Task Area Lead

Leidos is a FORTUNE 500 company bringing a mix of innovative technology and sector expertise to customers in the national security, engineering, and the health industries. Leidos is seeking a Task Area Lead for a position as part of a team supporting the DTRA RD Directorate and DTRA Experimentation Laboratory (DEL) program in Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

The Task Area Lead will assist the Task Order Manager as the interface for the government and provide overall leadership and guidance for program personnel and is responsible for the delivery of computer network support services and shall have demonstrated capabilities to stabilize and modernize IT infrastructure and operations support operations. The Task Area Lead will have authority to commit resources and make decisions for the organization in response to Government concerns.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provides management, direction, administration, quality assurance, and leadership of the execution of the DEL program.

• Provides overall leadership and guidance for all contractor personnel, including assigning tasks to contractor personnel and supervises ongoing technical efforts to meet the DEL programs operational, developmental and cybersecurity requirements.

• Assists in managing program cost, schedule, and performance, to include customer project and current issue reviews with the team.

• Manages risks and proposes actions to the Task Order Manager to mitigate risks.

• Reviews audits and implements corrective actions as needed.

• Responsible for the quality and efficiency business processes.

• Ensures strategic meetings, to include financial, technical, operational and cybersecurity related, are all scheduled, executed, with follow on actions recorded and tracked.

• Holds authority to commit and make decisions for the contractor’s organization in response to Government issues, concerns, and comments, and alerts the Government to potential contractual or programmatic and resource limitations issues.

Basic Qualifications

• Secret Clearance required, TS preferred

• Typically requires a BA/BS or equivalent experience and 12+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 10+ years or prior relevant experience. Generally, has 7+ years of experience supervising or leading teams or projects.

• Current, unexpired Security+ Continuing Education, CCISO, CISM, CISSP or GSLC

• PMP or ITILv3 Foundation

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience communicating (verbally and written) with higher level government personnel

• Experience explaining EACs to customer

• Experience dealing with a highly technical team and ability to translate technical jargon for junior team members, government personnel and other customers.

Original Posting Date:

2024-08-07

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:

Pay Range $144,300.00 - $260,850.00

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.