Description

　　Leidos is seeking an experienced COMSEC Manager to lead a technical team that provides sustainment support for a mission critical secure communications gateway, IP email and chat transport system. The location is Ft. Meade, MD. A successful candidate will develop an understanding of the services offered to external organizations and provide lifecycle systems engineering support to development and operations on the program. As the customer focal point for the team, you will manage efforts by technical and non-technical teammates while interacting with customers and vendors to ensure service delivery and maintain performance thresholds. You will be viewed as a subject matter expert in all things COMSEC related within multiple operational environments (DEV/TEST and Production).

　　Primary Responsibilities:

　　Configures and installs crypto hardware; troubleshoots issues as they arise and provides quick resolutions to diminish user downtime.

　　Maintains the health and wellness of crypto devices currently in operations, minimizing downtime to users during operational maintenance periods

　　Maintains and protects keying and other COMSEC materials

　　Updates keying material per customer designated timeframes

　　Documents and tracks all devices and materials across multiple accounts and multiple systems

　　Demonstrates accountability of all devices and materials during yearly audits

　　Provides COMSEC custodian training to teammates and stakeholders.

　　Coordinates with customers, teammates, and users to maintain compliance with all security standards and maintain deployment schedules

　　Assist senior Operations and Maintenance Manager(s) to oversee and direct program support tasks within the Service Delivery Thread.

　　Directly manage contractor and sub-contract support staff. Coordinate subordinate employee recruitment, selection and training, performance assessment, work assignments, salary, and recognition/disciplinary actions.

　　Service delivery to the customer such as identify and manage issues, risks, and dependencies.

　　Provide report status to the operations manager and customer as required.

　　Creating, documenting, and executing action plans.

　　Work with the customer and external stakeholders to accomplish program goal dependency related tasks.

　　Collaborate, support, and offer advice to the customer in technical matters related to the organization’s overall mission.

　　Adheres to the customer’s COMSEC policies and procedures and ensures user compliance of said requirements.

　　Basic Qualifications:

　　Bachelor's degree with 8 to 12 years of prior relevant experience or a Masters with 6 years of overall related experience. (Additional years of related work experience may be substituted for a degree at the Hiring Manager's discretion) At least 4 years of prior COMSEC or other security-related experience.

　　Current Top Secret clearance prior to start.

　　Security+ Certification or other DOD 8570 IAT Level II Certification.

　　Demonstrated proficiency in current crypto devices/methods as well as COMSEC principles and practices.

　　Ability to implement processes and maintain administrative documentation.

　　Knowledge and basic understanding of network transport devices that are attached to the encryption devices (examples: routers, switches, firewalls)

　　Knowledge and basic understanding of information security practices and devices.

　　Strong collaboration and customer service skills

　　Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative team environment.

　　Ability to be flexible and adapt to changing situations.

　　Self-starter with ability to work independently as well as in team environments.

　　Desired Qualifications:

　　Subject Matter Expert level and extensive COMSEC account management support experience.

　　The ability to, under general direction, manage teams supporting LAN/WAN based networks and security components such as routers, switches, firewalls, servers, and datacenter equipment.

　　Experience leading technical teams.

　　Experience implementing innovative ideas to solve customer challenges

　　IT Certifications such as A+, CCNA, CCNP, CISSP, etc.

　　GSMO

　　Pay Range:

　　Pay Range $101,400.00 - $183,300.00

　　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.

　　Original Posting Date:

　　01/22/2024

　　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.

　　REQNUMBER: R-00127140

　　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.