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# technical program management leader

- **Company:** Nabout Leidos
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $154,050.0 - $278,475.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Software Architecture, Rapid Prototyping Process, Software Engineering, Enterprise Data Management, Cloud Platform System, Machine Learning Operations
- **Published:** August 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.military.com/career/312896/senior-program-manager-virginia-va-alexandria

## About the Role

Leidos is seeking a proven technical program management leader with deep experience leading \nlarge-scale mission software development, full-lifecycle modernization, and \ndistributed engineering organizations. The ideal candidate has directed \ncomplex software programs, overseen multi-discipline teams delivering secure, high-performance capabilities, and demonstrated authoritative leadership across architecture, integration, DevOps, cyber, and cloud environments. Candidates must bring hands-on credibility in software development and sustainment, not just program oversight, with a track record of delivering mission-critical systems for the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community.\n
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This role requires meaningful technical credibility, disciplined program leadership, and demonstrated success running large-scale, full-lifecycle software development and sustainment programs exceeding $20M/year. Consider that Mission System Modernization is a continually challenging requirement that demands modernization of legacy mission systems into secure cloud, hybrid, or containerized architectures, ensuring resilience, scalability, and future ready capability delivery.\n, * Bachelor's degree and 15+ years of experience in software-intensive program leadership; or Master's degree with 12+ years; or equivalent experience.\n

 * Active TS/SCI with ability to obtain a polygraph once hired.\n
 * Demonstrated leadership of large, geographically distributed engineering organizations delivering mission software across classified and unclassified environments. Distribution must be at least two or more physically/geographically separated locations. \n
 * Proven success managing $20M+/year software development and sustainment portfolios.\n
 * Deep experience with full-stack software development, DevOps, CI/CD, cloud, cyber, and enterprise data systems.\n
 * Exceptional written and verbal communication skills spanning technical, operational, and executive audiences.\n
 * Experience supporting business development, technical solutioning, and major proposal efforts with hands on knowledge/development of BOEs, RFP/RFI response generation.\n, * Active TS/SCI with polygraph.\n
 * Experience delivering mission-critical classified systems for the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community.\n
 * Background in software architecture, cyber innovation, AI/ML integration, modeling/simulation, or enterprise modernization.\n
 * Experience leading multi-discipline teams of 100+ personnel across diverse technical domains.\n
 * Demonstrated ability to recover troubled programs, re-establish technical execution, and deliver under high-visibility conditions.\n
 * Experience driving IR&D, rapid prototyping, and technical innovation pipelines aligned to mission needs.\n

## Description

* Mission-Critical Delivery: Oversee development and sustainment of classified systems of systems supporting warfighter intelligence, operational planning, and strategic decision-making using Agile Execution methodologies and strategies to implement and enforce enterprise Agile practices, Program Increment Planning, CI/CD pipelines, and rapid prototyping methodologies across distributed teams.\n
 * Customer Engagement & Strategy: Serve as the autonomous senior interface to government sponsors, shaping technical direction, resolving issues, and driving mission-aligned growth.\n
 * Program Leadership: Develop and execute program with disciplined accountability of technical, schedule, and financial matters to maintain performance baselines and embolden customer confidence.\n
 * Innovation & Prototyping: Drive rapid prototyping, IR&D initiatives, and technical fellowship-level solutioning to accelerate mission capability insertion and expand program growth opportunities.\n


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