SME Delivery Manager
LeidosAlexandria, Virginia, United States • Virginia, United States • Texas, United States
Posted April 7, 2026
154050 - 278475 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
Leidos is seeking a Delivery Program Manager to lead delivery execution and overall outcome implementation of a flagship, enterprise-scale data and AI platform supporting mission-critical operations across the Department of Defense.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience leading large-scale, multi-disciplinary programs in Federal or DoD environments.
- Proven track record delivering enterprise IT systems, including data platforms, analytics, or AI-enabled solutions.
- Experience managing cost-reimbursable programs with full responsibility for cost, schedule, and performance.
- Strong understanding of cloud architectures, DevSecOps, data engineering, and cybersecurity principles.
- Experience leading cross-functional technical teams (software, data, cyber, systems engineering).
- Experience operating within SAFe or large-scale Agile frameworks.
- Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive execution across organizational boundaries.
- Bachelor’s + 15 years experience OR Master’s + 13 years experience.
- Active TS clearance with SCI eligibility.
- SAFe (SA, SPC) and/or PMP / PgMP certification.
- Experience operating across NIPRNet, SIPRNet, and JWICS.
- Experience with Zero Trust and RMF authorization processes.
- Experience delivering in multi-cloud environments (AWS GovCloud, C2S, SC2S).
- Experience managing performance-based environments with SLAs and measurable outcomes.