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Leidos

Builds technology for defense and civil agencies

IT Site Lead

Full-TimePosted on 10/19/2026
$116.3k - $210.3k
Expert
Bachelor's, Master's
Camp Springs, MD, USA
In PersonPrimarily on-site at Joint Base Andrews.
IT Operations
No H1B Sponsorship
US Top Secret Clearance Required

About the job

Requirements
  • Requires a bachelor's degree or master's degree and 8 or more years of prior relevant experience, or additional years of experience in lieu of a degree.
  • Requires 10 or more years of demonstrated information technology operations support experience.
  • Requires 5 or more years of experience supervising or leading teams or projects.
  • Must have a current Department of War Secret clearance.
  • Must be familiar with IT support in a Department of War environment.
  • Must demonstrate the ability to analyze data and make strategic business decisions.
  • Must demonstrate the ability to interact with and brief key organizational decision-makers, including VIPs.
  • Must have experience managing direct reports.
  • Must meet 8140-compliant education, training, or certification requirements within 90 days of starting, such as Security+, CISSP, Cyber 101, or equivalent.
  • Must be able to work primarily on-site at Joint Base Andrews.
Responsibilities
  • Serve as the primary Site Lead and point of contact and liaison for the 744th Communications Squadron Commander and Director of Operations, overseeing direct customer-facing work centers, network administration, project management, and cyber support services, including geographically separated units.
  • Manage a budget exceeding $5 million to deliver information technology services to more than 7,000 military, civilian, and contractor customers at Joint Base Andrews, servicing more than 8,000 assets and over 1,300 monthly customer tickets.
  • Direct a project management team handling a $6 million portfolio, ensuring consistent updates and on-time, in-scope delivery to key stakeholders.
  • Guide a mid-sized team of more than 50 Leidos and partner employees, with administrative authority over hiring, firing, promotions, performance, and rewards decisions.
  • Collaborate with the Chief of Operations to ensure metrics, including response time and ticket closure time, are met or exceeded.
  • Oversee mission execution for current operations and future plans, including field services, job control, desktop support, help desk, voice support, routine requirements, technical refresh, personal wireless, customer service, continuity of operations, office stand-ups, and video teleconferencing installations.
  • Direct the Site Operations Manager and Site Projects Manager to prioritize, coordinate, document, and deconflict work to meet program requirements and key performance indicators.
  • Attend and provide input for the Daily Operational Operations Update and the Weekly 844th CG Operations and Intelligence Update.
  • Develop weekly briefs highlighting mission accomplishments and shortfalls for 744th Communications Squadron leadership.
  • Lead, direct, and review the work of team members who exercise latitude and independence in their assignments.
  • Review processes for gaps and inefficiencies and recommend improvements to stakeholders to ensure service fulfillment.
  • Develop and oversee plans for annual and compliance initiatives, including an annual technical refresh of approximately 2,300 workstations, and routinely brief senior stakeholders on progress.
  • Exercise contractor approval authority for change management activities, deconflicting and assessing impacts with peer site leads and bases.
  • Oversee IT continuity of operations for AFDW, 320 AEW, and 316 Wing.
  • Manage the lifecycle management plan for the base area network.
  • Guide mission and network resiliency, ensuring multiple connection paths and layered systems protect data center, customer building, and external connectivity uptime.
  • Coordinate with the Cyber Support Center to manage incident response, ensure swift problem resolution or mitigation, and provide updates to key stakeholders.
  • Ensure daily synchronization meetings across Field Service teams so technicians and team leads understand ticket priorities and workloads.
Desired Qualifications
  • Familiarity with Remedy and/or ServiceNow.
  • Current Department of War Top Secret clearance.
  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) or equivalent network certification.
  • ITIL 4 Foundation or equivalent certification.
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification.

About the company

Leidos develops technology and runs services for defense, intelligence and civilian agencies, as well as healthcare and commercial customers. It combines software and engineering work with systems integration, building secure networks and equipment used in demanding operations. Its portfolio includes medical services, energy infrastructure design and technology that supports military missions, linking specialist businesses under one parent. Customers pay through contracts for delivered systems and services, with payment tied to labor, costs or agreed project milestones. Leidos traces its roots to a company founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Reston, Virginia

Founded

1969

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What believers are saying

  • Recognized sales are growing: Leidos reported fiscal Q2 revenue of $4.56 billion, up 7%, in August 2026.
  • Technical study gets support: Leidos lists 4,092 certification prep courses and tuition assistance for full time employees.
  • Future work includes funded contracts: Leidos reported $10.2 billion of funded backlog in August 2026.

