Chief Engineer, Enterprise IT Modernization

Leidos Inc; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 154,000 - 278,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid leave

Retirement plan

Job summary

Leidos seeks a Chief Engineer to steer engineering strategy and execution for the AEGIS program, located at NASA centers in Huntsville, AL or Cape Canaveral, FL. You will shape the technology roadmap and guide the engineering team to deliver across data centers, cloud, networks, and collaboration services.

The role requires deep enterprise IT experience, strong leadership, and the ability to translate objectives into actionable roadmaps while maintaining alignment with NASA and Leidos

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 12+ years of relevant IT leadership experience.
• Experience managing a large engineering team within an IT organization.
• Proven ability to lead in an agile environment and align programs with governance.
• Strong communication and relationship-building with customers and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering across all AEGIS technologies including data centers, cloud, networking, VoIP, cybersecurity, and collaboration services.
• Build relationships with senior NASA and Leidos leadership to ensure alignment with agency priorities.
• Continuously assess enterprise baselines and recommend modernization improvements.
• Translate NASA OCIO and Office of Engineering objectives into actionable priorities, plans, milestones, and measurable outcomes.
• Lead design, development, integration, testing, deployment, and logistics activities.
• Maintain visibility of status, schedules, risks, and decisions across programs.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Budgeting

Communication

Networking

Cloud

Data centers

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ITIL Certification

SAFe Agile

PMP Certification

Job description

Leidos seeks a Chief Engineer to steer engineering strategy and execution for the AEGIS program, located at NASA centers in Huntsville, AL or Cape Canaveral, FL. You will shape the technology roadmap and guide the engineering team to deliver across data centers, cloud, networks, and collaboration services.

The role requires deep enterprise IT experience, strong leadership, and the ability to translate objectives into actionable roadmaps while maintaining alignment with NASA and Leidos