Description
Leidos is seeking an experienced Incident Response Analyst to support the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) CyberPRIMES program. Leidos is a major partner on the contract and will provide a substantial portion of the cybersecurity workforce supporting the Defense Human Resources Activity (DHRA) and DMDC.
The Incident Response Analyst will investigate and respond to cybersecurity events and incidents affecting DHRA systems and networks. This position supports the full incident-response lifecycle—from detection and analysis through containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident activities—and works closely with Security Operations Center analysts, Cybersecurity Service Providers, system owners, and technical teams during active cybersecurity incidents.
Work Locations:
Clearance: Active Secret security clearance required at time of consideration. U.S. Citizen is a must.
Mission Environment
DMDC supports the Defense Human Resources Activity within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (OUSD(P&R)) and maintains the Department of Defense’s largest and most comprehensive central repository of personnel, manpower, casualty, pay, entitlement, personnel security, identity, readiness, training, and related data.
The DHRA Information Technology (IT) environment includes approximately 15,000 network and endpoint devices supporting more than 600 Government-Off-The-Shelf (GOTS) applications and approximately 100 Risk Management Framework (RMF) authorization boundaries managed through the Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service (eMASS). Incident-response operations support both the Non-classified Internet Protocol Router Network (NIPRNet) and Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet) environments. Analysts must be able to move quickly from security-event identification into investigation and coordinated response while maintaining accurate records, preserving evidence, and keeping Government stakeholders informed.
Primary Responsibilities:
Support preparation, detection, analysis, containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident activities for cybersecurity events and incidents.
Analyze security information from Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platforms, endpoint-security capabilities, firewalls, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS), web-security systems, antispam capabilities, malware-prevention systems, and related enforcement technologies.
Assess cybersecurity events to determine scope, potential impact, affected systems, and required response actions.
Coordinate eradication and recovery activities with system owners, administrators, network personnel, cybersecurity teams, and other technical stakeholders.
Maintain complete and accurate incident records, timelines, supporting evidence, investigative findings, response actions, and status information.
Coordinate incident-response activities with Security Operations Center analysts, Cybersecurity Service Providers (CSSPs), system owners, technical teams, and Government stakeholders.
Support post-incident analysis and lessons learned to identify opportunities to improve monitoring, detection, response procedures, and defensive capabilities.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience supporting cybersecurity incident response, Security Operations Center operations, cyber defense, or security-event investigation.
Experience documenting incident timelines, investigative findings, evidence, response actions, and status.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience analyzing endpoint-security, firewall, Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System, web-security, antispam, or malware-prevention data.
Experience coordinating incident response with Security Operations Center personnel, Cybersecurity Service Providers, system owners, network teams, and other technical organizations.
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September 2, 2026
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 $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.
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
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Commitment to Non-Discrimination
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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