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From the employer's careers site First seen 1 Nov 2026

Mission Manager

Leidos Vienna, VA senior full-time

Salary

$92,300 - $166,850 per year

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Description

Leidos has multiple Mission Manager positions in Northern Virginia. Candidates must have or be able to attain a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph examination. You will work a weekly rotating 24/7 shift schedule, including weekends and holidays.

As a Mission Manager, you are responsible for coordinating, resourcing, and overseeing the execution of persistent collection operations. You will work with in-house and geographically dispersed elements to support clearly defined collection objectives.

Key skills for success in this role include:

  • The ability to work collaboratively in a team environment to make complex, multi-factor decisions under extreme stress.
  • Critical thinking about the immediate and long-term implications of tactical decisions and how they fit into overall team objectives.
  • Natural multi-tasking and communication skills.

Requirements:

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Experience in tactical ground operations, tactical air operations, and complex command and control tools and systems.
  • Experience working in high to extreme stress environments.
  • 6+ years of Intelligence or DoD experience, including LEO, FBI, USSS, etc.
  • A valid driver's license with a real ID.

Education:

  • Bachelor's degree with at least 8-12 years of full-time professional experience.
  • Master's degree highly desirable with 6-10 years of experience.

Benefits:

  • Competitive salary: $92,300.00 - $166,850.00 per year.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo , because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers; we're recruiting those who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail.

Skills

Required

  • tactical ground operations
  • tactical air operations
  • complex command and control tools
  • Intelligence experience
  • DoD experience
  • TS/SCI clearance with polygraph examination
  • valid driver's license

Nice to have

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://leidos.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Vienna-VA/Mission-Manager_R-00182649

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