Deputy Deployment Lead

Leidos; Maryland; On-site; USD 108,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Holidays

401K with company match

Flexible schedules

Stock purchase plan

Upskilling / Education support

Parental leave

Job summary

Leidos seeks a Deputy Deployment Lead to guide on-site deployment of platform, network, firewall, backup, and DevOps capabilities. You will coordinate with engineering, operations, logistics, and customers to ensure configurations are installed, integrated, validated, and formally accepted at sites.

The role requires strong coordination, technical oversight, and execution skills to enable smooth fielding and operational readiness across customer environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field and 8+ years of relevant experience; substitution allowed.
• Extensive experience as a systems administrator supporting large user populations.
• 5+ years hands-on with Linux and Windows servers/workstations.
• 5+ years with OS/app hardening (DISA standards).
• 5+ years deployment, patching, backup/recovery experience.
• Experience coordinating complex site deployments and acceptance activities.
• Strong written and verbal communication; travels for local/CONUS/OCONUS trips.

Responsibilities

• Plan, prioritize, and execute site deployments with Deployment Lead/PMO.
• Lead infrastructure deployment at contractor and customer sites.
• Maintain deployment plans, schedules, checklists, and criteria.
• Coordinate across Platform, Network, Firewall, IaaS, DevOps, Cybersecurity, Test.
• Serve as liaison among on-site teams, remote engineers, leadership, stakeholders.

Skills

Linux

Windows Server

Active Directory

Deployment planning

Troubleshooting

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management

Tools

Cisco Networking

VMware NSX

Palo Alto

Terraform

Ansible

PowerShell / Python

Job description

Deputy Deployment Lead Leidos has a new and exciting opportunity for a Deputy Deployment Lead in our Intel Sector's Cyber & Analytics Business Area (CABA). Our talented team is at the forefront in Security Engineering, Computer Network Operations (CNO), Mission Software, Analytical Methods and Modeling, Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), and Cryptographic Key Management. At Leidos, we offer competitive benefits, including Paid Time Off, 11 paid Holidays, 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting, Flexible Schedules, Discounted Stock Purchase Plans, Technical Upskilling, Education and Training Support, Parental Paid Leave, and much more. Join us and make a difference in National Security!

Job Summary

The selected individual will serve as the Deputy Deployment Lead, responsible for leading and coordinating the on-site physical and automated deployment of Platform, Network, Firewall, Backup & Recovery, DevOps, and other supporting enterprise capabilities. This role ensures that solutions developed and integrated by the engineering organization are successfully installed, configured, integrated, validated, commissioned, and formally accepted at customer sites. Working closely with engineering, operations, logistics, and customer stakeholders, the Deputy Deployment Lead will help drive the successful transition of capabilities from development and integration into operational use. This individual will support deployment planning, execution, troubleshooting, and site acceptance activities while helping ensure all implementation efforts are completed in accordance with technical requirements, schedule objectives, and mission needs. The ideal candidate will bring strong coordination, technical oversight, and execution skills to support efficient fielding and operational readiness across customer environments.

Primary Responsibilities

• Partner with the Deployment Lead and PMO to plan, prioritize, and execute site deployments.
• Lead integrated infrastructure deployment activities at contractor and customer sites.
• Develop and maintain deployment plans, schedules, readiness criteria, checklists, and completion requirements.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across Platform, Network, Firewall, Backup/Recovery, IaaS, DevOps, Cybersecurity, and Test.
• Serve as a primary technical liaison among on-site teams, remote engineers, program leadership, customer stakeholders, and technical partners.
• Lead site readiness efforts to verify facilities, power, cabling, connectivity, credentials, documentation, and other deployment prerequisites.
• Conduct readiness reviews and provide go/no-go recommendations for deployment execution.
• Oversee installation, configuration, integration, testing, troubleshooting, commissioning, and customer acceptance activities.
• Ensure deployed solutions align with approved architecture, engineering standards, and security requirements.
• Identify and manage deployment risks, blockers, dependencies, and schedule impacts, escalating issues as needed.
• Track deployment status, issues, and completion criteria in program management tools.
• Capture lessons learned and support transition to customer acceptance and operational readiness.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or a related technical field and at least 8 years of relevant experience. Additional experience may be substituted for a degree.
• Must have significant experience working as a systems administrator supporting large user populations and technical staff, including developers, testers, and engineers.
• Minimum of 5 years of hands‑on experience supporting Linux and Microsoft-based servers and workstations.
• Minimum of 5 years of hands‑on experience with operating system and application hardening, including DISA standards, best practices, and high‑assurance environments.
• Minimum of 5 years of hands‑on experience with software and hardware deployment, patch management, operating systems, and backup/restore functions.
• Proficiency with Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, and Active Directory.
• Must have experience coordinating and executing complex site deployments, including readiness reviews, installation, integration, commissioning, and customer acceptance activities.
• Experience with deployment planning and operational readiness, including identifying and managing risks, blockers, dependencies, and schedule impacts.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues in multi‑domain environments during deployment and implementation activities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with technical teams, program leadership, and customer representatives.
• Must be able to travel as required, including local travel and occasional 1–2 week CONUS and OCONUS trips annually.

Preferred Qualifications

• Extensive experience supporting distributed, multi‑site infrastructure modernization programs, working in fast‑paced, compliance‑driven environments.
• Hands‑on knowledge of Cisco networking, VMware NSX, Palo Alto Networks, enterprise storage, backup/recovery, and data center infrastructure.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code and automation tools such as Ansible, Terraform, PowerShell, Python, and APIs.
• Experience integrating automated deployment workflows with physical infrastructure deployment and site commissioning.
• Relevant certifications in VMware, Cisco, Palo Alto, cloud, or enterprise infrastructure.
• Experience with customer site acceptance, commissioning, and technical readiness reviews.

At Leidos, the opportunities are boundless. We challenge our staff with interesting assignments that allow them to thrive professionally and personally. For us, helping you grow your career is good business. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail.

Pay Range

Pay Range $107,900.00 - $195,050.00 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

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here.

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.

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.