Operations Task Lead

Leidos Inc; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 116,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos Inc. is seeking a Task Lead to act as Area Lead, ensuring staffing and training, managing crew schedules including night/weekend shifts, and maintaining morale in a high-pressure, customer-facing environment.

You will work directly with customer counterparts and executives to ensure position proficiency and quality control of all products. The role requires a proven leadership track record, reliability, and the ability to provide constructive feedback, with responsibilities spanning

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI Clearance with Poly is required.
• Bachelor's degree (additional relevant experience will be considered in lieu of a degree) with 12+ years DoD, IC or customer related experience.
• 1+ year direct program experience.
• Experience leading teams focused on achieving timely accurate results.

Responsibilities

• Supervise team responsible for various customer requirements.
• Manage schedule changes, manning requirements, and training.
• Assign daily and weekly goals meeting customer objectives and manage corporate tasks.
• Evaluate and recommend performance management to the team.

Skills

Team leadership

Shift scheduling

Crew resource management

Communication

Decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Description

The Task Lead serves as Area Lead for operational teams ensuring team positions are fully staffed with trained and qualified specialists; creates and manages crew schedules that will include non-standard work shifts often involving nights and weekends; communicates and evaluates position requirements ensuring crew members meet and maintain position proficiency; maintains team morale in a dynamic, high-pressure, high customer-visibility operational environment; ensures quality control of all products; and works directly with customer counterparts and executives.

In addition to proven leadership skills, this Task Lead must also possess a high level of mission focus and has demonstrated being reliable, productive, fair, level minded, and can take and give constructive feedback. This person must be able to recognize and reward others efforts and provide recommendations to leadership should administrative actions need to be taken.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supervise team that is responsible for various customer requirements
• Manage schedule changes, manning requirements, and corporate and customer training
• Assign daily and weekly goals meeting customer objectives and manage corporate tasks
• Evaluate and recommend performance management to the team.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Must currently posses an active TS/SCI Clearance with Poly in order to be considered; candidates who do not currently possess this level of clearance will not be considered
• Bachelor's degree (additional relevant experience will be considered in lieu of a degree) with 12+ years DoD, IC or customer related experience
• Must have 1+ year direct program experience
• Experience leading teams that are focused on achieving timely accurate results

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 3+ years of managing teams, shift schedules and no-notice change requests. Experience on the team can be substituted for direct management experience.
• Crew Resource Management training

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Original Posting: September 9, 2026

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: Pay Range $116,350.00 - $210,325.00

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.

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 at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

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Commitment to Non-Discrimination

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.

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