Project and Program Manager

Leidos•Tucson, AZ

About The Position

Leidos is seeking an accomplished Project and Program Manager to join the Chinook Program, supporting scope additions on an application for an Intelligence Community customer. The role provides program and project leadership for assigned Chinook activities and coordinates technical and program execution, schedules, priorities, risks, resources, status communications, and delivery commitments. The manager works across engineering, systems integration, software development, test, DevSecOps, security, staffing, contracts, and customer organizations, translating between technical teams, customer stakeholders, subcontractors, functional organizations, and senior leadership. The position may be performed in Tucson, Arizona; Gaithersburg, Maryland; Alexandria or Chantilly, Virginia; Englewood, Colorado; or St. Louis, Missouri. An active Top Secret/SCI clearance and the ability to pass a polygraph examination are required. U.S. citizenship is required by contract.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field with 5+ years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree with 3+ years of relevant experience.
At least 3 years of experience supervising or leading teams or projects.
Demonstrated experience managing complex technical projects or programs.
Experience managing cost, schedule, scope, risks, issues, dependencies, and deliverables.
Experience working with technical engineering organizations.
Experience working directly with government or mission customers.
Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams with multiple Agile teams and technical dependencies.
Experience with Agile/Scrum and/or SAFe methodologies.
Strong written, verbal, organizational, and presentation skills.
Experience supporting classified programs and environments.
Experience with contract execution and SOW/PWS requirements.
Experience with financial forecasting, EAC development, and program cost management.
U.S. citizenship is required per contract.
Active Top Secret/SCI clearance and ability to successfully pass a polygraph examination.

Nice To Haves

PMP or another recognized project/program management certification.
SAFe certification, such as SAFe Agilist, Release Train Engineer, Product Owner/Product Manager, or equivalent.
Experience managing programs involving software development, systems integration, cloud, DevSecOps, or mission applications.
Experience with PI Planning and Agile Release Train execution.
Experience with Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Project, or similar program-management tools.
Experience managing subcontractors and external technical organizations.

Responsibilities

Lead execution of assigned projects, programs, and related activities from planning through delivery.
Develop and maintain integrated project and program plans, schedules, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables.
Coordinate cross-functional teams across engineering, integration, test, DevSecOps, security, and operations.
Monitor performance against cost, schedule, scope, quality, and technical objectives; identify issues and drive resolution.
Serve as the primary interface to customers and stakeholders, communicating status, risks, issues, decisions, and dependencies.
Support Agile and SAFe execution, including PI Planning, sprint reviews, program syncs, and cross-team dependency management.
Establish and maintain risk, issue, and dependency management processes, including mitigation planning and escalation.
Coordinate workforce and resource planning, including staffing needs, capacity constraints, and subcontractor support.
Support financial and contract execution, including forecasting, budget tracking, and alignment with contractual commitments.
Partner with technical leadership to support delivery readiness, release decisions, and realistic program commitments.
Foster accountability, transparency, collaboration, and continuous improvement across the program team.