Senior Systems Engineer Lead
LeidosAlexandria, Virginia, United States
Posted April 9, 2026
107900 - 195050 USD
Full Time
About the Company
Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world’s most vexing challenges in national security and health. The company's global workforce of 48,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023. Leidos was cited for the meaningful work employees perform that is challenging, impactful, and aligned with our customers’ missions as reasons professionals want to work and stay at our company. Leidos has also been named to lists including Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity, Forbes’ America’s Best Employers for Women, Military Times Best for Vets Employers, and Ethisphere Institute’s World's Most Ethical Companies®. Employees enjoy career enrichment opportunities available through mobility and development and experience rewarding relationships with supportive supervisors and talented colleagues and customers. Employees appreciate our flexible work environment, allowing for and encouraging a true work-life balance. Our professionals are also excited about our Employee Resource Groups, like the Collaborative Outreach with Remote and Embedded Employees (CORE), which strives to create an environment where every employee, regardless of location, feels fully engaged as a valued employee of Leidos. Your most important work is ahead, visit careers.leidos.com for our latest opportunities.
Job Description
This position offers the opportunity to work on a high-visibility, enterprise program at the intersection of data, analytics, and emerging AI technologies.
Requirements
- Active Top Secret (TS) clearance with SCI eligibility.
- Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical discipline and 8–12 years of relevant experience.
- At least one of the following foundational qualification pathways consistent with DoD 8140 requirements:
- Minimum 8 years of systems engineering experience supporting complex DoD or enterprise-scale platforms.
- Demonstrated expertise applying Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) principles in large, distributed systems.
- Proven experience developing and maintaining system artifacts using Cameo Systems Modeler (MagicDraw) or equivalent SysML-based modeling tools.
- Experience performing systems engineering activities in DoD or Federal enterprise environments.
- Experience managing system requirements, architecture artifacts, and integration processes.
- Experience integrating cloud, DevSecOps, data, and cybersecurity capabilities into enterprise systems.
- Demonstrated experience leading and mentoring technical teams.
- SAFe Agilist (SA) or related SAFe certification.
- INCOSE CSEP or equivalent systems engineering certification.
- Familiarity with AWS services and cloud infrastructure management.
Benefits
- Paid time off
- 401(k) matching
- Retirement plan
- Visa sponsorship
- Relocation assistance