Strategic DoD Program Manager — Cross-Domain Delivery

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

Job summary

Leidos is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead the Cross Domain Enterprise Service (CDES) Engineering & Program Management Support for DISA. This role is primarily based at Fort Meade, MD with up to 25% telework.

You will manage customer relations, schedule, staffing, and technical delivery across disciplines. The ideal candidate has 8+ years in program management and a proven track record of delivering complex DoD IT programs, including cybersecurity, systems engineering, and

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree with 8+ years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree with 6+ years.
• 4+ years supervising or leading technical teams, programs, or projects.
• Previous experience as a Program Manager or equivalent delivery leader with direct accountability.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Leidos Program Manager and primary customer interface.
• Maintain responsibility for program execution, financial performance, schedule, staffing, technical delivery, risk management, and customer satisfaction.
• Provide active, hands-on leadership across the program to ensure the team understands priorities, dependencies, risks, customer expectations, and required outcomes.
• Maintain sufficient understanding of current program activities and technical initiatives to effectively represent the program, support informed decision-making, anticipate challenges, and drive successful execution.
• Lead a multidisciplinary organization supporting areas such as program management, systems engineering, cybersecurity, technology integration, operational support, and customer requirements.
• Partner closely with the customer to understand mission priorities, translate emerging requirements into executable plans, and align program resources to evolving needs.
• Lead execution across the full technology lifecycle, including requirements definition, solution development, integration, testing, security authorization, implementation, deployment, operational transition, sustainment, modernization, and technology refresh.
• Lead complex technology implementations involving multiple technical disciplines, Government organizations, external stakeholders, vendors, and mission partners.
• Ensure technical teams apply sound engineering and technology-delivery fundamentals, including requirements management, architecture, interface management, systems integration, testing, cybersecurity, configuration management, operational readiness, and lifecycle sustainment.
• Maintain integrated visibility across technical, programmatic, financial, staffing, customer, and schedule dependencies, ensuring issues and risks are identified and addressed before they affect mission delivery.
• Manage program financial performance against the Annual Operating Plan, including revenue, operating income, margin, forecasting, Estimate at Completion, labor execution, and cost management.
• Maintain disciplined program-management practices for schedule management, risk and opportunity management, staffing, quality, financial forecasting, contractual deliverables, and performance reporting.
• Lead, develop, and retain a high-performing team of program managers, project managers, engineers, cybersecurity professionals, technical specialists, and support personnel.
• Maintain direct engagement with employees and technical leaders to understand workload, priorities, morale, staffing needs, execution challenges, and professional-development opportunities.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, transparency, technical excellence, continuous improvement, and mission ownership.
• Communicate program status, technical challenges, financial performance, risks, opportunities, and required decisions clearly to Government and Leidos leadership.
• Drive continuous improvement in program execution, customer experience, technical delivery, internal processes, and organizational effectiveness.
• Support proposal development, contract modifications, emerging requirements, and other opportunities for on-contract and adjacent growth.
• Represent Leidos during customer meetings, program reviews, technical discussions, leadership engagements, and other program forums.

Skills

Program management

Leadership

Customer engagement

Risk management

Financial management

Team leadership

Communication

Education

BA/BS degree

Master's degree

Job description

Leidos is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead the Cross Domain Enterprise Service (CDES) Engineering & Program Management Support for DISA. This role is primarily based at Fort Meade, MD with up to 25% telework.

You will manage customer relations, schedule, staffing, and technical delivery across disciplines. The ideal candidate has 8+ years in program management and a proven track record of delivering complex DoD IT programs, including cybersecurity, systems engineering, and