Senior Systems Engineer & Product Owner – Air Traffic Cloud

Leidos; Gaithersburg (MD); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is searching for a Senior Systems Engineer in Gaithersburg, Maryland, to support the Air Traffic Business Area. The role involves working on next-generation flight service systems, with responsibilities including reviewing FAA regulations and managing Agile team backlogs.

Ideal candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of relevant experience, along with a strong understanding of Agile methodologies and cloud systems design.

Qualifications

• At least 8 years of relevant experience with Bachelor's or 6 years with Master's.
• Experience as Agile Product Owner with product backlog management.
• Ability to obtain SF-85 Public Trust suitability determination.

Responsibilities

• Review FAA requirement documents to extract intent and acceptance criteria.
• Manage the backlog for one or more Agile teams, ensuring proper feature prioritization.
• Engage customer stakeholders to identify use cases with an emphasis on completeness.

Skills

Agile methodology

Cloud-based systems design

Effective communication

Experience with Java, Python, React

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field

Master’s degree in relevant field

Tools

Requirement-management tools (CAMEO, DOORS, Jama, Jira)

Job description

Leidos is searching for a Senior Systems Engineer in Gaithersburg, Maryland, to support the Air Traffic Business Area. The role involves working on next-generation flight service systems, with responsibilities including reviewing FAA regulations and managing Agile team backlogs.

Ideal candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of relevant experience, along with a strong understanding of Agile methodologies and cloud systems design.