CIO Strategy Lead

Leidos

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Linthicum Heights, MD Posted 22 days ago $131,300–$237,350 / year

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TL;DR

The CIO Strategy Lead role at Leidos in Linthicum Heights, MD, is a senior-level position within the Intelligence Sector, requiring extensive experience and leadership skills to drive strategic initiatives for USCYBERCOM and other federal agencies. This individual will serve as the primary liaison between the Chief Information Officer and technical teams, translating high-level mission priorities into actionable plans that modernize legacy systems through hybrid-cloud environments and Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Key responsibilities include architecting CI/CD pipelines, aligning cybersecurity, AI/Data, and software engineering strategies, conducting cost-benefit analyses for resource optimization, and ensuring compliance with the highest cyber framework standards. The ideal candidate should have a deep understanding of modern tech stacks such as containerization and micro-segmentation, along with experience in briefing agency-level CIOs/CISOs on operational effectiveness and risk management. A TS/SCI security clearance is required.

Skills

Infrastructure as Code CI/CD Containerization Micro-segmentation Data-driven portfolio management Kubernetes Terraform AWS Azure Python Java PostgreSQL SQL Linux Windows Server Network Security Cybersecurity Frameworks DoD Standards TS/SCI Clearance

What you'll do

Lead the transition to hybrid-cloud environments and modernize legacy systems using IaC and CI/CD.
Brief agency-wide roadmaps aligning cybersecurity, AI/Data, and software engineering under a unified strategy.
Conduct "build vs. buy" analyses and implement enterprise Data Lakes for resource optimization.
Secure multi-level VTC systems from Unclassified to TS/SCI, ensuring compliance with cyber framework standards.
Interpret and execute high-level mission orders from USCYBERCOM or similar authorities in the DoD.

What we're looking for

10+ years of experience in DoD/DoW/Federal networks and infrastructure environments.
Proven leadership managing a DoD/DoW/Federal government IT workforce.
Experience briefing agency-level CIOs/CISOs on operational effectiveness and risk.
Background interpreting and executing orders from high-level Command authorities like USCYBERCOM.
Deep technical expertise in modern tech stacks, including containerization and micro-segmentation.
TS/SCI security clearance eligibility required.

Market check

Salary context

This $131,300–$237,350 range sits above 48% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$142,320–$225,100

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$158,300–$220,900

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 237 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations.

Leidos currently has 199 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $107,900–$195,050 across 187 roles with salary data.

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