Strategy Execution Lead — Defense Cyber Programs

Leidos; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 105,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking an experienced Strategy Execution Lead to coordinate planning, execution, and performance reporting for the IDCS mission supporting the Air Force. You will lead a cross-functional team of 11 professionals, aligning priorities with government leadership, engineering, primes, subcontractors, and industry partners to drive execution.

The role emphasizes hands-on planning, strong communication, and leadership to manage competing priorities, dependencies, and risk mitigation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or higher with 12+ years of relevant experience, or Master’s with 10+ years.
• Active Secret clearance; ability to obtain TS/SCI within 90 days.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary defense/cyber programs.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and mentor a cross-functional team of 11 in schedule development, milestones, and delivery.
• Maintain integrated master schedule (IMS) and capability roadmaps; track dependencies and delivery.
• Perform schedule baselining, critical path analysis, and what-if forecasting to inform leadership decisions.
• Align requirements baselines, technical dependencies, and execution with program objectives.
• Prepare leadership-ready dashboards and status reports for stakeholders across government and industry.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Integrated Master Schedule

Scheduling tools

Requirements management

Risk assessment

Leadership communication

Critical path analysis

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, Cybersecurity, IT, or related

Master’s degree (optional)

Tools

Microsoft Project/Project Server

Deltek Open Plan

Jira/Confluence/SharePoint

Job description

Leidos is seeking an experienced Strategy Execution Lead to coordinate planning, execution, and performance reporting for the IDCS mission supporting the Air Force. You will lead a cross-functional team of 11 professionals, aligning priorities with government leadership, engineering, primes, subcontractors, and industry partners to drive execution.

The role emphasizes hands-on planning, strong communication, and leadership to manage competing priorities, dependencies, and risk mitigation.