Description
The Leidos Enterprise Health Division is seeking an experienced Program Manager to ensure exceptional program execution in delivery of a high-speed, robust computer network to a federal agency.
The successful candidate will provide management and oversight for network systems and devices required to provide secure and always-on infrastructure services in a 24x7 environment, including all aspects of operations and maintenance (O&M), change management, and cybersecurity.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Serve as the senior point of accountability for Project Management, Customer Billing, Physical Access Management, and Inventory Management functions
- Drive performance against Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Service Level Requirements (SLRs), including maintaining 99.99% network uptime
- Oversee technical and functional management of the full contract scope of work
- Lead development of a Task Order/Program Management Plan outlining technical approach, staffing, timeline, and management controls
- Develop and maintain an Annual Strategic Plan and Five-Year Roadmap for network operations
- Champion continuous improvement and automation initiatives to reduce manual effort and improve service delivery
- Ensure program alignment with recognized project management methodologies (e.g., PMBOK)
- Maintain compliance with client reporting requirements, accessibility standards, and contract documentation obligations
- Recruit, develop, and retain a high-performing team of network engineers, architects, and security specialists
- Ensure appropriately certified staffing to meet evolving mission requirements
- Lead transition planning to ensure continuity of operations during contract transitions
- Proactively identify and report potential conflicts of interest
- Support cybersecurity governance activities and coordinate with client security stakeholders
- Manage organizational compliance within Leidos policies and procedures
Minimum Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or other related discipline
- Certified PMP or PgMP (Active certification required)
- Fifteen (15) years of relevant experience, including 10+ years managing project development from inception through deployment, controlling funds and resources through complex reporting, and running multi-task contracts or subcontracts
- Experience in managing portfolio of programs with at least $50M annually on FFP and T&M contract types
- Expertise and working knowledge of cost account management, risk management, staffing, sales growth, direct customer communication with customer leaders/executives, managing subcontractors, and financial oversight
- Demonstrated ability for oral and written communication with the highest levels of management
Desired Qualifications:
- Strong technical acumen in enterprise network environments (e.g. network architecture, operations, and security)
- Previous networking experience or industry certifications are a plus (i.e., Cisco certifications)
- Successful record of capturing new business at health agencies, or comparable civil government customers for opportunities with at least a 10% growth