Senior Director of Application Modernization

Leidos Digital Modernization Practice Area is seeking a dynamic and visionary Senior Director of Application Modernization at our Leidos Headquarters in Reston VA.

POSITION SUMMARY:
The Senior Director of Application Modernization will lead the creation execution and continuous improvement of an Application Modernization Factory (App Mod Factory) focused on software development cloud migration and other application modernization initiatives. This role will unify and scale existing application modernization efforts integrating legacy transformation initiatives with forward-looking digital modernization capabilities to accelerate delivery across the enterprise both internally to the corporation and to our government and commercial customers. The role will be responsible for creating an organization leveraging both existing and new teams capable of delivering App Mod solutions across the Digital Modernization Sector and our many customers and Leidos as a whole designing and implementing a new organizational structure to drive consistent scalable modernization outcomes. The leader will operate at the intersection of strategy delivery and innovationbuilding a modernization ecosystem that leverages cloud-native architectures automation low-code/no-code platforms and AI-enabled engineering to achieve mission outcomes.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT:
Must have a US Citizenship and have or be able to obtain and maintain an ATF Public Trust clearance and DoD Secret Clearance.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Define and execute the strategic vision for the Application Modernization Factory aligned with Practice Area objectives and Leidos Digital Modernization strategy.
Develop a modernization roadmap integrating cloud migration DevSecOps Everything-as-Code (EaC) and low-code/no-code delivery paradigms.
Partner with senior executives solution architects and business units to establish modernization goals standards and repeatable delivery patterns.

Organizational Design and Team Leadership

• Lead mentor and expand a cross-functional organization of software engineers cloud architects application modernization SMEs UX experts and delivery managers
• Evaluate current team capabilities implement an optimized operating model and build new teams and leadership layers as needed.
• Foster a collaborative inclusive and high-performance culture emphasizing innovation accountability and continuous improvement.
• Manage resource allocation hiring performance and professional development to scale modernization capacity.

Solution Development and Delivery Excellence

• Oversee the design and delivery of modernization solutions leveraging cloud-native architectures (AWS Azure GCP) microservices API-led integration and containerization (Kubernetes Docker) to internal and external customers
• Drive adoption of Agile DevSecOps and CI/CD methodologies to enable scalable and secure software delivery.
• Champion reusable frameworks and accelerators that form the foundation of the App Mod Factorys repeatable offerings.
• Ensure all modernization initiatives comply with Leidos security compliance and governance standards.

Client and Stakeholder Engagement

• Serve as a trusted advisor to internal and external stakeholders on modernization strategies platform selection and enterprise transformation.
• Collaborate with capture and growth teams to align modernization capabilities with customer mission objectives.
• Represent the App Mod Factory in executive briefings proposal efforts and technical demonstrations.

Innovation and Continuous Improvement

• Integrate AI/ML automation and platform engineering practices to continuously improve delivery speed and quality.
• Stay abreast of emerging technologies and modernization frameworks to ensure the organization remains at the cutting edge.
• Direct internal R&D and innovation initiatives to prototype and adopt next-generation modernization tools and processes.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems Engineering or related field (Masters preferred).
• 12 years of progressive experience in software engineering cloud modernization or digital transformation with 5 years in technical or delivery leadership roles overseeing large-scale modernization initiatives.
• Proven experience managing large multi-disciplinary engineering teams (30 personnel) across concurrent projects for government customers
• Demonstrated success designing and implementing modernization frameworks factory models or platform-based delivery environments.
• Deep expertise with cloud technologies microservices DevSecOps pipelines IaC and automation frameworks.
• Strong leadership communication and stakeholder management skills with a track record of influencing at the executive level.
• Proficient experience or knowledge with the following technologies:

-Angular JavaScript Typescript CSS & HTML Material UI JAVA
-Microsoft SQL Server/Postgres microservices REST GraphQL
-Proficiency with Agile methodologies such as Scrum Kanban SAFe
-Experience with issue management systems such as Jira Digital AI Redmine

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Masters degree in a technical or management discipline.
• Certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect Azure Solutions Architect PMP CSM or SAFe Practitioner.
• Experience standing up or leading modernization centers of excellence or transformation factories for commercial customers
• Experience in proposal development technical writing and client engagement.
• Knowledge of low-code/no-code platforms (Appian ServiceNow Salesforce) and AI-enhanced development tools.
  

Were not looking for perfectly polished resumes or perfect fits. Were looking for people who break limits ask hard questions and dont wait to be told whats next. At Leidos were not following the roadmap were redrawing it.

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Pay Range:

The 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.