Program Support Section Manager
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Job Location:
Huntsville, AL - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 107900 - 195050
Posted on:
17 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Looking for an opportunity to make an impact
At Leidos we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers success. We empower our teams contribute to our communities and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers our people and our community. Our Mission Vision and Values guide the way we do business.
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Leidos Defense Systems Persistent Surveillance Division is seeking a Program Support Section Manager to join our team and support the development and growth of our program coordinators.
If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive keep reading!
Leidos Defense Systems Sector provides a diverse portfolio of systems solutions and services covering land sea air space and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission IT large-scale intelligence systems command and control geospatial and data analytics cybersecurity logistics training and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the worlds toughest security challenges for customers with cant fail missions. To explore and learn more click here!
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Primary Responsibilities.
Perform program management duties on one or more control accounts and/or programs in the division.
Lead the Site Activation Program Coordination section as a people manager providing supervision mentorship performance management workload balancing and career development support for approximately six program coordinators.
Provide guidance and consultation to section members supporting other programs promoting consistent program execution standards best practices and process improvement across the portfolio.
Coordinate with technical staff engineers subcontractors business management and leadership to ensure program objectives deliverables and milestones are met.
Develop and communicate program status financial and schedule performance and issue resolution strategies to internal leadership and external stakeholders.
Foster a collaborative accountable and mission-focused team environment across both program execution and section leadership responsibilities.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelors degree and 5 years of prior relevant experience or a masters degree and 3 years of relevant experience
Demonstrated experience in program management project management or program execution in a complex technical geographically dispersed R&D engineering or government/defense environment.
Experience leading teams supervising staff or providing functional or technical leadership to others.
Strong organizational communication and stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to manage competing priorities across multiple responsibilities.
Proven ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams and interface with customers leadership and technical personnel.
US citizen possess and able to maintain an active Secret clearance
Candidate must be a resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville AL area.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience managing multiple geographically dispersed projects including budget schedule and performance tracking.
Formal training or certification in program/project management (e.g. PMP DAU/Defense Acquisition coursework or equivalent).
Experience mentoring or developing early-career program staff or coordinators.
Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in dynamic matrixed or multi-program environments.
If youre looking for comfort keep scrolling. At Leidos we outthink outbuild and outpace the status quo because the mission demands it. Were not hiring followers. Were recruiting the ones who disrupt provoke and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. Were already at step 30 and moving faster than anyone else dares.
Original Posting:
February 5 2026For 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 $107900.00 - $195050.00The 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:
Manager
Key Skills
- Embedded Software
- Section 8
- Electrical Engineering
- Employee Evaluation
- Firmware
- Systems Engineering
- Project Leadership
- Scope Management
- Team Management
- Curriculum Development
- Leadership Experience
- Mentoring
About Company
Leidos is an innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. Our 47,000 employees collaborate to create smarter technology solutions for customers in these critical markets.
