The Digital Sector at Leidos currently has an opening for a Engineer Manager supporting the HEITS Contract as part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Insider Threat Program (ITP).
This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience to act as the senior leader for a team of engineers and architects to support the sustainment, development, and advancement of the ITP cybersecurity infrastructure baseline and provide critical troubleshooting and technical knowledge critical customer systems. The ITP mission is to identify insider threats to the department by utilizing advanced analytics, monitoring, and data correlation which in turn help address and eliminate potential threat actors from compromising the DHS mission in safeguarding the homeland.
The selected candidate will act as the senior technical expert helping the program manager/Government Engineering Lead oversee the day-to-day tasks of a team of 8-10 individuals consisting of User Activity Monitoring (UAM) Engineers, DBAs, Information Assurance, Network Engineers & Systems Engineers.
The Engineering Manager will be responsible for the following:
- Overseeing a team of Engineers, Database Analysts, Network Engineers, ISSOs and other technical employees.
- Coordinate the teams’ activities to ensure that the User Activity Monitor Software solution, configuration baseline, maintenance/updates, support the ITP enterprise infrastructure are operational; provide guidance on upgrades and system recapitalization, perform availability/capacity management and support all networking requirements and ensure full availability of all network switches and routers. Oversee High Speed Guard Cross Domain solution that supports the transfer of data between multiple classification domains.
- Support all documentation to effectively capture the configuration baseline.
- Support performance management to ensure key metrics are tracked and captured reflect the efficacy and performance of the enterprise.
- Oversee all information assurance activities to ensure the continued security accreditation of the enterprise.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and tasks in a fast-paced environment.
- Work with other project managers and the program manager to successfully bring projects to completion
- Evaluate, test, and recommend new security technologies and processes to enhance enterprise defenses.
Basic Qualifications:
· Bachelor’s degree and 15+ years of prior relevant experience. Additional certifications, experience and education will be considered.
· Prior experience Leadership Experience
· Excellent written and oral communication skills
· Experienced and adept at developing and maintaining technical documents, analysis, reports etc.
· Experienced with preparing and presenting briefings to senior customer management, and customer stakeholders
· Ability to obtain DHS EOD SCI
Preferred Qualifications:
· Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in IT Management, Engineering, or related field
· Proven experience (12+ years) in IT service delivery management
· Previous experience as a Engineering Lead in either DoD, or DHS
· Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
· Experience gaining and maintaining ATO for government systems
· Experience overseeing a team of engineers
· Experience with Oracle Database
· Experience with User Activity Monitoring products and platforms
· Experience with Everfox High Speed Guard Platform
· Experience with Cisco or Juniper Networking Concepts
· Experience with On Premise Systems Infrastructure
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Original Posting:October 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
- Bachelor's degree and 15+ years of prior relevant experience; additional certifications, experience, and education may be considered.
- Leadership experience.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Experience developing and maintaining technical documents, analyses, and reports.
- Experience preparing and presenting briefings to senior customer management and stakeholders.
- Ability to obtain DHS EOD SCI.
- Master's degree in IT Management, Engineering, or a related field.
- 12+ years of IT service delivery management experience.
- Experience as an Engineering Lead in the DoD or DHS.
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).
- Experience gaining and maintaining Authority to Operate (ATO) for government systems.
- Experience overseeing a team of engineers.
- Experience with Oracle Database.
- Experience with User Activity Monitoring products and platforms.
- Experience with Everfox High Speed Guard Platform.
- Experience with Cisco or Juniper networking concepts.
- Experience with on-premise systems infrastructure.
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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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