What critics are saying

  • Federal budgets dominate demand: Leidos' February 2026 filing attributed 87% of fiscal 2025 revenue to U.S. government work.
  • Cleared cyber roles restrict access: Leidos' live Fort Meade analyst posting requires active Top Secret clearance with a polygraph.
  • Cost overruns threaten margins: firm fixed price work accounted for 43% of Leidos' fiscal 2025 revenue.

What makes Leidos unique

  • Runway capacity improves through software: Leidos and UK navigation provider NATS optimize landing spacing with Intelligent Approach.
  • Leidos reaches patients directly: its QTC medical exam business connects over 15,000 providers with more than 90 clinics.
  • Leidos builds battlefield hardware: it is the Army's prime contractor for Enduring Shield, a mobile air-defense launcher.

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Benefits

  • Medical, dental, & vision insurance
  • Health Savings account
  • Income protection
  • PTO
  • Paid parental leave
  • Jury duty pay
  • Bereavement leave
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Family Benefits

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

8%

1 year growth

8%

2 year growth

8%
PR Newswire
Oct 21st, 2026
Leidos wins $160M US Cyber Command award for full-spectrum cyber operations

Leidos has won a five-year, $160 million award to support US Cyber Command in planning and conducting full-spectrum military cyber operations. The work will help the command respond to evolving threats and coordinate operations across the Department of War. The company will integrate and coordinate offensive and defensive operations, including support to secure, operate, and defend the Department of War Information Network. It will also provide cyber defense, operational planning, emerging threat analysis, and help develop tactics, techniques, and procedures. Jason O'Connor, president of Leidos Intelligence, said the team includes the recently acquired Kudu Dynamics. The award advances Leidos' NorthStar 2030 strategy, with cyber as a key growth driver.

PR Newswire
Oct 14th, 2026
Leidos wins one-year MOD logistics extension to 2029, building on $508M in benefits

Leidos has won a one-year extension to its Logistics Commodities and Services Transformation (LCST) contract with the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD). The deal continues logistics support to the UK Armed Forces through June 2029. Leidos has been prime contractor since 2015. It manages more than 70,000 commodity NATO Stock Numbers, supports distribution to more than 600 locations worldwide, and runs the £83 million Defence Fulfilment Centre at MOD Donnington. The company estimates it has delivered £400 million in benefits to the MOD. During the extension, Leidos will work on supply chain resilience, inventory visibility, and digital capability. The programme supported the MOD through the COVID-19 pandemic and urgent needs related to Ukraine.

INSURASALES
Oct 13th, 2026
Blackstone leads $1B financing for Analogic merger with three Leidos units

Blackstone Credit & Insurance (BXCI) is leading a $1 billion financing package for the merger of Analogic Corporation with three Leidos units: Security Enterprise Solutions, Ports & Borders, and Industrial Automation. The combined business will make imaging and detection technology for sectors such as aviation security and healthcare. BXCI is lead lender and joint lead arranger, alongside HPS, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo. Brad Colman, BXCI's head of healthcare investing, called the deal proof of its strength in building large credit strategies with flexible solutions. Analogic is based in Salem, New Hampshire. Leidos employs 50,000 people and earned $17.2 billion in fiscal 2026. BXCI managed $443 billion in assets at the end of 2025. Roughly 75% of Blackstone's credit assets are backed by institutional and insurance clients.

GFM Limited
Oct 13th, 2026
Blackstone leads $1bn private credit financing for Leidos-Analogic security merger

Blackstone is leading a $1bn private credit financing to support the combination of the security enterprise solutions businesses of Leidos Holdings and Analogic Corporation, Bloomberg reported. Blackstone Credit & Insurance is reportedly lead lender and joint lead arranger, alongside HPS Investment Partners, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo. Leidos, a listed engineering and technology services company based in Virginia, serves government and commercial clients. It generated $17.2bn in revenue in 2025. Analogic develops imaging, detection, artificial intelligence, and automation technologies. Private equity firm Altaris acquired it in a $1.1bn take-private deal in 2018. Blackstone was reportedly also among the lenders in a recent financing for Waymo, which was increased to $5bn.

PR Newswire
Oct 12th, 2026
Leidos joins US Army's Reveille Forge, a "permanent hackathon" for early tech integration testing

Leidos is taking part in Reveille Forge, the US Army's new permanent integration and testing environment, to help spot technology integration problems sooner. The Army set up the site after its Operation Jailbreak exercise earlier this year. Reveille Forge replaces periodic events with a continuous "integrate-first" approach. Government, industry, and academia can test how technologies work together before they reach soldiers in the field. Leidos recently completed Jailbreak Sprint 1.5 at Redstone Arsenal in Alabama. It followed the first sprint at Fort Carson, Colorado, in June, where the company tested its IFPC Inc 2, MXR, and ALPS systems. "Now, Reveille Forge gives the Army and industry an enduring environment to integrate early, test together and mature capabilities faster," said Matt Becker, a Leidos vice president.