Program Manager

Looking for an opportunity to make an impact? At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive, keep reading! The Leidos National Security Sector combines technology-enabled services and mission software capabilities in the areas of cyber, logistics, security operations, and decision analytics to support our defense and intel customers’ mission to defend against evolving threats around the world.

Your greatest work is ahead! The National Security Sector (NSS) is hiring for a Senior Program Manager to lead execution on a very large, nationally significant software development and system engineering and integration program. As the prime contractor, Leidos will drive performance optimization in achieving mission outcomes through efficient prosecution of the customer’s product backlog and roadmap.

What you’ll be doing:

• Responsible for management of all contract activities that impact Leidos’ ability to meet the Government’s requirements.
• Allocate resources (staffing, facilities, and budgets) on the contract.
• Review and present the Integrated Program Baseline (or resource loaded schedule) to the Government.
• Review and approve Estimate To Complete, Contract Data Requirements (CDR) and other financial reports based on contractual requirements.
• Review risk and risk mitigation activities, and report status to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).
• Prepare program status reviews and other formal reviews to be presented to the Government PM.
• Communicate issues and solutions to the Government PM.
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory and administrative requirements imposed by the contract in coordination with the Contractor’s contracts staff.
• Ensure the recruitment and training of program staff both direct and indirect Review all financial and technical reports before release to the Government.
• Ensure cross-discipline integration within the contract to meet Government needs.
• Provide Contractor input to the Award Fee Plan reviews.
• Mentor mid-level and junior staff.

What does Leidos need from me?

• Active Top Secret/SCI (TS/SCI) with Polygraph security clearance required.
• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree from accredited college or university in any field related to support to government contracting or business management.
• Fifteen years’ experience as a program or project manager in managing programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
• Must have a PMP, FAC-P/PM Senior Level, or Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Level III certification in Program Management.
• Must have extensive experience and understanding of customer’s SIGINT/CNO environments, sensor enterprise, and tasking systems.
• Direct experience in managing multi-task contracts and subcontracts of various types and complexity, as well as experience in leading a multi-vendor environment is required.
• Shall be knowledgeable of the guidelines provided by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), DoD 5000 series, and ICD 801 policies.
• Must have demonstrated experience in conducting requirements analysis, resource allocation, project costing, deliverable tracking, schedule and financial data monitoring, and reporting.
• Favorably if you have:
• Master’s Degree from accredited college or university in any field related to support to government contracting or business management.
• Experience implementing solutions within cloud-based architectures.
• Expertise leading proven practices in executing large-scale Agile development programs.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting: March 13, 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 $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.

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 $17.2 billion for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026. For more information, visit

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 here.

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Commitment and Diversity

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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