Consulting Employee - JPA

Leidos; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Paid Leave and Retirement

Job summary

Leidos is seeking exceptional Joint Program Advisors (JPAs) to support a critical national security mission within the BEACON Program in Reston, VA. The role emphasizes operational expertise, intelligence acumen, and leadership to shape and execute global initiatives for U.S. interests.

You will advise on complex activities, brief senior officials, and manage classified data to drive mission outcomes, often in high-threat overseas environments.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree and 20+ years of relevant experience (or 4 additional years of experience in lieu of a degree).
• Proven success in multiple client-specific official overseas assignments in senior leadership or advisory roles.
• Extensive experience operating in complex and dynamic environments abroad.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver innovative solutions to operational and strategic challenges.
• Proven experience applying counterintelligence and risk management principles to protect personnel, assets, and missions.
• Expertise in managing operational cases, intelligence production, and policy implementation.
• Advanced proficiency with classified databases and intelligence reporting tools.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills; ability to brief senior executives under tight deadlines with clarity and precision.
• Exceptional judgment, self-direction, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Advising on complex operational and program activities to support mission success.
• Providing expert operational guidance and identifying potential counterintelligence issues to safeguard personnel, facilities, and sensitive operations.
• Designing, assessing, and recommending courses of action for classified activities, presenting clear pros and cons for strategic decision-making.
• Delivering high-impact briefings to senior government officials and stakeholders.
• Leveraging classified systems and databases to track, analyze, and manage operational requirements.
• Building strong, trust-based relationships with key operational and interagency partners to drive mission outcomes.
• Providing limited administrative support for field elements and deployed personnel as needed.

Skills

Leadership experience

Operational experience

Counterintelligence awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree

20+ years of relevant experience or 4 additional years in lieu of a degree

Tools

Classified databases

Intelligence reporting tools

Job description

Join a Mission That Matters

The BEACON Program at Leidos is seeking exceptional Joint Program Advisors (JPAs) to join our elite team supporting a critical national security mission. This is not your typical role - it's an opportunity to apply your operational expertise, intelligence acumen, and leadership experience to help shape and execute global initiatives that directly impact U.S. interests at home and abroad. As part of the BEACON team, you'll work at the center of a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment that drives strategic decision-making across the Intelligence Community and partner agencies. Every day brings new challenges - and the opportunity to make a measurable difference.

Primary Responsibilities

• Advising on complex operational and program activities to support mission success.
• Providing expert operational guidance and identifying potential counterintelligence issues to safeguard personnel, facilities, and sensitive operations.
• Designing, assessing, and recommending courses of action for classified activities, presenting clear pros and cons for strategic decision-making.
• Delivering high-impact briefings to senior government officials and stakeholders.
• Leveraging classified systems and databases to track, analyze, and manage operational requirements.
• Building strong, trust-based relationships with key operational and interagency partners to drive mission outcomes.
• Providing limited administrative support for field elements and deployed personnel as needed.

Basic Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph (required).
• Bachelor's degree and 20+ years of relevant experience (or 4 additional years of experience in lieu of a degree).
• Proven success in multiple client-specific official overseas assignments in senior leadership or advisory roles.
• Extensive experience operating in complex and dynamic environments abroad.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver innovative solutions to operational and strategic challenges.
• Proven experience applying counterintelligence and risk management principles to protect personnel, assets, and missions.
• Expertise in managing operational cases, intelligence production, and policy implementation.
• Advanced proficiency with classified databases and intelligence reporting tools.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills; ability to brief senior executives under tight deadlines with clarity and precision.
• Exceptional judgment, self-direction, and organizational skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior overseas experience, particularly in high-threat environments.
• Relevant professional certifications or specialized operational training.
• Experience leading or mentoring multi-disciplinary teams in austere or sensitive environments.
• #MSBA

Original Posting

October 20, 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

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.

Pay and Benefits

• 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.

About Leidos

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.