Site Lead / Systems & Networks Lead

Leidos Inc; Odenton (MD); On-site; USD 131,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Income Protection

Paid Leave

Retirement

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Program Lead/System Engineer to oversee system-level requirements, integration, verification, and user acceptance testing for JWICS supporting DISA customers. Responsibilities include supervising a 10-15 person team, defining requirements, planning, and coordinating with stakeholders to ensure full operational deployment.

Required qualifications include active TS/SCI clearance, DoD 8140-compliant certifications, and experience with Windows/Linux, virtualization, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 10+ years of experience; or 8+ years with related Master’s
• Active TS/SCI security clearance
• Current Security+ or SecurityX or equivalent DoD 8140 credentials at Systems Administrator, Intermediate level
• Experience in DoD environment data-driven ops capabilities
• 3+ years of management/supervisory experience
• 3+ years of network engineering fundamentals including virtualization
• 2+ years of project planning experience
• 2+ years of risk/change management experience
• Experience with Windows and Linux/RHEL
• Strong communication with senior leadership and stakeholders
• Ability to collaborate across disciplines

Responsibilities

• Perform supervisory duties for a 10-15 person team and manage performance
• Gather data and define requirements, develop use cases, and conduct gap analysis
• Plan and execute engineering activities, analysis, implementation, test, deployment and assessment
• Apply SE approach to planning, design, execution and sustainment
• Help define processes for hardware/software compatibility and platform tech specs
• Develop and maintain SE documentation and diagrams/models
• Identify and manage task dependencies, risks and mitigations
• Monitor and report technical variances and resolve issues impacting delivery
• Report status of product development to leads regularly
• Manage external dependencies and projected schedules

Skills

Data gathering

Requirements Definition

Use Case Development

Gap Analysis

Functional Specification

Test Plans

Design Specification

Team leadership

Project planning

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10+ years professional experience

Tools

VMware

Omnissa Horizon

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.

Job Description

Primary Responsibilities

• Perform Leidos supervisory duties for a team of 10-15 personnel- manage subordinates' performance, including regular check-ins and annual reviews; validate and approve time-charging for Leidos and vendor personnel; provide coaching and mentoring as necessary
• 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 SE approach for systems planning, design, execution, and sustainment.
• Assisting in defining processes for technical platforms, system specifications, input/output and working parameters for hardware and/or software compatibility
• Assisting 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

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education, with 10+ years of professional experience; or 8+ years of professional experience with a related Master's degree.
• 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.
• Experience in architecture, design, develop, and delivery of data driven operations capabilities, within a DoD environment.
• 3+ years of management and supervisory experience
• 3+ years of experience with network engineering fundamentals, including virtualization - foundational knowledge of VMWare and/or Omnissa Horizon required
• 2+ years of project planning experience
• 2+ years of risk management or change management experience
• Experience in both Windows and Linux/RHEL OS systems
• Experience working with a highly technical team and in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated experience drafting and delivering communications to senior leadership and a variety of internal and external stakeholders - 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

Pay Range

Pay Range $131,300.00 - $237,350.00

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.

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.

• competitive compensation
• Health and Wellness programs
• Income Protection
• Paid Leave
• Retirement

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.