Chief Engineer, Enterprise IT Modernization (AEGIS)

Leidos Inc; Greenbelt (MD); On-site; USD 154,000 - 278,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Chief Engineer to lead engineering strategy and execution across the AEGIS program for NASA at MSFC Huntsville, AL or KSC Cape Canaveral, FL. The role requires guiding major modernization initiatives and managing a large engineering team to ensure enterprise services evolve to meet mission needs.

The ideal candidate will be a trusted technical advisor, strategic thinker, and strong leader with broad enterprise IT experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 12+ years of prior relevant experience.
• At least 7 years of experience managing a large engineering team as part of an IT organization.
• Strong leadership abilities; detail-oriented; effective under deadlines.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Strong budgeting and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated experience in strategic planning.
• Demonstrated success building relationships with customers and teammates.
• Experience executing development programs in an agile environment.
• Experience developing ETC/EAC estimates.
• Ability to effectively communicate when briefing Leidos and NASA senior leadership.
• Technical knowledge across one or more technologies: Network Solutions, Data Center Technologies, Cloud Architectures, Collaboration Services.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering across all AEGIS technologies including data centers, cloud, networking, VoIP, cybersecurity, and collaboration services.
• Build strong relationships with senior NASA and Leidos leadership to ensure alignment with agency priorities.
• Continuously assess enterprise system baselines and recommend improvements to support modernization.
• Translate NASA OCIO and Office of Engineering objectives into actionable engineering priorities, plans, milestones, and measurable outcomes.
• Ensure daily engineering work remains aligned with long term organizational goals.
• Lead a multi-disciplinary engineering team supporting networking, firewalls, VoIP, data centers, and cloud services across NASA.
• Foster a culture of innovation, learning, and technical excellence.
• Mentor engineers at all levels on career growth, skills, and technical decision making.
• Communicate clear expectations, provide timely feedback, and model strong leadership behaviors.
• Promote collaboration across engineering, architecture, security, operations, and program leadership.
• Cultivate accountability, transparency, and a strong customer service mindset.
• Ensure actions have clear owners, due dates, and follow through, reducing tactical burden on the government Engineering Office.
• Develop feasibility studies, trend analyses, business cases, benchmarks, and strategic roadmaps.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Communication

Analytical skills

Budgeting

Customer relationships

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Network Solutions

Data Center Technologies

Cloud Architectures

Collaboration Services

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Chief Engineer to lead engineering strategy and execution across the AEGIS program for NASA at MSFC Huntsville, AL or KSC Cape Canaveral, FL. The role requires guiding major modernization initiatives and managing a large engineering team to ensure enterprise services evolve to meet mission needs.

The ideal candidate will be a trusted technical advisor, strategic thinker, and strong leader with broad enterprise IT experience.