Senior Program Manager Defense Sector (Reston VA)
The Defense Sector at Leidos is seeking an accomplished Senior Program Manager to join our team in Reston VA. This is a highvisibility leadership opportunity to oversee a $900M complex program supporting a diverse portfolio of DoD customers.
The Senior Program Manager will drive the quality performance and efficiency of all contract activities ensuring excellence across technical execution business operations customer engagement and program growth. This leader will serve as the primary decisionmaking authority for Leidos in response to Government inquiries concerns and feedback. The PM must proactively identify and communicate potential contractual programmatic or resourcerelated risks to both Government stakeholders and Leidos leadership.
This role includes occasional travel which may involve international locations.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in a relevant field
- Current PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) or Program Management Professional (PgMP) certification
- Active Top Secret (TS) clearance with SCI access based on a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI)
- Minimum of 10 years of program management experience
- Demonstrated experience leading programs valued at $500M or more including planning directing coordinating and managing program methodologies and approaches
- Active TS/SCI clearance based on an SSBI (reiterated requirement)
Desired Qualifications
- Experience managing projects governed by Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) requirements regulations and processes (e.g. Germany Southwest Asia Africa)
- Experience leading programs with multiple OCONUS performance locations
- Business development experience supporting growth initiatives
At Leidos we dont want someone who fits the moldwe want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless the over-caffeinated the ones who ask whats next before the dust settles on whats now.
If youre already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2 good. Youll fit right in.
Original Posting:
January 12 2026
For 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 $154050.00 - $278475.00
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.
Required Experience:
Manager
Senior Program Manager Defense Sector (Reston VA)The Defense Sector at Leidos is seeking an accomplished Senior Program Manager to join our team in Reston VA. This is a highvisibility leadership opportunity to oversee a $900M complex program supporting a diverse portfolio of DoD customers.The Senio...
Senior Program Manager Defense Sector (Reston VA)
The Defense Sector at Leidos is seeking an accomplished Senior Program Manager to join our team in Reston VA. This is a highvisibility leadership opportunity to oversee a $900M complex program supporting a diverse portfolio of DoD customers.
The Senior Program Manager will drive the quality performance and efficiency of all contract activities ensuring excellence across technical execution business operations customer engagement and program growth. This leader will serve as the primary decisionmaking authority for Leidos in response to Government inquiries concerns and feedback. The PM must proactively identify and communicate potential contractual programmatic or resourcerelated risks to both Government stakeholders and Leidos leadership.
This role includes occasional travel which may involve international locations.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in a relevant field
- Current PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) or Program Management Professional (PgMP) certification
- Active Top Secret (TS) clearance with SCI access based on a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI)
- Minimum of 10 years of program management experience
- Demonstrated experience leading programs valued at $500M or more including planning directing coordinating and managing program methodologies and approaches
- Active TS/SCI clearance based on an SSBI (reiterated requirement)
Desired Qualifications
- Experience managing projects governed by Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) requirements regulations and processes (e.g. Germany Southwest Asia Africa)
- Experience leading programs with multiple OCONUS performance locations
- Business development experience supporting growth initiatives
At Leidos we dont want someone who fits the moldwe want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless the over-caffeinated the ones who ask whats next before the dust settles on whats now.
If youre already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2 good. Youll fit right in.
Original Posting:
January 12 2026
For 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 $154050.00 - $278475.00
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.
Required Experience:
Manager
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