About this opportunity
Leidos LLC lists this TS Mission Lead - SOC opportunity in whitehall, Ohio. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Primary Responsibilities
Team Leadership & Development Coaching & Mentoring: Conduct 1-on-1 check-ins with team members every two weeks to provide supportive, actionable career guidance, reduce operational burnout, and foster long-term retention.
Professional Growth: Partner with Operations Managers to facilitate advanced technical training, support certification pathways, and deliver objective, performance-driven reviews.
Trust & Accountability: Establish clear, mission-aligned performance expectations, follow through on team commitments, and address policy compliance and operational gaps fairly and promptly.
Positive Work Culture: Maintain strong ties with HR and leadership to resolve challenges, build psychological safety in high-stress classified environments, and focus the team on joint problem-solving during operational setbacks.
Operational Integration: Collaborate with Shift Leads and operations leadership on shift coverage, training schedules, and mission readiness within the SCIF, ensuring rapid recall capability during critical incidents.
Cybersecurity Monitoring & Analysis
Triage & Investigation: Lead analysts in evaluating alerts from endpoints, IDS/IPS, NetFlow, and custom network sensors across classified enclaves to identify, investigate, and mitigate sophisticated malicious activity.
Reporting & Intel Integration: Correlate complex multi-source log data to produce detailed Cyber Incident Reports (CIR), integrate tactical threat intelligence feeds into SIEM platforms, and align analysis with MITRE ATT&CK and Cyber Kill Chain frameworks.
Incident Response Coordination: Direct immediate reporting and applicable containment action's and elevate validated, critical security incidents to customer leadership, JFHQ-DODIN, and USCYBERCOM in accordance with DoD reporting standards.
Basic Qualifications
Clearance: Active DoD Top Secret / SCI security clearance Certifications: Current DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II baseline certification (e.g., Security+ CE, SSCP, GSEC, CySA+). Current CSSP-A or CSSP-IR certification (e.g., CySA+, CEH, GCIA, GCIH), or the ability to obtain within 180 days of hire.
Foundational Knowledge: Strong technical mastery of TCP/IP networking, packet analysis (Wireshark/tcpdump), the OSI model, and defense-in-depth principles.
Education & Experience: Level III: Bachelor’s degree + 4 year of relevant operational cyber defense or SOC experience (or equivalent military/work experience).
Education & Experience: Level IV: Bachelor’s degree + 8 years of relevant operational cyber defense or SOC experience (or equivalent military/work experience).
Location & Availability
100% on-site SCIF requirement; willingness to work the assigned 5x8 schedule and reside within a 2-hour physical recall commute of Hill AFB, UT; Scott AFB, IL; or Columbus, OH.
Preferred Qualifications
Prior experience supporting DISA, DoD Cyber Security Service Providers (CSSP), or Service Cyber Components Hands-on technical experience operating enterprise SIEMs/log aggregators (such as Splunk, Elastic, or Sentinel) on classified networks.
Familiarity with advanced threat actor TTPs, static/dynamic malware analysis, and CJCSM 6510 incident reporting procedures.
Advanced cybersecurity certifications (such as SANS GIAC, CASP+, or CISSP).
At least two years of experience leading, mentoring, or supervising cross-functional cybersecurity teams.
Pay Range
Pay Range $87,100.00 - $157,450.00 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.
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 here.
Company Overview
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 $17.2 billion for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026. For more information, visit
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Commitment and Diversity
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.
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