Join the Leidos All-Star Team as a Cyber Network Analyst
Are you ready to catapult your cyber career into the fast lane? At Leidos, you’ll dive into challenging technical work, collaborate with mission-driven experts, and gain the training and exposure you need to accelerate your growth—while safeguarding our nation’s most critical networks.
The Mission
As our next Cyber Network Analyst at Langley AFB, VA (363d Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance Wing), you’ll ensure the availability, integrity, and resilience of the Department of Defense Information Network (DODIN) and the Air Force Information Network (AFIN). You’ll be on the front lines of a relentless cyber battlefield—mapping complex dependencies, uncovering vulnerabilities, and delivering actionable insights that keep our warfighters one step ahead.
What You’ll Do
- Evaluate the Wing’s cyberspace posture and turn raw data into strategic investment decisions
- Identify resource gaps and quantify mission risk across multi-domain networks
- Map data flows, system relationships, and interdependencies across NIPR, SIPR, and JWICS enclaves
- Apply systems, business analysis, and Functional Missional Analysis for Cyber (FMA-C) methodologies
- Lead periodic compliance reviews, ensuring policies and procedures are airtight
- Engineer and analyze secure architectures: from R&D and security accreditation to integration, training, and sustainment
- Shape Unit tactics, techniques, and procedures that drive combat-ready operations
- Gather, analyze, and report on DODIN & AFIN health—fueling continuous improvement
- Perform advanced business, engineering, and security functions across C2E and GovCloud services
- Investigate past incidents, recommend fresh approaches, and refine reporting systems
- Design clear courses of action for leadership to evolve AF infrastructure and enable seamless data sharing
- Serve as the go-to expert on all things DODIN for customer leadership and staff
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree and 8-10 years of related experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- Experience with Cyber-analysis or system-admin experience—at least some within the last two years
- Active TS/SCI clearance (polygraph a plus)
- Proven ability to operate on NIPR, SIPR, and JWICS domains within the IC
- Hands-on mastery of IP networking, VPNs, DNS, firewalls, IAM/authentication, and load balancing
- Track record presenting complex technical concepts to both DoD leadership and non-technical audiences
- Deep knowledge of DoD cyber policy, non-traditional IT networking, and DFARS requirements
- Experience managing formal taskings from senior leadership or higher headquarters
- Microsoft Office proficiency
Preferred Extras
- Security+, Network+, Server+
- AWS Security Engineering certification
- Air Force ISR operations experience
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
Why Leidos?
- World-class training and mentorship to sharpen your technical edge
- A collaborative “one-team” culture where your ideas drive real mission impact
- Clear career pathways—own your professional development with us
- Meaningful work that protects service members and national security
Expected Compensation:
Compensation for this position is aligned to the program's budgeted funding and will be based on the selected candidate's qualifications, experience, and overall fit for the role. While the position falls within a broader Leidos pay range, compensation is expected to align with program requirements and available funding
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:October 22, 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
- Bachelor’s degree and 8–10 years of related experience; additional experience may substitute for the degree
- Recent cyber-analysis or system-administration experience, including some experience within the past two years
- Active Top Secret/SCI clearance
- Experience operating across NIPR, SIPR, and JWICS domains within the intelligence community
- Hands-on expertise with IP networking, VPNs, DNS, firewalls, IAM/authentication, and load balancing
- Experience presenting complex technical concepts to DoD leadership and non-technical audiences
- Knowledge of DoD cyber policy, non-traditional IT networking, and DFARS requirements
- Experience managing formal taskings from senior leadership or higher headquarters
- Microsoft Office proficiency
- Security+ certification
- Network+ certification
- Server+ certification
- AWS Security Engineering certification
- Air Force ISR operations experience
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
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.
Leidos Insights
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.
