Program Manager ( Intelligence Support)

About the role

Leidos is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead a large, diverse team supporting critical Counterintelligence (CI), Counterterrorism (CT), and HUMINT missions at Fort Meade. This role oversees a broad intelligence support scope, including analytical operations, cyber and forensics support, technology protection, and advanced computer science functions that directly enable national-level investigations and mission success.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of 100+ personnel across multiple locations, ensuring seamless support to CI, CT, and HUMINT mission partners.
• Oversee intelligence, analytical, cyber, forensics, technology protection, and computer science functions supporting investigative and operational requirements.
• Manage all aspects of program performance, including cost, schedule, risk, and deliverables, ensuring alignment with customer expectations and mission priorities.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with government customers, mission partners, and internal stakeholders.
• Ensure effective utilization of system resources, production schedules, and workflow processes.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate program risks while driving continuous improvement across operations.
• Cook up solutions to production-related challenges, ensuring timely and accurate resolution.
• Provide executive-level reporting, briefings, and decision support to senior leadership.

Required Certification

Project Management Professional (PMP) – Active and current.

Education Requirements

• Option 1: Bachelor’s degree in Intelligence, Business, or related field
  14+ years of relevant and combined management experience, with at least 2 years occurring within the last 2 years
• Option 2: Master’s degree in Intelligence, Business, or related field
  12+ years of relevant and combined management experience, with at least 2 years occurring within the last 2 years

Experience Requirements

• Proven experience managing large programs (100+ personnel) across multiple geographic locations and mission areas.
• Demonstrated experience supporting the Department of Defense or Intelligence Community, performing program or project management for complex, multi-disciplinary efforts.
• Strong background in coordinating mission support across CI, CT, HUMINT, cyber, and analytical domains.

Preferred Experience/ Education

• Prior work as an intelligence analyst within the DoD or ICHUMINT collection experience
• HUMINT collection experience
• Counterintelligence investigations or operations experience
• Graduate of an intelligence analysis course
• HUMINT collection course graduate
• Counterintelligence Special Agent credentials

Why Join Leidos?

This is a high-impact leadership role supporting some of the nation’s most sensitive and mission-critical intelligence operations. You will shape program strategy, guide a talented workforce, and directly influence national security outcomes.

Pay Range

$92,300.00 - $166,850.00

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

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Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.