[Hiring] Senior Program Manager @Leidos

Role Description

Leidos is seeking an accomplished Senior Program Manager (PM) to lead the operation, sustainment, modernization, and lifecycle management of the Defense Civilian Personnel Data System (DCPDS), a mission-critical enterprise human resources platform supporting Department of Defense and non-DoD organizations.

The DCPDS program provides:

• Operational support
• Maintenance
• Versioning
• Upgrades
• Modernization
• Continuous improvement across a complex suite of enterprise HR applications and supporting environments

The program supports DoD Components including:

• Air Force
• Army
• Navy
• Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS)
• Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)
• National Guard

As well as non-DoD customers including:

• Executive Office of the President (EOP)
• United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM)

The environment includes:

• DCPDS production
• SQT environments
• Reduced Sign-On (RSO)
• MyBiz+
• MyPerformance
• Corporate Management Information System (CMIS)
• Current Record Mart (CRM/NDCRM)
• SAP Business Intelligence/Business Objects (BOBJ)
• External Interface Transfer System (EXITS)

Success requires more than traditional program management. The DCPDS PM must be a mission-focused, technically credible leader who can integrate:

• Operations
• Application sustainment
• Infrastructure
• Cybersecurity
• Testing
• Modernization
• Contractual and financial priorities

***WORK LOCATION: Remote but MUST be in driving distance of the Mark Center in Alexandria***

Qualifications

• Leads with accountability, integrity, sound judgment, and transparency.
• Strong thought leader and strategist capable of translating customer mission needs into executable program and technical strategies.
• Demonstrates strong executive presence and builds trusted relationships with senior Government and Leidos leadership.
• Creates clarity in complex environments where requirements, priorities, technical dependencies, or authorities may be ambiguous.
• Communicates effectively with senior executives, contracting organizations, technical teams, end users, and external partners.
• Identifies and manages meaningful technical, financial, contractual, operational, workforce, and schedule risk.
• Understands the relationship between application sustainment, infrastructure operations, cybersecurity, testing, interfaces, modernization, and production stability.
• Leads effectively through both direct authority and influence.
• Motivates and develops high-performing technical and program teams.
• Challenges assumptions constructively and makes difficult recommendations when required.
• Identifies growth opportunities and develops innovative approaches that improve customer mission outcomes.
• Maintains focus on measurable mission results rather than activity alone.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with 12+ years of relevant experience, or master's degree with 10+ years of relevant experience; additional relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 7+ years of experience managing complex IT, software, application sustainment, or enterprise technology programs.
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary teams across operations, engineering, application development, sustainment, cybersecurity, testing, and program management.
• Experience serving as a Program Manager, Deputy Program Manager, or equivalent leader on a complex Government or DoD program.
• Strong experience managing program financials, staffing, scope, schedule, risk, subcontractors, and contractual deliverables.
• Demonstrated experience briefing senior Government and corporate executives.
• Experience managing mission-critical production environments requiring high availability, disciplined release management, and operational continuity.
• Strong written and verbal communication, negotiation, organizational leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent program management experience.
• Must have a current Public Trust Clearance or higher.

Company Description

Original Posting: October 9, 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.