Acquisition Program Support Specialist

Leidos LLC; Lincoln (MA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos LLC is seeking an Acquisition Program Support professional to plan, organize, and manage resources for acquisition and program objectives within scope, schedule, and budget. The role emphasizes program performance, risk mitigation, and compliance, with responsibilities spanning cross-functional teams, subcontractors, and stakeholders, and opportunities to mentor junior staff.

Strong leadership, communication, and engineering lifecycle understanding are essential for success in a dynamic,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of prior relevant experience or Master’s degree with 6+ years of prior relevant experience.
• Demonstrated experience supporting or managing complex, multi-domain programs.
• Strong understanding of engineering lifecycle processes (systems engineering, software development, or hardware integration).
• Proven ability to track cost, schedule, and performance metrics.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Site Lead and manage day-to-day program activities.
• Coordinate across engineering, technical, and operational teams.
• Monitor program performance and coordinate corrective actions.
• Support development and execution of plans, schedules, and budgets.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate risks and maintain risk registers.
• Facilitate communication between stakeholders.
• Conduct program analysis and recommend improvements.
• Monitor subcontractor performance on site and report issues.
• Draft Statements of Work and manage subcontractor contracts.
• Facilitate IPTs and cross-organizational collaboration.
• Develop and maintain acquisition docs, schedules, risk management, briefings, status reports.

Skills

Program management

Cost & schedule tracking

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree with 8+ years experience

Master's degree with 6+ years experience

Job description

Position Summary

The Acquisition Program Support position is responsible for planning, organizing, and managing resources to support the successful execution of acquisition and program objectives. This role ensures programs and projects are completed within scope, schedule, and budget constraints while coordinating activities across functional teams, subcontractors, and stakeholders. The position supports program performance, resource management, risk mitigation, and compliance with organizational and customer requirements. This role has significant impact on day-to-day program operations and may oversee projects or processes spanning multiple professional areas. Responsibilities include collaborating with program leadership, supporting financial and operational objectives, and providing guidance, coaching, and work delegation to junior team members. Strong communication, organizational, and leadership skills are essential to successfully manage priorities in a dynamic program environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the Site Lead reporting to the Program Manager and Deputy Program Manager Lead day-to-day operations of program activities, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
• Coordinate across engineering, technical, and operational teams to ensure integrated solutions.
• Monitor / Assist with program performance (cost, schedule, technical) and and coordinate corrective actions with the PM / DPM.
• Support development and execution of program plans, schedules, and budgets.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate risks; maintain risk registers and mitigation strategies.
• Facilitate communication between stakeholders, including customers, leadership, and technical teams.
• Conducted program analysis and provided recommendations to improve operational efficiency, acquisition strategy, and resource allocation.
• Monitor Subcontractor performance and execution of work on site and report issues to the PM / DPM.
• Author Statements of Work (SOWs) and associated documentation to formalize and track subcontractor performance Will be responsible for working with operations management, financial support staff, and contracts/subcontracts officers in managing a large CPFF contract.
• Facilitate Meetings, working groups and Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) to ensure effective communication and collaboration across organizations.
• Developed and maintained acquisition documentation, program schedules, risk management plans, briefing materials, and status reports.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of prior relevant experience or Master’s degree with 6+ years of prior relevant experience. Additional years of experience will be considered in lieu of degree.
• Demonstrated experience supporting or managing complex, multi-domain programs.
• Strong understanding of engineering lifecycle processes (e.g., systems engineering, software development, or hardware integration).
• Proven ability to track cost, schedule, and performance metrics.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP (Project Management Professional) certification or equivalent.
• Proven leadership experience managing programs with diverse locations and 20+ personnel.
• Experience supporting complex defense contracts specifically with the Air Force.
• Familiarity with Agile, DevSecOps, or systems engineering frameworks.
• Possess strong problem-solving, organizational, and verbal/written communication skills to be able to adapt communication style to suit different audiences.

AMSOPP1 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: May 18, 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 $92,300.00 - $166,850.00 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 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 www.Leidos.com.

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Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and retirement.

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