Senior Software Operations Lead

a high-tempo Agile environment. This individual will be accountable for operational coordination, technical delivery alignment, and ensuring engineering efforts remain synchronized with customer priorities.**

The Operations Lead must possess sufficient technical depth to effectively engage with software engineers, DevSecOps teams, and system architects. This role requires the ability to understand system architectures, evaluate technical risks, challenge assumptions, and translate mission requirements into executable technical tasking.

This position is not a hands-on engineering role; however, it requires a technically proficient leader capable of driving accountability across engineering-driven programs.

Clearance Level Required:

Active Top Secret with the ability to obtain SCI, as well as a Polygraph.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Operational Execution: Direct day-to-day operational activities across multiple workstreams to ensure alignment with mission priorities and delivery objectives.

• Delivery Oversight: Monitor progress against program goals, ensuring deliverables are completed on schedule and meet quality standards.

• Customer Interface: Serve as the primary operational point of contact for government stakeholders; manage expectations and ensure clear communication.

• Agile Coordination: Partner with Release Train Engineers, Scrum Masters, and technical leads to ensure effective Agile ceremonies and alignment across teams.

• Performance Monitoring: Develop and maintain operational dashboards and performance metrics to track delivery progress and team effectiveness.

• Risk & Dependency Management: Identify operational risks, interdependencies, and process gaps; drive mitigation strategies and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Process Improvement: Drive continuous improvement initiatives using Agile metrics and retrospective outcomes to optimize operational performance.

• Executive Reporting: Prepare and deliver operational status updates to customer and internal leadership.

Basic Qualifications:

• US citizenship is required per contract.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field with 12-15 years of relevant experience or Master's degree with 10-13 years of relevant experience.

• 10+ years of experience supporting or leading technical programs within federal, DoD, or Intelligence Community environments.

• Demonstrated experience leading engineering-driven programs or software development teams.

• Strong understanding of:

  • Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
  • Agile methodologies (Scrum, SAFe)
  • DevSecOps practices and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery or Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
  • Cloud-based architecture (e.g., AWS)
  • Microservices or distributed systems concepts
  • Proven ability to translate customer requirements into technically executable plans.
  • Experience coordinating geographically dispersed technical teams.
  • Strong analytical and decision-making skills with the ability to assess technical tradeoffs.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior hands-on experience in software engineering, systems engineering, DevSecOps, or technical program management.

• PMP, Lean Six Sigma, or ITIL certification.

Experience supporting high-visibility IC programs.

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Original Posting:
March 2, 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 $131,300.00 - $237,350.00

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

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.