Engineering Tech Lead

Leidos Inc; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 154,000 - 278,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is recruiting an Engineer Tech Lead for a large-scale development program focusing on IdAM/ICAM, authentication, authorization, attributes, and digital policy management. The role leads a diverse team including DB developers, systems and software engineers, cybersecurity, and QA engineers to build and maintain enterprise-scale solutions.

The candidate will guide policy development, participate in tool deployment and testing, and ensure successful integration of new technologies into the

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• Master's degree and 15+ years of experience; additional experience in lieu of degree.
• Experience with IdAM/ICAM delivery systems, Authentication, Authorization, Attributes.
• Experience with Entitlement Management and Digital Policy Management.
• Experience with security accreditation processes.
• Experience with Cloud/AWS.
• Systems engineering experience including requirements and system interface analysis for enterprise-scale development.
• Experience developing and maintaining interface control documents between enterprise components.
• Strong communication with stakeholders to clarify requirements and user stories.
• Translating user requirements into agile sprint stories and acceptance criteria.
• Experience with agile project management and backlog management.
• Hands-on experience with the customer A&A process to achieve system approval.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of database developers, systems engineers, software developers, cyber security engineers, and test engineers.
• Guide integration of new technologies and development of policies for enterprise services.
• Participate in deployment, administration, and testing of tools.
• Ensure alignment of digital policy management with enterprise objectives.
• Translate requirements into actionable sprint backlogs and acceptance criteria.

Skills

IdAM/ICAM delivery

Authentication

Authorization

Attributes

Entitlement Management

Digital Policy Management

Security accreditation

Cloud/AWS

Systems engineering

Interface control documents

Agile/sprint storytelling

Agile project management

A&A process

Education

Master's degree

Tools

XACTA security accreditation tool

Job description

Description

Leidos is seeking a Engineer Tech Lead for a 200+ FTE technical development program supporting the Sponsor's Entitlement Programs as well as IdAM /ICAM, Authentication, Authorization, Attributes and Digital Policy Management. The Engineering Tech Lead supports existing systems and provides the guidance to build new technologies You will have the opportunity to develop new policies and integrate them into an enterprise service. You will participate in deployment/administration of tools and integration testing. You will lead a team of database developers, systems engineers, software developers, cyber security engineers, test engineers, who develop custom user interfaces and rest services to management digital policies, assist in installation, deployment, and maintenance of products.

Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
• Master's degree and 15+ years of experience. Additional experience in lieu of degree.
• Must have experience with IdAM / ICAM delivery systems, Authentication, Authorization, Attributes,
• Entitlement Management and Digital Policy Management
• Must have experience with security accreditation process
• Must have experience with the Cloud / Amazon Web Services
• Must have experience in Systems Engineer providing requirements and system interface analysis for enterprise scale development project
• Experience developing and maintaining interface control documents between components in an enterprise operational system
• Strong communication between development team and stakeholders on intent of the requirements and user stories
• Translating user requirements into agile sprint stories and acceptance criteria that is achievable within each sprint
• Experience with agile project management methodologies, including managing product backlogs
• Hands on Experience with the customers A&A process to achieve system approval

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with requirements management on a program interacting with and supporting multiple customers
• Experience as a Scrum Master
• Experience with the XACTA security accreditation tool

FIP

#MSBA

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Pay Range

$154,050.00 - $278,475.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.

About 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 $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

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