Security Authorization Lead

Description

Leidos is seeking a Security Authorization Lead to join the Air Traffic Business Area within the Homeland Sector, supporting the development of the Leidos Common Automation Platform (L-CAP). L-CAP is a mission-critical, future-ready automation platform built on a hybrid cloud data mesh architecture, enabling next-generation air traffic management capabilities. We are building with an AI-first engineering mindset, embracing emerging AI capabilities and modern development practices to accelerate delivery, improve software quality, and continuously evolve how we design and build mission-critical systems.

This role operates within a SAFe/Agile framework as part of an Agile Release Train (ART) delivering iterative value across the program. This position supports government programs and requires the ability to obtain and maintain a favorable Public Trust investigation.

This is a hybrid position requiring 3 days onsite and 2 days working from home, i if you are located within a commutable distance (Less than 1 hour's drive one-way during normal traffic) from Gaithersburg, MD;
Eagan, MN; or Egg Harbor Township, NJ. However, if you do not reside within a commutable distance, you may be considered for a 100% remote role.

In this role, you will own the security authorization lifecycle for L-CAP. You will lead the formal processes required to authorize L-CAP workloads to connect to and operate within government cloud environments, serve as the program's primary technical interface to FAA security and Authorizing Official organizations, and own the artifact package and control-inheritance position that underpin every authorization decision. This is a delivery-facing compliance leadership role - you will translate authorization requirements into engineering work rather than documenting them after the fact.

• Lead the government network connection and RMF/ATO authorization process for L-CAP workloads on government-provided cloud infrastructure, including security assessments, architecture reviews, control evidence, and assessor coordination.
• Own and maintain the security authorization package
  , including architecture briefings, data flow/security boundary diagrams, ports/protocols/services matrices, SBOMs, vulnerability/CVE dispositions, and POA&Ms.
• Define and defend security control inheritance across cloud provider, government platform, and Leidos application layers, maintaining the Customer Responsibility Matrix.
• Serve as the primary interface with government security reviewers,
  ISSOs, assessors, and Authorizing Official staff
  .
• Manage the POA&M and continuous monitoring lifecycle
  , including findings, risk characterization, remediation milestones, closure evidence, and security status reporting.
• Maintain the authorization boundary as architecture evolves, assess security impacts of proposed changes, and translate requirements into actionable engineering backlog items.
• Coordinate cross-ART compliance across four Agile Release Trains to ensure consistent control implementation and evidence quality.
• Support FedRAMP and agency-specific authorization requirements across cloud environments.
• Coordinate personnel security and facility access eligibility with program security and Talent Acquisition.
• Champion an AI‑first engineering culture through AI-assisted development, automation, and emerging practices that improve productivity, code quality, testing, and delivery.

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, IT, or related field with 6+ years of relevant cybersecurity, compliance, or security authorization experience
  , or a Master's degree with 4+ years. (additional experience, education and training may be considered in lieu of degree)
• Demonstrated…