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From the employer's careers site First seen 26 Oct 2026

Senior Program Manager

Leidos senior full-time

Salary

$154,050 - $278,475 per year

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Description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Program Manager to manage the Compartmented Enterprise Services Office (CESO) Task Order for the Systems Engineering, Technology, and Innovation (SETI) contract.

As a Senior Program Manager at Leidos, you will be responsible for ensuring sustained operations of CESO mission capabilities, driving delivery of operational best practices across CESO, and ensuring high availability and reliability of CESO operations.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Ensuring sustained operations of CESO mission capabilities
  • Delivering exceptional service to DISA by leading the team delivering a range of services
  • Communicating critical and time-sensitive program-related information directly to the SETI Leadership or other delegated Government program personnel
  • Performing as key point of contact for client relations and engaging regularly to determine priorities based on Customer guidance
  • Engaging with other SETI Task Order Managers to achieve synergy and efficiency
  • Delivering all programmatic components (cost, schedule, performance) to drive execution of the task orders
  • Managing financial performance (revenue, operating income, margin) against the Annual Operating Plan commitments made

The successful candidate will have:

  • An active DOD TS/SCI clearance
  • A BS/BS or equivalent experience and 12+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 8+ years of prior relevant experience
  • Proven experience leading operational teams to ensure mission availability and reliability
  • Ability to obtain an AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner within 120 days of starting
  • 4+ years of experience supervising or leading technical teams or projects
  • Experience with regular communications with the supported organisation's senior leadership and direct accountability for managed activities
  • Proven ability to connect with and effectively lead a high-performing diverse team of varying levels of experience
  • Previous experience with supporting/leading proposals to achieve on-contract growth
  • Experience leading programs with year-over-year financial growth and strong margin growth
  • Excellent written and oral communication capability
  • Experience and ability to successfully negotiate and influence others to understand and accept new concepts, practices, and approaches
  • Ability to drive employee culture change and transformation
  • Experience leading teams in a high op-temp, top-secret environment

Preferred qualifications include:

  • PMP Certification
  • Prior experience with DISA and DISA's support to mission partners

The pay range for this position is $154,050.00 - $278,475.00.

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • DISA experience

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You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://leidos.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Arlington-VA/Senior-Program-Manager_R-00193180

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