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.

Primary Responsibilities

The successful candidate primary responsibility will be:

• Perform Leidos supervisory duties for a team of 10-15 personnel.  Provide guidance and direction for personnel issues including completing performance feedbacks, annual reviews, salary recommendations, corrective action, disciplinary actions, submission for awards and recognition, etc…

• 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 12-15 years of professional experience; or 10-13 years of professional experience with a related Master’s degree.

• Active DoD Top Secret Security Clearance and ability to obtain a DoD Top Secret with SCI.

• Experience in architecture, design, develop, and delivery of data driven operations capabilities, within a DoD environment.

• 2+ years of management and supervisory experience

• 5+ years of project planning experience

• 2+ years with Linux/RHEL OS systems

• 2+ years with Windows Server OS systems

• Experience working with a highly technical team and in a dynamic, fast-paced environment

• 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

We’re not looking for perfectly polished resumes or perfect fits. We’re looking for people who break limits, ask hard questions, and don’t wait to be told what’s next. At Leidos, we’re not following the roadmap — we’re redrawing it. 

Original Posting:

November 10, 2025

Pay Range:

Pay Range $104,650.00 – $189,175.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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

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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.