DES Chief Engineer
DES Chief Engineer
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$ 148850 - 269075
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Job Description
Leidos is seeking qualified candidates for the Chief Engineer position to join our Defense Enclave Services (DES) team to support an extensive digital modernization program critical to DISA and the DoD Fourth Estate Agencies (DAFAs) that are migrating to DISAs next generation DoDNet environment. The DES Chief Engineer will provide technical and domain expertise to inform the DAFA migrations to DoDNet and ensure consistency across the DAFA migrations while aligning the migrations to the technical capabilities offered within the DoDNet environment. The DES Chief Engineer will incorporate feedback from across stakeholders into an evolving transformational roadmap for DoDNet technical capabilities so DoDNet can support the capabilities required by the DAFAs. The DES Chief Engineer will participate in key technical meetings and lead technical governance efforts through the Leidos Engineering Review Board (ERB).
This position is location in Fort Meade MD working in the DISA location with the option to remote work up to 75% of the time.
Primary Responsibilities:
Lead daytoday engineering technical implementation across the DES program including engineering projects DAFA migrations and operations & sustainment.
Identify technical issues provide technical remediation and establish an action plan to address deficiencies.
Chair the Leidos Engineering Review Board (ERB) to evaluate and approve technical artifacts prior to submission to the Government ensuring compliance with DoD standards and best practices.
Provide technical expertise on current and future DoDNet capabilities ensuring their integration and alignment with DAFA migrations and stakeholder needs.
Lead and participate in technical meetings with MES and DAFA technical experts to align engineering efforts with mission requirements.
Chair the Leidos Engineering Review Board (ERB) to evaluate and approve technical artifacts prior to submission to the Government ensuring compliance with DoD standards and best practices.
Oversee and manage a team of solution architects including regular checkins performance evaluations timecard approvals and mentoring.
Provide architectural leadership for enterprisescale IT solutions ensuring alignment with DISA and Fourth Estate digital transformation initiatives.
Ensure compliance with DoD policies security frameworks and architectural governance while driving efficiency in enterprise IT operations.
Advise leadership and stakeholders on emerging technologies architectural trends and best practices to improve mission outcomes.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to develop and validate solution architectures including integration with cloud cybersecurity and softwaredefined networking technologies.
Mentor and guide technical teams fostering innovation and professional growth across engineering disciplines.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelors degree in computer science engineering or other related technical field (Masters degree preferred) and 15 20 years of prior relevant experience. 10 years of experience in technical leadership roles.
Active DoD Secret clearance required prior to start.
Experience (5 or more years) designing implementing and managing enterprise IT architectures in DoD environments.
Experience (5 or more years) leading largescale migration of users and IT services from onpremise to cloud or hybrid environments.
Expertise in cloud technologies enterprise networking cybersecurity and cloud migration strategies.
Familiarity with DoD frameworks compliance standards and secure system design best practices.
Proven experience leading technical teams and managing enterprisewide IT modernization initiatives.
Strong communication and leadership skills with the ability to engage senior stakeholders and technical teams effectively.
Ability to provide clear concise and consistent technical direction and constructive feedback in a professional manner.
Demonstrated ability to consistently follow through on commitments.
Current IAT Level II or higher certification (e.g. Security CE or CISSP).
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience working with Azure IL5 and IL6 environments
Experience executing DevSecOps best practices including implementation of CI/CD pipelines
Original Posting:
April 29 2025For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $148850.00 $269075.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.
Required Experience:
Chief
Employment Type
Full-Time
