The Intelligence Sector at Leidos currently has an opening for a CIO Strategy Lead to work in our Linthicum, MD location. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience helping the customer mission. In this mission we provide comprehensive operational, analytical, technical, forensic, and program management support to the customer.
As the CIO Strategy & Operations Lead, you aren't just managing a contract—you are the primary engine behind our Customer’s enterprise evolution. You will serve as the Chief Information Officer’s primary POC, translating high-level mission priorities from USCYBERCOM and the National Manager into technical reality. If you are a strategic thinker who enjoys bridging the gap between C-Suite vision and elite engineering execution, this is your seat at the table.
Architecting Modernity: You will steer the customer's transition to hybrid-cloud environments, modernizing legacy systems through Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD pipelines.
Driving Strategic Unity: You will be the voice in the room with the CIO and CISO, briefing agency-wide roadmaps that align cybersecurity, AI/Data, and software engineering under a single "unity of effort."
Strategic Governance: From "build vs. buy" cost-benefit analyses to implementing enterprise Data Lakes, you will optimize how resources are deployed to defend and extend our global LAN/WAN footprint.
Mission-Critical Leadership: You will lead multi-disciplinary teams across the full spectrum of IT—securing multi-level VTC systems (Unclassified to TS/SCI) and ensuring our infrastructure meets the highest cyber framework standards.
To meet this challenge, we need the following required experience:
General: BA/BS or equivalent experience, and 10+ years of prior relevant experience, or Masters with 8+ years of prior relevant experience supporting DoD/DoW or Federal networks in Government and private networking and infrastructure environments. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
Management: Recent experience leading a DoD/DoW/Federal government and/or contractor Information Technology workforce..
Leadership Presence: Recent experience briefing agency-level CIOs/CISOs on operational effectiveness and risk.
Mission Execution: A background interpreting and executing orders from USCYBERCOM or similar high-level Command authorities.
Technical Vision: Deep familiarity with modern tech stacks, including containerization, micro-segmentation, and data-driven portfolio management.
Clearance: TS/SCI security clearance eligibility.
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.
Original Posting:May 7, 2026For 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.
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.
Skills Required
- BA/BS or equivalent experience
- 10+ years of relevant experience
- Recent experience leading IT workforce
- Experience briefing agency-level CIOs/CISOs
- Background interpreting orders from USCYBERCOM
- Familiarity with modern tech stacks
- TS/SCI security clearance eligibility
Leidos Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Leidos and has not been reviewed or approved by Leidos.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, with multiple plan options, low office-visit copays in some plans, and access to mental health and wellness support tools. The availability of HSA/FSA options and employer contributions is positioned as a meaningful part of the total package.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are framed as a strong component of total rewards, highlighted by a 401(k) match and immediate vesting in the standard package. The Employee Stock Purchase Plan is also presented as an additional long-term wealth-building feature.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing and lifestyle supports extend beyond core insurance, including wellness programs, fitness-related stipends, and assistance resources. Work flexibility and related perks are also included as part of the broader rewards experience.
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What We Do
We Are Leidos For 50 years we have been tackling some of the biggest problems that face our nation and our world. OUR MISSION Through our culture of innovation and history of performance, we develop deep customer trust built on integrity and create enduring solutions that improve our world. Leidos is a science and technology solutions leader working to address some of the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and healthcare markets. The company’s 43,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Va., Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $11.09 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2020. Leidos was cited for the meaningful work employees perform that is challenging, impactful, and aligned with our customers’ missions as reasons professionals want to work and stay at our company. Leidos has also been named to lists including Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity, Forbes’ America’s Best Employers for Women, Military Times Best for Vets Employers, and Ethisphere Institute’s World's Most Ethical Companies®. Employees enjoy career enrichment opportunities available through mobility and development and experience rewarding relationships with supportive supervisors and talented colleagues and customers. Employees appreciate our flexible work environment, allowing for and encouraging a true work-life balance. Our professionals are also excited about our Employee Resource Groups, like the newly launched Collaborative Outreach with Remote and Embedded Employees (CORE), which strives to create an environment where every employee, regardless of location, feels fully engaged as a valued employee of Leidos. Your most important work is ahead.
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