Defense Program Manager — Agile Software Delivery, TS/SCI

ESR Healthcare; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Referral bonus $2,000

External Referral Program Eligible

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Senior Program Manager in Alexandria, VA to lead a high-impact defense program. You will own the program's cost, schedule, and performance, and guide agile delivery of a COTS product with close collaboration with product and technical leads.

The role requires TS/SCI clearance eligibility, strong communication, and experience managing complex, classified environments. Expect travel to support reviews and engagements while driving execution excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field with 12+ years of experience; Master's with 10+ years may substitute.
• Experience leading agile software development teams (Scrum, SAFe, Kanban) and delivering to an operational user base.
• Proven success managing software development programs with full cost, schedule, and technical accountability.
• Experience executing programs in classified environments with security constraints.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the single point of accountability for program execution, including cost, schedule, technical baseline, risk, quality, and customer satisfaction.
• Lead agile software delivery of an existing COTS product—owning release planning, backlog prioritization, sprint cadence, increment reviews, and definition of done with product owner and technical lead.
• Manage the program financial baseline, including EAC/ETC development, monthly financial reviews, variance analysis, funding and staffing plans, and AOP commitments.
• Engage with the customer's program office and mission users to translate needs into prioritized requirements and ensure delivery excellence.
• Balance COTS product baseline integrity with mission-specific customization; determine what is configured, extended, or contributed back to core product.
• Communicate clearly with leadership, employees, peers, and customers to ensure transparency of goals and risks.
• Own risk and opportunity management, including mitigation planning and escalation of issues threatening cost, schedule, or outcomes.
• Collaborate across Leidos—engineering, security, contracts, finance, talent acquisition, and product organization to maximize mission and business outcomes.
• Ensure program compliance with security requirements, classification guidance, contractual obligations, and program management standards.
• Support organic growth by identifying follow-on opportunities and contributing to capture and proposal efforts.
• Travel as required for customer engagements and program reviews.

Skills

Agile leadership

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Risk and issue management

Decision making

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or Business

Master's Degree (optional)

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Senior Program Manager in Alexandria, VA to lead a high-impact defense program. You will own the program's cost, schedule, and performance, and guide agile delivery of a COTS product with close collaboration with product and technical leads.

The role requires TS/SCI clearance eligibility, strong communication, and experience managing complex, classified environments. Expect travel to support reviews and engagements while driving execution excellence.