Senior Targeting Program SME

Leidos; Hampton (VA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Senior Targeting Program SME to support the ACC A22 Tradecraft Division at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, VA. This role provides analytic, operational, technical, and planning support to modernize the ISR Enterprise.

Ideal candidates bring TS/SCI clearance, extensive Air Force ISR/targeting experience, and strong leadership for tasking, analysis, and programmatic reviews. Join a mission-driven team at Leidos delivering bold solutions while navigating budgets, planning

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 15 years of relevant experience or Master’s degree with 10 years experience.
• Must possess a current DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance, single-scope background investigation.
• Previous Air Force ISR and targeting experience.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, analytic skills, and problem solving ability.
• Familiarity with Air Force and Joint Targeting and Kill-Chain processes, tools, and tradecraft.
• Experience in requirements management and metrics development, tracking and delivering outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to ensure timely completion of taskers and responses to information requests.
• Oversee and review tasker responses for programmatic and technical accuracy.
• Perform executive-level analysis applying advanced principles to planning, deployment, and enhancement of the ACC ISR Enterprise.
• Evaluate material and non-materiel solutions through capabilities-based planning.
• Develop innovative technical solutions to complex problems.
• Review organizational structures and processes to improve ISR capabilities.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytic skills

Problem solving

Targeting tradecraft

DoD TS/SCI clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree + 15 years experience; or Master's + 10 years experience

Job description

Description

Join a mission where your contributions count!

At Leidos, innovation is at the heart of everything we do. Powered by a team as diverse as it is talented, we're driven by a shared passion for delivering bold solutions that fuel our customers' success. We believe in empowering our people, giving back to our communities, and leading with sustainability. Every action we take is grounded in integrity and a steadfast commitment to doing what's right for our customers, our teams, and the world around us. Our Mission, Vision, and Values aren't just words- they're the compass guiding our journey toward a brighter future.

If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive, keep reading!

Leidos is on the hunt for a driven Senior Targeting Program SME to support the ACC A22 Tradecraft Division at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, VA. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience to help the Air Combat Command Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Staff. The incumbent will provide analytic, operational, technical, and planning support to ACC and subordinate units to modernize the ISR Enterprise for which ACC has responsibility including capability-based planning processes with documentation of needs/gaps, and recommended solutions. The contractor will support various management and administrative roles to ensure efficient and effective operations of organizational activities. Candidates must currently posses an active TS/SCI clearance.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership and direction to ensure timely completion of taskers, responses to information requests, data call generation, document reviews, and acquisition reporting.

• Oversee and review tasker responses to verify programmatic and technical accuracy.

• Perform executive-level analysis and assessments in applying advanced principles, theories, and concepts to a wide range of work in the areas of planning, deployment, operation, and enhancement of advanced technology for the ACC ISR Enterprise.

• Through capabilities-based planning and assessments, evaluate and identify material and non-materiel solutions for advancing the ACC ISR Enterprise.

• Support complex problems and provide solutions that are innovative to establish new theories and practices, leading to new and creative technical solutions to problems.

• Review and analyze the organizational structure, relations, systems, and processes across the enterprise to improve ISR capabilities through technology, TTP development/modifications, and investments.

• Assist the Government with drafting supporting documents for the development, Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution System (PPBES) to support the advocacy of the identified materiel and non-materiel solutions.

• Assist with the Air Force budget process to include POM (involving manpower, resources, and dollars).

• Coordinate and ensure execution of senior staff visits in accordance with established workflows, ensuring all required documentation is completed accurately and on-time.

• Participate in, and support, as required, targeting tradecraft meetings and conferences.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and 15 years or Master’s degree and 10 years of relevant experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of degree.

• Must possess a current DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance single-scope background investigation. TS with SCI eligibility accepted.

• Previous Air Force ISR and targeting experience

• Excellent communication and presentation skills, analytic skills, and problem solving ability.

• Familiarity with Air Force and Joint Targeting and Kill-Chain processes, tools, and tradecraft

• Should have experience in requirements management and implementation as well as metrics development, tracking and delivering outcomes.

• Ability to define problems, supervise studies and lead surveys to collect and analyze data to provide advice and recommend solutions.

• Ability to provide strategic advice, technical guidance and expertise to Defense planners

• May require 10% travel

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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.

Original Posting:

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 $92,300.00 - $166,850.00

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. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

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

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. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

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.