Mission-Critical Project Manager: Agile IC Programs

Leidos; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 108,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a proactive Project Manager to lead the Chinook Program, delivering application enhancements and new capabilities for an Intelligence Community customer. You will translate priorities into actionable plans, coordinate technical teams, and ensure on-time, in-scope delivery aligned with mission objectives.

You will manage day-to-day coordination in a fast-paced Agile environment, partner with technical leads, Product Owners, and stakeholders to remove obstacles, track milestones,

Qualifications

• US citizenship is required per contract.
• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years leading or coordinating technical projects.
• Experience working with government customers and Agile/SAFe methodologies.
• Experience using Jira, Confluence, and Microsoft Project to track schedules and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day planning, coordination, and execution of software development projects and application enhancements from initiation through delivery.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables, ensuring alignment with customer priorities and contractual requirements.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across software development, systems integration, testing, DevSecOps, security, and operations to support successful project execution.
• Track project progress against scope, schedule, cost, quality, and technical objectives, proactively identifying issues and driving timely resolution.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for assigned project activities, providing clear and timely communication of status, risks, issues, decisions, and delivery commitments.
• Support Agile/Scrum and SAFe execution, including sprint planning, backlog coordination, PI Planning, sprint reviews, and cross-team dependency management.
• Identify, track, and mitigate project risks, issues, and dependencies, escalating challenges and coordinating corrective actions as needed.
• Coordinate project resource needs, team capacity, and subcontractor activities to ensure adequate support for planned work and delivery milestones.
• Monitor project budgets, resource utilization, and task-level financial performance while supporting contractual scope and delivery commitments.
• Partner with technical leads, Product Owners, and customer stakeholders to clarify requirements, prioritize work, track deliverables, and support release readiness.
• Maintain project documentation, action items, schedules, status reports, and performance metrics to provide visibility into project execution.
• Promote accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement to help Agile teams deliver high-quality software capabilities.

Skills

Project management

Agile/Scrum

Cross-functional coordination

Communication

Risk management

Vendor/subcontractor coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or related discipline

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Microsoft Project

Job description

Leidos is seeking a proactive Project Manager to lead the Chinook Program, delivering application enhancements and new capabilities for an Intelligence Community customer. You will translate priorities into actionable plans, coordinate technical teams, and ensure on-time, in-scope delivery aligned with mission objectives.

You will manage day-to-day coordination in a fast-paced Agile environment, partner with technical leads, Product Owners, and stakeholders to remove obstacles, track milestones,