Sector Security Director – Intelligence Sector

Leidos • Reston, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• 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.
• 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.

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior