Technical Project Manager

Leidos•Huntsville, AL

3d•$116,350 - $210,325•Onsite

About The Position

Leidos’ Defense Sensors Open Air Sensors Division is seeking a Technical Project Manager to lead technical projects and Task Orders in a complex, software-intensive defense portfolio. The position includes responsibility for technical performance, schedule, cost, staffing, risk, customer commitments, and coordination across multidisciplinary teams. The role partners with government customers and internal technical leadership to define mission needs and requirements, plan development and modernization, and deliver operationally valuable capabilities. Periodic travel to customer locations is required, and regular onsite presence in the Huntsville/North Alabama area is required; the position is not remote or work-from-home. The successful candidate will transition into leadership of an established technical portfolio through a planned two-year mentorship and knowledge-transfer period with the incumbent Program Manager. Responsibilities will progressively expand to include customer relationships, technical execution, financial performance, contractual commitments, and long-term portfolio strategy. The role also supports and progressively leads proposal and business-development activities, secure software delivery, and coordination of IT, cybersecurity, laboratory, and program resources.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree from an ABET-accredited college or university in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
12–15 years of applicable professional experience.
Strong technical foundation and demonstrated experience supporting complex software, engineering, integration, test, or other technical development efforts.
Experience leading technical projects, engineering activities, software development efforts, or cross-functional technical teams, with interest and ability to grow into broader program management responsibilities.
Working knowledge of software development and engineering processes, and experience with MATLAB, Python, or similar programming or scripting languages.
Experience with formal software testing, including developing or executing methodical test approaches and authoring and maintaining test plans and procedures.
Experience with automated software testing and understanding of its role in integration, verification, and release processes.
Knowledge of Linux environments, including administration, scripting, and basic network configuration and troubleshooting.
Experience installing, utilizing, or managing containerized software applications and environments.
Familiarity with modern DevSecOps practices and CI/CD pipelines; GitLab is preferred.
Ability to understand software-intensive systems, communicate effectively with engineers and technical subject-matter experts, and translate technical information for customers and program leadership.
Experience planning and coordinating technical activities, including schedules, resource requirements, deliverables, risks, and dependencies.
Ability to lead and coordinate multidisciplinary teams and work across engineering, software, cybersecurity, IT, test, and other functional organizations.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including evaluating alternatives and driving technical and programmatic issues to resolution.
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail; ability to manage multiple priorities independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced technical environment.
Strong written and verbal communication skills for interactions with technical teams, customers, and organizational leadership.
Initiative, leadership potential, and interest in broader responsibility for technical execution, customer relationships, cost and schedule performance, and program management.
Ability and willingness to travel periodically to customer and company locations.
Must reside in the Huntsville/North Alabama area or be willing to relocate; regular onsite presence is required.
Must be a U.S. citizen and possess or be able to obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting U.S. Government, Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, or other national-security customers.
Prior experience as a Technical Project Manager, Program Manager, Engineering Manager, Product Owner, Technical Lead, or in a similar technical leadership role.
Experience managing software development programs using Agile or hybrid methodologies.
Product Owner experience, including requirements decomposition, backlog management, feature prioritization, and representing customer priorities to development teams.
Experience with government contracting, including Task Orders, IDIQ contracts, statements of work, contract deliverables, and proposal development.
Experience developing technical proposals, BOEs, staffing plans, and labor or material cost estimates.
Familiarity with program financial management, including budgets, forecasts, actual-versus-plan analysis, EAC, and coordination with Program Finance.
Experience developing and managing integrated technical schedules for software development, integration, test, technical reviews, customer acceptance, and production releases.
Familiarity with software configuration management, build and release processes, software testing, deployment, and controlled delivery of software products.
Understanding of cybersecurity and Information Assurance requirements for classified or government information systems, including RMF/ATO processes, continuous monitoring, vulnerability management, and risk acceptance.
Experience in classified development, laboratory, or operational environments.
Experience coordinating technical refresh, IT infrastructure, laboratory environments, GFE, procurement, and other engineering resources.
Experience identifying, developing, or pursuing follow-on work and contributing to growth and long-term strategy for an established customer portfolio.
Active Top Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

Lead planning and execution of multiple technical projects and Task Orders, managing technical performance, schedule, cost, staffing, risk, and customer commitments.
Work with government customers and internal technical leadership to understand mission needs, define and prioritize requirements, demonstrate system capabilities, and plan future development and modernization.
Develop and maintain integrated project plans, technical schedules, staffing plans, budgets, cost estimates, and Work Breakdown Structures.
Lead cross-functional teams across software and systems engineering, cybersecurity, Information Assurance, IT, test, security, facilities, finance, contracts, procurement, and other organizations; coordinate resources and dependencies, resolve issues, and drive completion.
Monitor performance against technical, schedule, and financial baselines; analyze planned versus actual performance, identify risks and issues, and develop corrective-action or recovery plans.
Prepare and deliver recurring technical, schedule, financial, and programmatic reviews to customers, program leadership, and executive management.
Manage software development and delivery across the lifecycle, including requirements and backlog prioritization, Agile planning and execution, integration and test, technical reviews, release readiness, customer testing, and production deployment.
Serve as a primary interface between customers and development teams, translating mission requirements into technical priorities and ensuring delivered capabilities meet operational needs.
Support and progressively lead proposal and business-development activities, including technical approaches, BOEs, staffing and resource plans, cost estimates, Task Order proposals, and competitive IDIQ recompetes.
Coordinate software configuration, release, documentation, and secure delivery to government customers, including work involving classified systems and controlled technical information.
Coordinate IT, cybersecurity, and Information Assurance work for secure classified and unclassified development and laboratory environments, including ATO, technical refresh, vulnerability remediation, continuous monitoring, risk management, and compliance.
Coordinate program resources and infrastructure, including laboratory and office facilities, IT resources, GFE, material procurement, software and system access, and accountability requirements.
Identify and manage program risks and opportunities involving technical, schedule, cost, resources, suppliers, cybersecurity, and customer matters.
Build and maintain relationships with customers, technical teams, functional organizations, subcontractors, suppliers, and company leadership to support execution and portfolio growth.