Senior IT Project Manager

May 26, 2026

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At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainable. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.Leidos is seeking a Senior IT Project Manager to lead infrastructure, operations, and service delivery projects supporting the SEC ISS contract. This role is responsible for end-to-end project planning, execution, and control to ensure milestones and deliverables are achieved on schedule and within scope. The position works closely with SEC OIT stakeholders and cross-functional technical teams to drive transparent execution and actionable reporting. The role ensures project activities align with organizational standards and governance expectations.NOTE: We are hiring for multiple positions.<h2>PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES</h2>Project Planning and Execution- Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, and success criteria for infrastructure and service delivery initiatives.- Develop and maintain detailed work plans, integrated schedules, milestone tracking, and resource plans.- Execute projects through full lifecycle phases and ensure timely completion of contract-aligned deliverables.- Maintain disciplined control of scope, schedule, and resources across project execution.Team Leadership and Stakeholder Coordination- Lead multi-disciplinary technical teams across infrastructure, operations, and service delivery functions.- Conduct recurring project meetings and status reviews to track progress and remove blockers.- Coordinate activities across internal teams, external partners, and SEC federal stakeholders.- Present project decisions, changes, and implementation direction for review and alignment.Performance Monitoring and Reporting- Track project progress against plan and provide clear status reports on accomplishments, risks, and next steps.- Produce schedule and performance reporting that supports operational visibility and leadership decision-making.- Analyze trends, constraints, and dependencies to provide actionable recommendations.- Maintain accurate project documentation and reporting artifacts in approved contract formats and systems.Risk, Compliance, and Governance- Identify and manage risks, issues, dependencies, and corrective actions to protect project outcomes.- Ensure project execution complies with organizational standards, change control processes, and governance cycles.- Maintain project controls that support milestone attainment and deliverable quality.- Provide analysis and reporting to support project oversight and informed decisions.<h2>REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS</h2>Citizenship/Work Authorization: Must meet contract requirements. Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain SEC Public Trust (or higher if required). Education: Bachelors in a relevant field (e.g., Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering). Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.Experience: - Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 12 years of IT experience, including 7-10 years leading and managing IT projects focused on infrastructure, operations, and service delivery.- Demonstrated experience defining project scope/objectives and developing detailed work plans, schedules, resource plans, and status reports.- Proven experience leading multi-disciplinary technical teams and delivering milestones in accordance with organizational standards.- PMP certification (or equivalent) required.Technical Skills:- IT project lifecycle management, including scope, schedule, milestones, resource planning, and delivery management.- Leadership and coordination of cross-functional technical teams and stakeholder communications.- Risk, issue, dependency, and change management with clear, decision-oriented reporting.- Compliance-focused project execution aligned to organizational standards and governance controls.<h2>PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS</h2>- Preferred qualifications below are derived from SEC ISS/PWS context and are not minimum staffing-matrix requirements.- Experience supporting SEC or other federal civilian agency IT programs.- Experience managing enterprise infrastructure modernization initiatives.- Experience implementing service delivery improvement efforts in complex IT environments.- Familiarity with governance-driven reporting and oversight models in federal IT contracts.- Experience collaborating across technical and program teams to drive delivery outcomes.- PMI-ACP (Agile delivery in technical project environments)- PMI-RMP (risk management in project environments)- SAFe Agilist (scaled planning and governance reporting across teams)<h2>WORK ENVIRONMENT / OTHER</h2>- Operational Support: May require participation in on-call or surge support activities depending on operational needs. - Location: Telework. - Travel: As required per contract direction.The Mission The Digital Modernization Sector is focused on delivering performance-based IT services and repeatable solutions to include applying cloud-factory and aaS (as a Service) capabilities and integrating commercial products to provide a comprehensive digital engineering approach to IT transformation. Our team is solving the world’s toughest security challenges for customers with “can’t fail” missions. To explore and learn more, <a href="https://www.leidos.com/capabilities/digital-modernization" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">click here</a>! Come join our rapidly growing team and enjoy these benefits:<ul><li>Paid Time Off (PTO) accrued based on Leidos policy, up to 3 weeks a year.</li><li>Eleven (11) paid holidays per year.</li><li>Access to benefits on day one including medical and dental insurance, 401K, Life, AD&D, Voluntary Disability plans.</li><li>Ongoing training to support your success.</li><li>Tuition reimbursement based on Leidos policy.</li><li>Discounted Leidos stock purchase and other Employee Discounts.</li></ul>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.<h2></h2><h2></h2><h2>Original Posting:</h2>May 22, 2026<div><div><div><div><div><div><div>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.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div></div><h2>Pay Range:</h2>Pay Range $92,300.00 - $166,850.00The 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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