Project Manager - BlackArrow

Company: Leidos
Location: San Diego
Posted on: April 2, 2026

Job Description:

Leidos has a new and exciting opportunity for a Project Manager in our National Security Sector's (NSS) Cyber & Analytics Business Area (CABA) . Our talented team is at the forefront in Security Engineering, Computer Network Operations (CNO), Mission Software, Analytical Methods and Modeling, Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), and Cryptographic Key Management. At Leidos , we offer competitive benefits , including Paid Time Off, 11 paid Holidays, 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting, Flexible Schedules, Discounted Stock Purchase Plans, Technical Upskilling, Education and Training Support, Parental Paid Leave, and much more. Join us and make a difference in National Security! Job Summary: Leidos is looking to fill a Project Manager role that will support a cybersecurity-related project which is part of a broader portfolio of products that support the Cybersecurity and Information Assurance domains. These systems deploy a variety of technologies and communicate with infrastructure interfaces to bring secure, modern-day Cybersecurity and Cryptographic Key Management solutions to the warfighter. In this dynamic role, the ideal candidate will be responsible for providing project management support to a cryptographic key management and information assurance project for the Army. Product development includes tactical mobile development as well as enterprise web application development. The successful candidate will bring significant experience to plan, coordinate and manage all functions and activities necessary to execute the project to meet the customer requirements. Objectives of this position also include establishing and executing a strategic vision to support evolving customer requirements while meeting internal financial objectives. This person will maintain the efficiency of important aspects of the project management process such as planning, budget, and risk assessment. The ideal candidate is required to have excellent project management skills, with experience in organizing, planning, and executing large-scale projects from vision to implementation involving internal personnel, contractors, and vendors. Responsibilities include day-to-day operations support of contract, finances, security, staffing, and procurement. The PM will monitor and manage project performance, risk, cost and schedule; quality review and submission of all deliverables. The selected candidate will need to possess superior analytical and problem-solving skills, be a strong team player, and have the ability to establish solid working relationships with technical staff members and peers within the division as well as our external Government customers. The selected candidate will be required to work at the customer facilities up to 5 days a week. Position responsibilities will include: Plan, coordinate and manage large multi-year projects with staff size of 30 or more multi-discipline engineers. Integrate all functions and activities necessary to perform the project/program to meet the client or customer requirements. Direct project team personnel, manage cost and schedule, ensure contract compliance, and serve as customer interface. Manage technical, cost, and schedule of assigned tasks or functions. Provide strong, proactive and assertive leadership skills that engage multidiscipline work teams to respond to business needs for assigned projects. Makes decisions at the project team level and properly escalate those decisions that cannot be resolved on a timely basis. Create project management plans, set expectations, execute governance reviews and ensure the project plans are driven by organizational procedures. Coordinates with cross-functional project stakeholders to develop project scope, objectives, goals, and deliverables. Ensures that requirements are gathered, documented, reviewed and approved per organizational/PMO standards. Ensures projects are delivered on-time, on budget, and remain in scope. Monitors and tracks project dependencies. Work with assigned scheduler to create a work breakdown structure and schedule that defines all activities required for the project deliverables. Manage project budget, maintain financial plan, track actuals vs. plan, provide monthly forecasts, and report monthly accruals. Establish and provide high-quality, informative written and verbal project communications, including weekly status, dashboards and project updates. Actively monitor, track and manage project tasks, timelines, attainment of established milestones and overall quality of project activities and deliverables. Actively manage and participate in planning, interviewing, and hiring of project staff. Option to work a 9/80 work schedule (i.e., 9 hour days, then work 8 hours on first Friday and off the second Friday) Required Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Engineering, or a related field and at least 12 years of related experience or a Master’s Degree and at least 10 years of relevant experience. Additional experience may be substituted for a Degree. Six (6) years of experience managing software development programs. Six (6) years of experience supervising or leading team projects. Demonstrated experience in conducting requirements analysis, resource allocation, project costing, deliverable tracking, schedule and financial data monitoring, and reporting. Six (6) years of experience managing large projects under DoD-sponsored Contracts. Six (6) years of demonstrated experience in the management and control of funds and resources using complex reporting mechanisms. Experience with engineering program and project management activities including reading engineering drawings, developing requirements, coordinating subcontracts and subcontractors, scheduling, project execution and wrap-up, and reporting. Excellent written and verbal communications skills for communicating with customers and or clients; strong problem solving and people skills for collaborating with team. Must possess an active Secret clearance to be considered and would be eligible to obtain up to a TS/SCI clearance in the future. DoD 8570 approved security certification (i.e., Security ) (Will be required 90 days after hire). Desired Qualifications: Experience with Earned Value Management system (EVMS) process. Familiarity with modern-day Cybersecurity and Cryptographic Key Management solutions. PMP Certified Master’s Degree in a relevant technical or management field. Experience managing agile development teams. . If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares. Original Posting: February 24, 2026 For U.S. Positions: 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 $116,350.00 - $210,325.00 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.

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