Program Lead, Systems Engineer

Leidos; Odenton (MD); On-site; USD 108,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Income Protection

Paid Leave and Retirement

Job summary

Leidos seeks a Program Lead/System Engineer in Odenton, MD to oversee system-level requirements, integration, verification, and user acceptance testing for JWICS deployments supporting DISA customers. You will supervise a team of managers (14 personnel), drive performance reviews, and coordinate cross-disciplinary engineering efforts.

The role requires active TS/SCI clearance, Security+ or SecurityX credentials, and 12–15 years of DoD experience (10–13 with a Master).

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI security clearance.
• Security+ or SecurityX certification (or comparable DoD 8140 credentials).
• 12–15 years of professional experience with a bachelor’s degree (or 10–13 years with a Master’s).
• Experience in DoD or similar high-security environments.

Responsibilities

• Oversee system-level requirements management and integration/testing activities.
• Lead a team of managers overseeing 14 personnel; provide performance feedback and issues resolution.
• Perform data gathering, requirements definition, use case development, and gap analysis.
• Plan, execute engineering activities including test plans and design specs; ensure system sustainment.

Skills

Security clearance TS/SCI

Security+ or SecurityX

Leadership & supervision

Requirements analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related discipline

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Linux/RHEL

Windows Server

Job description

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

The successful candidate primary responsibility will be:

• 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

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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 $107,900.00 - $195,050.00

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

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.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an equal opportunity employer/disability/vet.

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