Project Manager

00100 LEIDOS, INC.; Bluemont (VA); On-site; USD 116,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Project Manager to support the DHS HEITS program in the United States. The role focuses on COMSEC program management, customer engagement, and coordinating software development efforts within strict time and budget constraints.

Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree and 12–15 years of project management experience, with TS/SCI clearance preferred. The position emphasizes leadership, communication, and the ability to coordinate across multiple work centers and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; experience may substitute in lieu of degree
• Top Secret clearance with TS/SCI preferred
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; customer relationship management

Responsibilities

• Support the COMSEC COR and ensure all COMSEC tasks are documented and tracked
• Develop project schedules for major COMSEC efforts and integrations
• Analyze, design, test, and evaluate processes to meet customer requirements
• Prepare cost estimates for business requirements and manage deployment
• Facilitate communication with customer and technical teams throughout the project lifecycle
• Recommend and implement new solutions, processes, policies and standards
• Interface with leaders, subcontractors, and support personnel to meet program goals

Skills

Program management

COMSEC

Top Secret

TS/SCI

Customer relations

Scheduling

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainable. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business. If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive, keep reading! The Leidos Digital Team is currently seeking a Project Manager to support the DHS HEITS program. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has a continuing requirement for Homeland Enterprise IT Secure Services & Support (HEITS) for the continued operations and maintenance and evolution of the Homeland Secure Data Network (HSDN) and the Classified Local Area Network (C-LAN). The PM will be responsible for customer relations with the agency POCs, and all projects, deployments, reports and briefings required by the COMSEC COR. The PM is responsible for planning, organizing, securing and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific program goals and objectives, as well as ensuring that all programs run within scope, time, and budget constraints. The PM will oversee the COMSEC team and influence development of solutions and processes that impact strategic goals and business results. The PM will recommend and implement new solutions, processes, policies and standards and assist in solving problems that are complex and typically impact multiple area or disciplines. The PM will coordinate with other work centers to ensure that the COMSEC team has all resources needed to fulfill customer requirements. The PM will provide measurable input to new solutions, processes or standards in order to achieve functional/project objectives. This position requires the ability to communicate with executive leadership (both internal and customer) regarding matters of significant importance to the organization/project. The PM will represent the HEITS program on-site with the customer and will be responsible for ensuring that HEITS COMSEC requirements and COMSEC customer needs are fulfilled while also best representing HEITS and Leidos standards.

Primary Responsibilities

• Support the COMSEC COR and ensure that all COMSEC tasks, requirements, and areas of need are documented as part of a COMSEC backlog and ensure full tracking, assignment, and execution of all efforts.
• Support the development of project schedules for all COMSEC major efforts including Binding Operational Directives, new Software Development/releases, Audits, and other major integration activities.
• Analyze, design, test, implement and evaluate processes to ensure consistency and documentation to meet customer requirements for projects involving all COMSEC efforts.
• Ensure the tasks of preparing cost estimates for business requirements and following the project through to completion (deployment); researching and recommending new solutions; establishing a good working relationship with customers and keeping customers informed of project status.
• Facilitate solid lines of communication and coordination with the customer and technical teams throughout the lifecycle of the project.
• Recommend and implement new solutions, processes, policies and standards and assist in solving problems that are complex and typically impact multiple area or disciplines.
• Provide measurable input to new solutions, processes or standards in order to achieve functional/project objectives.
• Interface with task and functional leaders, subcontractors, and support personnel and influence development of solutions and processes that impact strategic goals and business results.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 12-15 years of experience in project management or similar discipline.
• Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Be able to support a dynamic and demanding work environment and multi-task across multiple priorities.
• Perform effective customer briefings and reporting.
• Work cooperatively as a team member
• Work independently with minimal or no supervision
• Possess strong written and verbal communication skills
• Possess strong customer relationship management and ability to build effective customer relationships
• Experience developing Project Schedules for tracking efforts.
• Clearance Requirement: Top secret (Must be able to obtain TS/SCI)
• Experience overseeing Software Development Efforts

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of IT network systems with an emphasis on COMSEC.
• Experience in the DHS classified environment
• Knowledge of DHS change management, strategic planning, innovation
• TS/SCI with DHS EOD

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. 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.

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 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 $17.2 billion for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

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