Description Are you ready to make a difference? Leidos is a Fortune 500 technology, engineering, science solution and services leader working to solve the world's toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, civil and health industries.We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Cyber Defense Portfolio Director onsite at Ft Meade, MD. The portfolio director will provide strategic oversight of a ~$55M portfolio supporting critical Department of War (DoW) cyber missions for Fort Meade customers. The portfolio delivers cyber operations, planning, intelligence support, and advanced capabilities that enable enterprise situational awareness, integration of battlespace and cyber terrain, deterrence of malicious cyber activity, and achievement of mission objectives.
Reporting to the Vice President / Division Manager, the Senior Director will serve as a key member of the division leadership team, partnering with fellow Senior Directors, Program Managers, Chief Architects, Engineering Leaders, and Growth leaders to shape portfolio strategy, advance cyber mission capabilities, and deliver strong financial and operational performance.
The Senior Director will lead a critical cyber portfolio, build trusted relationships with senior government and military stakeholders, anticipate evolving mission requirements and cyber threats, and translate capability gaps into actionable innovation, modernization, and growth opportunities.
The candidate's responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
- Develop and execute a long-term cyber portfolio strategy spanning mission delivery, technical capabilities, innovation, and business objectives, aligned with division and enterprise priorities.
- Champion cyber innovation, technical thought leadership, and scalable modernization initiatives that improve mission effectiveness and create competitive differentiation.
- Lead technology adoption and organizational transformation, empowering teams to embrace new capabilities, operational integration, and a culture of adaptability and continuous improvement.
- Lead through Program Managers and other leaders, establishing clear performance expectations, decision-making accountability, and collaboration across cyber mission teams.
- Maintain portfolio-level profit and loss (P&L) accountability, including revenue, profitability, forecasting, and delivery against financial and growth commitments.
- Establish portfolio governance, mission-readiness measures, and performance oversight; manage contractual execution, resource allocation, and programmatic, financial, and operational risks.
- Build trusted relationships with senior DoW, military, and government stakeholders at executive and program levels to anticipate cyber mission priorities, shape future requirements, and strengthen strategic customer partnerships.
- Deliver measurable cyber mission outcomes across the portfolio, driving operational resilience, continuous improvement, and consistent customer performance.
- Shape and execute the portfolio's long-term business strategy, identifying emerging threats, evolving customer needs, strategic investments, and adjacent cyber markets that support sustainable growth.
- Lead portfolio growth planning and opportunity shaping, including recompetes, new business, take-away opportunities, and adjacent cyber missions, in partnership with Growth, Capture, and technical leadership.
- Build and develop a high-performing cyber leadership bench through workforce planning, succession planning, specialized talent development, and organizational capability building to support mission execution and future growth.
- Lead special projects and strategic initiatives as assigned by division leadership, ensuring alignment with business priorities, cyber mission objectives, and measurable outcomes.
Minimum Qualifications:- Active Top Secret clearance with ability to obtain TS/SCI.
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited university with 10+ years of increasing responsibility and relevant experience, or equivalent experience/degree combination.
- Experience collaborating with and directing a team and managing multiple customers, programs, and projects as one collective portfolio
- Experience in system and mission operations
- Previous P&L responsibility of $50M+ revenue per year with experience with multiple contract types (e.g. FPIF, CPFF, T&M, etc.)
- Familiarity or experience with supporting DoD customers
- Proven track record in network operations
- Proven successful program execution with high customer satisfaction
- Ability to build strong customer relationships
- Outstanding skills in crafting and making presentations to a variety of customer audiences, both internal and external
- Ability to effectively manage both business development activities and operational delivery
- Superior verbal and written communication skills
Preferred Qualifications:- DCDC and/or Cyber command Customer experience or related cyber expertise
- Active TS/SCI clearance
- PMP / PgMP certification
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Original Posting:November 13, 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:Pay Range $154,050.00 - $278,475.00
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 LeidosLeidos 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.
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