Product Delivery Manager

Leidos; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 131,000 - 237,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos in San Antonio, TX seeks a Product Delivery Manager for the IDCS program supporting USAF DCO. You will lead delivery of software, cyber tools, and hardware, coordinating Government stakeholders with engineering, cybersecurity, and vendors to meet mission priorities.

Ideal candidates have DoD delivery experience, strong Agile background, and proven leadership of multi-disciplinary teams in secure environments.

Qualifications

• Eight years of technical product delivery or program execution experience.
• Experience delivering software and hardware in secure environments.
• Strong knowledge of Agile, Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe.
• Clear understanding of DoD lifecycle and systems engineering processes.
• Experience with DoD or Federal government programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of software, cyber tools, and hardware for USAF DCO.
• Coordinate schedules across software, systems, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and hardware teams.
• Prioritize capabilities with Government Product Owners and PMs.
• Develop roadmaps, release plans, and milestones.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies across cross-functional teams.
• Identify risks, dependencies, and constraints with mitigations.
• Coordinate hardware acquisition, staging, integration, and deployment.
• Ensure releases meet RMF, DoD cyber, STIGs, ATO, and Air Force standards.
• Track metrics: schedule, velocity, quality, deployment readiness, satisfaction.
• Manage vendor relationships and subcontractor deliverables.

Skills

Product Delivery

Agile PM

Release Mgmt

Risk Mgmt

Stakeholder Mgmt

Executive Comms

Vendor Mgmt

Systems Integration

DevSecOps

Cybersecurity Ops

Requirements Mgmt

Continuous Improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Azure DevOps

Microsoft Project

GitLab

GitHub Enterprise

Kubernetes

Docker

VMware

ServiceNow

Job description

Description

The Leidos Digital Sector is seeking an experienced Product Delivery Manager for its Integrated Defensive Cyber System (IDCS) program. This technical leader will provide direct support to the USAF Defensive Cyber Systems Program Management Office (PMO) at Joint Base San Antonio, TX.

The successful candidate will lead planning, execution, and delivery of mission-critical software and hardware capabilities for USAF Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO). They will serve as the primary delivery lead between Government stakeholders, engineering teams, cybersecurity professionals, and external vendors to ensure operational capabilities are delivered on schedule, within scope, and in alignment with USAF mission priorities and requirements.

Ideal candidates have demonstrated successful product delivery in DoD acquisition environments, proven a thorough understanding of Agile software development, and accomplished multiple, complex hardware and software deployments supporting DCO.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of software applications, cyber tools, and supporting hardware for USAF DCO programs.
• Manage integrated delivery schedules across software development, systems engineering, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and hardware procurement teams.
• Partner with Government Product Owners and Program Managers to prioritize capabilities based on operational mission needs.
• Develop and maintain integrated product roadmaps, release plans, and delivery milestones.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Backlog Refinement, Reviews, and Retrospectives across multiple cross-functional teams.
• Identify delivery risks, dependencies, and resource constraints while developing mitigation strategies.
• Coordinate hardware acquisition, configuration, staging, integration, and deployment activities supporting operational cyber environments.
• Ensure software and hardware releases comply with RMF, DoD cybersecurity requirements, STIGs, Authority to Operate (ATO) processes, and applicable Air Force standards.
• Track delivery metrics include schedule performance, velocity, quality, deployment readiness, and customer satisfaction.
• Manage vendor relationships and coordinate subcontractor deliverables.
• Support Program Increment (PI) Planning, release management, and configuration management activities.
• Prepare executive-level status reports, dashboards, and briefings for government leadership.
• Coordinate testing, validation, operational acceptance, and transition to sustainment.
• Support change management and continuous process improvement initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 8 years managing technical product delivery or program execution.
• 3 years supporting Department of Defense or Federal Government programs.
• Demonstrated experience delivering both software and hardware solutions within secure environments.
• Strong understanding of Agile, Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe methodologies.
• Proven experience managing cross-functional technical teams.
• Clear understanding of DoD acquisition lifecycle and systems engineering processes.
• Fundamental knowledge of cybersecurity concepts, enterprise infrastructure, networking, and cloud technologies.
• Experience using Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Project, or similar project management tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Active DoD Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting Air Force Cyber, Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO), Cyber Protection Teams (CPTs), or related cyber mission organizations.
• Top Secret/SCI clearance.
• SAFe Agilist (SA), Scrum Master (CSM), PMP, or PMI-ACP certification.
• Experience with Platform One, Kubernetes, DevSecOps pipelines, and containerized environments.
• Operational experience with AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, or other secure cloud platforms.
• Clear understanding of Zero Trust Architecture and DoD Enterprise DevSecOps Reference Design.
• Experience supporting RMF, NIST 800-53, STIG implementation, and ATO activities.
• ITIL Foundation certification.

Desired Skills Or Experience

• Product Delivery Leadership
• Agile Program Management
• Release Management
• Risk and Dependency ManagementStakeholder Management
• Executive Communications
• Vendor Management
• Systems Integration
• Hardware Lifecycle Management
• DevSecOps
• Cybersecurity Operations
• Requirements Management
• Continuous Improvement

Technologies & Tools

• Jira
• Confluence
• Azure DevOps
• Microsoft Project
• GitLab
• GitHub Enterprise
• Kubernetes
• Docker
• VMware
• ServiceNow

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Original Posting

August 28, 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 $131,300.00 – $237,350.00

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.

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.

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.