Description
Leidos has a new and exciting opportunity for a Disclosure & Declassification Analyst in our National Security Sector's (NSS) Cyber & Analytics Business Area (CABA). Our talented team is at the forefront in Security Engineering, Computer Network Operations (CNO), Mission Software, Analytical Methods and Modeling, Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), and Cryptographic Key Management. At Leidos, we offer competitive benefits, including Paid Time Off, 11 paid Holidays, 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting, Flexible Schedules, Discounted Stock Purchase Plans, Technical Upskilling, Education and Training Support, Parental Paid Leave, and much more. Join us and make a difference in National Security!
Leidos is seeking an experienced Disclosure & Declassification Analyst for our client’s mission—focused program within a challenging, dynamic setting located in the Northern Virginia or Maryland area. A successful candidate in this position will assess the classification and markings of classified and unclassified products—including a wide range of items such as analytic reports, policy documents, websites, IT code, budget spreadsheets, and more—in accordance with client’s policies and procedures, and security classification guides, and explaining those determinations to leaders and the workforce.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Reviewing various products to recommend approval or denial, in whole or in part, of requests for public disclosure and explaining those
- determinations to leaders and the workforce.
- Reviewing records to determine if they can be declassified.
- Developing and maintaining records for tracking the status and adjudication of materials.
- Planning, coordinating, and documenting the client’s classification, declassification, and prepublication determinations.
- The customer may require that the work be performed during its core hours of 0600–1900 EST Monday to Friday.
Basic Qualifications:
- TS/SCI with Polygraph.
- Experience with maintaining and updating IC Marking Systems Register and Manual.
- Able to consult and coordinate with other stakeholders and organizations to ensure consistent application of public disclosure policies and procedures.
- Familiarity with the IDSCLOSE application is highly desirable.
- Able to develop and implement strategies to identify information—protection issues and problems, including those resulting from unauthorized disclosure, inadvertent release, declassification, and the collective effect of releases to mitigate those issues and problems.
- Minimum 5 years working with or in the IC.
- Requires a BA degree and 12–15 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 10–13 years of prior relevant experience.
- Previous experience with reviewing senior-level policy and/or strategy documents.
- Previous experience with reviewing government documents for public release.
- Assisting groups to arrive at consensus on complex topics.
- Critical thinking to recognize and ascertain when information supporting decision making is incomplete or requires greater context.
- Detail oriented with excellent grammar and proof-reading skills.
- Excellent communication abilities and a "customer service-oriented" personality.
At Leidos, the opportunities are boundless. We challenge our staff with interesting assignments that allow them to thrive professionally and personally. For us, helping you grow your career is good business. We look forward to learning more about you – apply today.
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Original Posting:
December 8, 2025
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 $116,350.00 - $210,325.00
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
Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.
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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.
