout employment •Current Security+ certification or higher/equivalent •Leidos' Information Assurance (IA) branch is responsible for ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the Information Technology assets for both unclassified and classified networks. We are currently seeking an IA Team Lead to help establish a new team as well as lead and mentor IA Engineers. Qualifications: •Must meet DoD 8570 IAT Level 2 or higher (Sec+ CE or higher). •Active DoD TS/SCI security clearance. •Demonstrated capacity to pass additional customer suitability screening(s) prior to start •Demonstrated capacity to work on-site in Washington, DC •Understanding of related information technology (e.g. firewalls, VPN, virtualization, DLP, etc) and physical security assets. •Knowledge of domain structures, user authentication, data encryption, access audits and end-user security best practices. •If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares. Compensation: •$131,300 - $237,350 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!