Chief Engineer

competitive and effective for Leidos in the marketplace.

The individual selected for this position should have a strong technical background and exposure spanning many of the technical areas with an emphasis on operations resilience. The candidate should have the ability to multitask and juggle numerous priorities and customers. The ability to clearly articulate technical messages to executive leadership, including CIOs, CTOs, both through written and verbal means, is critical for success in this position to communicate matters of strategic importance. The individual selected for this position will be able to operate independently. Being able to take the initiative in driving technical execution and is critical.

Location: This position may be remote. Periodic visits to various customer offices in the Washington, DC, metro area may be required.

Primary Responsibilities Include:

• Responsible for the technical direction and delivery of the portfolio. This includes evaluating technologies and creating a strategy and associated roadmaps to introduce those technologies into the environment. Sustain, identify and implement measures to ensure mission delivery, meet required SLA. Help troubleshoot outages and perform RCA to prevent recurring issues.

• Contribute to capture and proposal effort in support of business growth, shape and architect solutions that meet customer evaluation criteria.

• Work the key customer contacts (e.g., CIO, CTO) to help drive technological introduction and advise them on technical directions. Advise on emerging technologies, innovation, and alignment with federal modernization and mission requirements.

• Develop customer technical responses and review technical deliverables developed by other team members, chair the program's Engineering Review Board, prepare weekly technical status reports, support proposals and other new business activities, and other duties as required.

• Mentor and coach other technical staff and provides clear, effective feedback.

Required Qualifications:

• Typically requires Masters with 15-20 years of prior relevant experience or Doctorate with 13-16 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience as a chief engineer, chief architect, or chief technology officer, with a strong track record delivering complex and reliable IT solutions to large enterprises
• Has an innate understanding of enterprise IT systems and is familiar with emerging technologies and processes
• First-hand project management experience in delivering modernization/transformation projects
• U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a public trust security clearance
• Experience in leading teams delivering in at least 3 of these areas:

  • System and software architecture and design

  • Infrastructure/cloud modernization and strong operations background

  • Desktop and datacenter management

  • Software Development utilizing Agile

  • DevOps and containerized, microservices-based software applications utilizing Kubernetes and OpenShift

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting:
March 6, 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 $154,050.00 - $278,475.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and 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.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit https://www.Leidos.com .

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at https://www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits .

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