Senior Mission Software Program Leader (TS/SCI)

Leidos; Gaithersburg (MD); On-site; USD 154,000 - 278,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a proven technical program management leader to direct large-scale mission software development, full lifecycle modernization, and distributed engineering across multiple sites.

The role requires hands-on credibility in software development and sustainment, with experience delivering mission-critical systems for the DoD and IC, and the ability to drive agile practices, CI/CD, and secure cloud solutions for resilient systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field and 15+ years of software-intensive program leadership experience.
• Active TS/SCI with ability to obtain a polygraph.
• Demonstrated leadership of large, geographically distributed engineering organizations delivering mission software.
• Proven success managing $20M+/year software development and sustainment portfolios.

Responsibilities

• Technical Program Leadership of Large-Scale Program: Direct full-lifecycle development, integration, deployment, and sustainment of mission software systems spanning analytics, cyber, geospatial, and enterprise data workflows.

Skills

Technical program leadership

Distributed engineering teams

Large-scale software programs

Agile execution

DevOps & CI/CD

Cloud & cyber

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field

Master’s degree with 12+ years

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud platforms

Security best practices

Job description

Leidos is seeking a proven technical program management leader to direct large-scale mission software development, full lifecycle modernization, and distributed engineering across multiple sites.

The role requires hands-on credibility in software development and sustainment, with experience delivering mission-critical systems for the DoD and IC, and the ability to drive agile practices, CI/CD, and secure cloud solutions for resilient systems.