Chief Engineer, NASA AEGIS — Enterprise IT Strategy Lead

Leidos Inc; Mississippi; On-site; USD 154,000 - 278,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Income Protection

Paid Leave and Retirement

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Chief Engineer to lead engineering strategy and execution across all technologies within the AEGIS program for NASA. The role is based at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL or Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, FL, with a strong preference for those locations.

You will shape the technology roadmap, manage a large engineering team, and partner with NASA and Leidos leaders to deliver modernization and mission-critical services in enterprise IT, cloud,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 12+ years of relevant experience.
• At least 7 years of experience managing a large engineering team.
• Strong leadership, analytical, budgeting and organizational skills.
• Experience executing development programs in an agile environment.
• Ability to brief senior leadership.

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.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Strategic planning

Communication

Agile experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Network Solutions

Data Center Technologies

Cloud-based Architectures

Collaboration Services

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Chief Engineer to lead engineering strategy and execution across all technologies within the AEGIS program for NASA. The role is based at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL or Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, FL, with a strong preference for those locations.

You will shape the technology roadmap, manage a large engineering team, and partner with NASA and Leidos leaders to deliver modernization and mission-critical services in enterprise IT, cloud,