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Description

Leidos has a current job opportunity for an Insider Threat/UAM (User Activity Monitoring) Analyst at the Mark Center in Alexandria, VA.

POSITION SUMMARY:

This position will serve as a member of DISA J-6 User Activity Monitoring (UAM) Team. UAM analysts triage, analyze, and assess alerts and document and report findings through a case management system. Information is further shared with impacted parties for follow-on analysis. The UAM team continually deploys, maintains, and tunes countermeasures in response to new or changing insider threat tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs). The UAM team also provides information to the UAM Lead to fulfill J-6 trending and reporting requirements.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

•Triage and analyze UAM alerts

•Document and report findings to impacted organizations

•Provide information to the UAM lead for customer trending and reporting

•Create and implement countermeasures to specific weaknesses against known adversarial TTPs

•Support meetings where UAM representation is needed

•Provide recommendations to contractor and government leadership on ways to improve the UAM program

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

•Must have active Top Secret/SCI.

•Bachelor's degree and 4+ years of professional experience; additional related years of experience is accepted in lieu of a degree

•At least 1 year of incident response experience

•At least 6 months of UAM or insider threat detection experience

•Demonstrated experience with UAM capabilities and common insider threat TTPs.

•Demonstrated knowledge of network traffic and communications, including known ports and services.

•Demonstrated experience in coordinating with external organizations, especially Law Enforcement and Counter Intelligence

•Knowledge of incident handling procedures.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

•Understanding of core current cybersecurity technologies as well as emerging capabilities.

•Demonstrated understanding of the life cycle of cybersecurity threats (internal and external), attacks, attack vectors and methods of exploitation with an understanding of intrusion set tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs).

•Knowledge of computer security principles and DoD security protocols

•Motivated self-starter with strong written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to create complex technical reports on analytic findings.

•Demonstrated experience with the Windows operating system and other operating systems (e.g., Linux or Unix).

•Familiarity or experience in Intelligence Driven Defense, Cyber Kill Chain methodology, and/or MITRE ATT&CK framework.

•Certifications that satisfy DoD-8570 IAT Level II.

GSMO

At Leidos, we don’t want someone who "fits the mold"—we want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless, the over-caffeinated, the ones who ask, “what’s next?” before the dust settles on “what’s now.”

If you’re already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2… good. You’ll fit right in.

Original Posting:

October 23, 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 $85,150.00 - $153,925.00

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.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits .

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Commitment to Non-Descrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

REQNUMBER: R-00169323

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.