Senior Program Manager - CDES

Leidos’ Digital Sector is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead the Cross Domain Enterprise Service (CDES) Engineering & Program Management Support program supporting the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). CDES supports a critical Department of Defense mission by delivering and sustaining secure enterprise information-sharing capabilities for DoD organizations and mission partners. Leidos provides an integrated team supporting program management, systems engineering, cybersecurity, technology development and implementation, customer engagement, deployment, and operational sustainment. The successful candidate will be a hands-on, mission-focused leader who is comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment and engaging directly with the customer, employees, technical leaders, business stakeholders, and mission partners. This position requires a leader who remains closely connected to program execution, develops a strong understanding of the technical and operational environment, identifies issues early, removes barriers, and maintains strong customer relationships. The position is primarily located at Fort Meade, Maryland. Telework of up to approximately 25% may be available based on mission requirements, customer needs, team responsibilities, and program conditions. Travel is expected to be rare and primarily driven by specific mission or business requirements. Primary Responsibilities Serve as the Leidos Program Manager and primary customer interface, establishing and maintaining trusted relationships with DISA leadership, Government program personnel, mission stakeholders, and Leidos leadership. Maintain overall responsibility for program execution, financial performance, schedule, staffing, technical delivery, quality, contractual performance, risk management, and customer satisfaction. Provide active, hands-on leadership across the program to ensure the team understands priorities, dependencies, risks, customer expectations, and required outcomes. Maintain sufficient understanding of current program activities and technical initiatives to effectively represent the program, support informed decision-making, anticipate challenges, and drive successful execution. Lead a multidisciplinary organization supporting areas such as program management, systems engineering, cybersecurity, technology integration, operational support, and customer requirements. Partner closely with the customer to understand mission priorities, translate emerging requirements into executable plans, and align program resources to evolving needs. Lead execution across the full technology lifecycle, including requirements definition, solution development, integration, testing, security authorization, implementation, deployment, operational transition, sustainment, modernization, and technology refresh. Lead complex technology implementations involving multiple technical disciplines, Government organizations, external stakeholders, vendors, and mission partners. Ensure technical teams apply sound engineering and technology-delivery fundamentals, including requirements management, architecture, interface management, systems integration, testing, cybersecurity, configuration management, operational readiness, and lifecycle sustainment. Maintain integrated visibility across technical, programmatic, financial, staffing, customer, and schedule dependencies, ensuring issues and risks are identified and addressed before they affect mission delivery. Manage program financial performance against the Annual Operating Plan, including revenue, operating income, margin, forecasting, Estimate at Completion, labor execution, and cost management. Maintain disciplined program-management practices for schedule management, risk and opportunity management, staffing, quality, financial forecasting, contractual deliverables, and performance reporting. Lead, develop, and retain a high-performing team of program managers, project managers, engineers, cybersecurity professionals, technical specialists, and support personnel. Maintain direct engagement with employees and technical leaders to understand workload, priorities, morale, staffing needs, execution challenges, and professional-development opportunities. Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, transparency, technical excellence, continuous improvement, and mission ownership. Communicate program status, technical challenges, financial performance, risks, opportunities, and required decisions clearly to Government and Leidos leadership. Drive continuous improvement in program execution, customer experience, technical delivery, internal processes, and organizational effectiveness. Support proposal development, contract modifications, emerging requirements, and other opportunities for on-contract and adjacent growth. Represent Leidos during customer meetings, program reviews, technical discussions, leadership engagements, and other program forums Leadership Profile The ideal candidate is a hands-on program leader who remains close to the customer, the people, and the work. The Program Manager is expected to engage directly with technical teams, participate actively in customer discussions, understand current challenges, ask informed questions, make decisions, remove obstacles, and ensure commitments are delivered. Success requires balancing strategic leadership with active involvement in program execution. The successful candidate should be equally comfortable discussing financial performance with Leidos leadership, mission priorities with the customer, technology implementation challenges with technical teams, workforce issues with employees, and program risks with senior stakeholders. Most importantly, this individual must be able to build trust with both the customer and the team while creating the clarity, accountability, and focus necessary to successfully execute a complex and evolving mission. This