Program Lead, Systems Engineer

Leidos LLC; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 131,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Income Protection

Paid Leave and Retirement

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Program Lead/System Engineer to oversee system requirements, integration, verification, and user acceptance testing for JWICS deployments supporting DISA customers. The role will manage a team of managers across 14 personnel, guiding performance reviews, salary recommendations, and awards.

You will drive data gathering, use-case development, gap analysis, and technical design execution, coordinating with DoD stakeholders to ensure on-time, compliant delivery.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI security clearance.
• Security+ or SecurityX certification or equivalent per DoD 8140.
• Bachelor’s degree with 12–15 years of experience, or Master’s with 10–13 years.
• Experience in architecture, design, development, and delivery in a DoD environment.
• 2+ years of management and supervisory experience.
• 5+ years of project planning experience.
• 2+ years with Linux/RHEL OS systems.
• 2+ years with Windows Server OS systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for customer collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Perform supervisory duties for a team of managers overseeing 14 personnel.
• Provide guidance on performance feedbacks, reviews, salary recommendations, and awards.
• Gather requirements, define use cases, conduct gap analysis, and develop design specifications.
• Lead systems engineering activities from planning to sustainment and testing.
• Define processes for technical platforms and hardware/software compatibility.
• Develop and maintain systems engineering documentation and diagrams.
• Identify and manage task dependencies, risks, and mitigations.
• Collaborate to monitor technical variances and resolve issues affecting delivery.
• Report technical status of product development to leads on a regular basis.
• Identify external dependencies and project timelines.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team collaboration

Project planning

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related discipline

Tools

Linux/RHEL

Windows Server

Job description

Job Description

The Program Lead/System Engineer position will oversee the management of the system level requirements, and the performance of integration, verification, and user acceptance testing to ensure that the design, deployment, integration, maintenance, and support for Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications Systems (JWICS) supporting DISA customers is fully operational.

Primary Responsibilities

• Perform Leidos supervisory duties for a team of managers leading 14 personnel.


• Provide guidance and direction for personnel issues including completing performance feedbacks, annual reviews, salary recommendations, corrective action, disciplinary actions, submission for awards and recognition, etc…


• Data gathering, Requirements Definition, Use Case Development, Gap Analysis, Functional Specification, Test Plans, and Design Specification Execution of engineering activities, requirements analysis, implementation planning, third party coordination, integration and test, documentation, deployment, and system assessment.


• Employing Systems Engineering approach for systems planning, design, execution, and sustainment.


• Lead in defining processes for technical platforms, system specifications, input/output and working parameters for hardware and/or software compatibility.


• Lead in the development and maintenance of systems engineering documentation and diagrams/models through use of SE tool.


• Identifying and managing related project task dependencies, risks & possible mitigations.


• Collaborating with colleagues to monitor and report technical variances; facilitating resolution of technical issues that adversely impact successful product delivery.


• Reporting the technical status of product development to assigned leads on a consistent basis.


• Identifying and managing external dependencies.


• Estimating level of effort (hrs/days/resources) to outline & update a projected project schedule.

Basic Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI security clearance


• Current Security+ or SecurityX certification, or equivalent certifications/credentials in compliance with DoD 8140 at the Systems Administrator, Intermediate level.


• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education, with 12-15 years of professional experience; or 10-13 years of professional experience with a related Master’s degree.


• Experience in architecture, design, develop, and delivery of data driven operations capabilities, within a DoD environment.


• 2+ years of management and supervisory experience


• 5+ years of project planning experience


• 2+ years with Linux/RHEL OS systems


• 2+ years with Windows Server OS systems


• Experience working with a highly technical team and in a dynamic, fast-paced environment


• Strong written and verbal communication skills are required to collaborate with customer representatives, domain experts, systems engineers and architects


• Ability to work well/collaborate with people from many different disciplines with varying degrees of technical experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of network routing devices and network device configurations


• Understanding of ITIL foundation or ITIL certified


• Experience with OS scripting (perl, python, shell)


• Experience with Databases (SQL, Oracle) & DB migrations

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. Step 10 is ancient history. We’re already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

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.

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.

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Commitment and Diversity

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.