Senior Operations Lead
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$ 126100 - 227950
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Job Description
Leidos National Security Sector combines technology-enabled services and mission software capabilities in the areas of cyber logistics security operations and decision analytics to support our defense and intel customers mission to defend against evolving threats around the world. Our teams focus is to ensure our customers have the right tools technologies and tactics to keep pace with an ever-evolving security landscape and succeed in their pursuit to protect people and critical assets.
The Intelligence Production Solutions Division (IPSD) part of the Decision Advantage Solutions Business Area is currently seeking an accomplished Senior Operations Lead to oversee daily operations on the Chinook Program.
In this role you will ensure operational continuity efficiency and performance all while navigating complex customer requirements and program dynamics to deliver mission-critical geospatial solutions on time budget and in compliance with contract requirements.
Position may be performed in the following locations below. Please note Gaithersburg MD is the programs primary work location.
- Gaithersburg MD
- Alexandria VA
- Chantilly VA
- Tucson AZ
- Denver CO
- St Louis MO
Clearance Level Required:
Active Top Secret with the ability to obtain SCI as well as a Polygraph.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Direct end-to-end operational execution across multiple Chinook workstreams ensuring alignment with National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) priorities.
- Lead day-to-day operational management of a large-scale task order (75 FTEs) with geographically dispersed teams ensuring all work aligns with scope schedule and deliverables.
- Function as a people manager with responsibility for performance management professional development mentorship and career path development.
- Conduct regular 1:1s biannual performance check-ins and professional development planning with direct reports proactively address employee relations and morale.
- Develop and maintain operational plans program performance metrics dashboards and status reporting.
- In coordination with the Release Train Engineer (RTE) apply SAFe principles to manage Agile ceremonies and support program increment planning events backlog grooming sprint reviews and retrospectives.
- Coordinate with task leads Scrum Masters and team members across multiple geographically dispersed agile teams to ensure timely delivery of technical outputs and services.
- Coordinate cross-functional activities across technical engineering contracts and finance to meet cost schedule and quality targets.
- Monitor team velocity capacity and program-level key performance indicators; identify risks and mitigation strategies to ensure operational excellence.
- Proactively identify risks process gaps and dependencies drive mitigation plans and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Oversee workforce allocation onboarding and cross-functional team dependencies to maximize efficiency and productivity.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for program operations interfacing with NGA customers and internal leadership.
- Support program reviews staffing forecasts risk mitigation efforts and day-to-day execution across multiple task orders.
- Lead efforts to ensure compliance with contract terms corporate policies and federal regulations.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives using agile metrics and retrospective outcomes to optimize delivery practices.
Basic Qualifications:
- US citizenship is required per contract.
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or related field and 12-15 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 10-13 years of prior relevant experience.
- Active Top Secret with the ability to obtain SCI as well as a Polygraph.
- 10 years of experience managing operations or program management experience on federal or Intelligence Community (IC) programs.
- Proven success leading multi-disciplinary teams in a high-tempo mission driven environment.
- Experience working in SAFe or large-scale Agile environments.
- Proven ability to manage remote and geographically distributed teams.
- Strong communication leadership and organizational skills.
- Strong analytical organizational and communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience with performance metrics reporting tools and operations dashboards.
- Experience with Jira Confluence and SharePoint.
Preferred Qualifications:
- PMP Lean Six Sigma ITIL or similar certification.
- SAFe certification (e.g. SAFe Agilist SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) or RTE).
- Prior experience implementing Agile Release Trains (ARTs) or managing PI Planning events.
Come break things (in a good way). Then build them smarter.
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Original Posting:
July 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 $126100.00 - $227950.00The 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:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
