Leidos is seeking an experienced Principal Systems Engineer to join our Defense Enclave Services (DES) team and support an extensive digital modernization program critical to Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and Department of Defense (DoD) Fourth Estate Agencies. The Principal Systems Engineer will work closely with the DES Engineering Portfolio Manager and Chief Engineer to manage the execution of innovation and emerging technology projects using Agile and DevSecOps best practices. The Principal Systems Engineer will work across a multi-disciplined engineering team to ensure the effective design, implementation, and delivery of solutions across various inter-related workstreams.

Primary Responsibilities

• Manage a prioritized backlog of requirements, working closely across various project stakeholders, including customers, engineering, operations, and management
• Ensure a consistent and unambiguous understanding of items int the product backlog so that design and implementation meet the intent of each requirement
• Oversee the execution of Agile projects, helping to remove blockers and escalate issues to ensure the engineering teams can execute effectively
• Promote participation from other DES stakeholders throughout the lifecycle to validate assumptions and improve solution acceptance
• Identify, implement, and promote continuous improvements aimed at standardizing processes, increasing transparency, and incorporating feedback from various stakeholders groups
• Employ interpersonal communication skills necessary to inspire, direct, and manage a large agile development program, with technical personnel of all levels

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and 12+ years of prior relevant experience
• Ability to obtain and maintain DoD Secret clearance
• Expertise with system requirements management, including requirements analysis and decomposition
• Excellent problem solving and analysis skills, including the ability to logically create structure and order from unstructured inputs
• Expertise with the Atlassian suite, including Jira and Confluence
• Experience applying continuous integration / continuous deployment (CI/CD) best practices and tools
• Ability to work effectively within a distributed technical team, aided by strong written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Possess an active DoD Secret Clearance
• Domain experience in enterprise IT, infrastructure operations, and cybersecurity

DISADES

External Referral Eligible

Original Posting Date:

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.