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Leidos

Project and Program Manager

Leidos

. Lead execution of assigned projects, programs, and related activities from planning through delivery .

Posted 10/15/2026full-timeUnited StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $107,900 - $195,050 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
CloudPMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead execution of assigned projects, programs, and related activities from planning through delivery
  • Develop and maintain integrated project and program plans, schedules, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams across engineering, integration, test, DevSecOps, security, and operations
  • Monitor performance against cost, schedule, scope, quality, and technical objectives; identify issues and drive resolution
  • Serve as primary interface to customers and stakeholders, communicating status, risks, issues, decisions, and dependencies
  • Support Agile and SAFe execution, including PI Planning, sprint reviews, program syncs, and cross-team dependency management
  • Establish and maintain risk, issue, and dependency management processes, including mitigation planning and escalation
  • Coordinate workforce and resource planning, including staffing needs, capacity constraints, and subcontractor support
  • Support financial and contract execution, including forecasting, budget tracking, and alignment to contractual commitments
  • Partner with technical leadership on delivery readiness, release decisions, and realistic program commitments
  • Foster accountability, transparency, collaboration, and continuous improvement across the program team

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with the ability to successfully pass a Polygraph examination
  • US citizenship required per contract
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field and 5+ years of prior relevant experience, or Master's degree with 3+ years of prior relevant experience
  • 3+ years of experience supervising or leading teams or projects
  • Demonstrated experience managing complex technical projects or programs
  • Experience managing cost, schedule, scope, risks, issues, dependencies, and deliverables
  • Experience working with technical engineering organizations
  • Experience working directly with government or mission customers
  • Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams with multiple Agile teams and technical dependencies
  • Experience with Agile/Scrum and/or SAFe methodologies
  • Strong written, verbal, organizational, and presentation skills
  • Experience supporting classified programs and environments
  • Experience with contract execution and SOW/PWS requirements
  • Experience with financial forecasting, EAC development, and program cost management
  • Preferred: PMP or other recognized project/program management certification
  • Preferred: SAFe certification such as SAFe Agilist, Release Train Engineer, Product Owner/Product Manager, or equivalent
  • Preferred: Experience managing programs involving software development, systems integration, cloud, DevSecOps, or mission applications
  • Preferred: Experience with PI Planning and Agile Release Train execution
  • Preferred: Experience with Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Project, or similar program-management tools
  • Preferred: Experience managing subcontractors and external technical organizations