• Insider Threat Program System Architect

    Leidos (Washington, DC)


    Description

    The Digital Modernization Sector at Leidos currently has an opening for a System Architect 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 design, develop, and advance the ITP cybersecurity infrastructure baseline. 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 be responsible for the following:

    + Evaluating new design architectures and enhancements to determine their value in supporting the ITP mission.

    + Developing and maintaining an architectural roadmap across all ITP infrastructure functions to guide the future of the ITP program.

    + Evaluate all ITP changes to assess for functional, security, and cost risks.

    + Support all engineering functions in helping to design new solutions and strategies for supporting ITP functionality.

    + Support all documentation to effectively capture the configuration baseline.

    + Support performance management to ensure key metrics are tracked and captured reflecting the efficacy and performance of the enterprise.

    + Develop chart decks and artifacts to support the customer in articulating the design and functional baseline of the ITP enterprise to stakeholders.

    Basic Qualifications:

    + Masters degree and (15)+ years of prior relevant experience

    + Excellent written and oral communication skills

    + Experienced and adept at developing and maintaining technical documents, analyses, and reports

    + Experienced with preparing and presenting briefings to senior customer management, and customer stakeholders

    + Working knowledge of the ITIL framework and best practices

    + Working knowledge of defense-in-depth principles, network/HW/SW security architecture, network topology, IT device integrity, and common security elements

    + Active Top Secret government security clearance; 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 (10+ years) in IT service delivery management

    + 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

    + Experience with Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, or PostgreSQL DBMS platforms

    Original Posting:

    June 18, 2025

    For 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.

    Pay Range:

    Pay Range $148,850.00 - $269,075.00

     

    The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.

    REQNUMBER: R-00161219

    All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an equal opportunity employer/disability/vet.