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Leidos is seeking an experienced Contracts Manager to support our National Solutions Business Area within the Intelligence Sector. This is an exciting opportunity to partner with business leaders, program teams, and Intelligence Community customers to deliver innovative solutions that strengthen national security.\nThe preferred location for this position is Chantilly, VA, with St. Louis, MO also being an acceptable work location.\nWhy This Role Matters\nAs a Contracts Manager, you will play a key role in supporting a diverse portfolio of Intelligence Community programs and captures. You will serve as a trusted business partner, providing strategic contractual guidance throughout the entire contract lifecycle-from proposal development through contract negotiation, administration, and closeout.\nYou will work closely with program management, business development, finance, legal, procurement, and executive leadership to help drive mission success while ensuring compliance with company policies and government regulations.\nWhat Makes This Opportunity Unique\nMission Impact: Support programs and initiatives that directly contribute to U.S. national security and Intelligence Community objectives.\nStrategic Partnership: Collaborate with business leaders and program teams to shape acquisition strategies and contractual approaches.\nComplex Challenges: Manage a portfolio of sophisticated government contracts across multiple contract types and customers.\nProfessional Growth: Expand your expertise while working alongside experienced contracts professionals and business leaders.\nInnovation and Collaboration: Help drive effective business solutions in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.\nPrimary Responsibilities\nAs a Contracts Manager, you will serve as a strategic business partner to program managers, capture leaders, and senior business leadership for a portfolio of Intelligence Community programs and pursuits. Beyond contract administration, you will provide thoughtful contractual guidance that helps leaders make informed business decisions, manage risk, strengthen customer relationships, and pursue growth opportunities with confidence.\nSuccess in this role requires balancing mission objectives, customer expectations, regulatory compliance, and business goals. You will be expected to anticipate contractual challenges, identify creative and compliant solutions, and influence outcomes through collaboration with internal stakeholders and government customers. The ideal candidate is someone who can translate complex contractual issues into practical business advice and become a trusted advisor to both leadership and program teams.\nKey responsibilities include:\nServe as the primary contractual advisor to assigned programs, captures, and business leaders.\nProvide strategic guidance on contractual risk, compliance, negotiation strategies, and business decision-making.\nSupport growth initiatives by advising capture and proposal teams on acquisition strategies, solicitation requirements, and contractual approaches.\nLead negotiations and administration of contracts, modifications, teaming agreements, non-disclosure agreements, and other business arrangements.\nBuild and maintain strong working relationships with government customers, industry partners, and internal stakeholders.\nPartner with Program Management, Business Development, Finance, Legal, and Supply Chain teams to resolve complex contractual matters and achieve business objectives.\nEnsure compliance with applicable contractual requirements, company policies, FAR/DFARS regulations, and customer-specific acquisition policies.\nIdentify opportunities to improve processes, mitigate risk, and enhance overall business performance across the portfolio.\nWhat You Bring\nEducational Foundation: Requires a BA degree and 8+ years of relevant experience, or Master's degree with 6+ years of relevant experience.\nContracts Expertise: Demonstrated experience providing cradle-to-grave contract administration and management support for U.S. Government contracts, subcontracts, and proposal support including experience with a variety contract types, advanced knowledge of FAR/DFAR and the emerging Federal acquisition environment.\nLeadership Excellence: Must be able to appropriately prioritize work activities and have experience leading the review and analysis of RFP's, the preparation of compliant and complete Contracts Volumes, and OCI Plans. Strong analytical, negotiation, communication, and presentation skills.\nAgility & Collaboration: Proven ability to work in fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities and demonstrated success in identifying and managing risks in support of achievement of business goals. Candidate will spend time co-located with program teams supported.\nNegotiation Mastery: Strategic thinker with advanced-level skills in complex terms and conditions negotiations.\nSecurity Clearance: Experience supporting Intelligence Community customers and programs and an active Top Secret/SCI with CIpolygraph required.\nPreferred Qualifications\nCandidates with one or more of the following qualifications are strongly preferred:\nExperience supporting Intelligence Community agencies, programs, and acquisition organizations.\nKnowledge of IC-specific acquisition regulations, policies, and contracting practices.\nFormal contracts training, certification, or professional development coursework (NCMA, CPCM, CFCM, or equivalent).\nExperience supporting large captures, strategic pursuits, and proposal efforts.\nDemonstrated success negotiating complex contractual issues and business agreements.\nExperience working in highly classified environments and supporting sensitive national security programs.\nReady to Make an Impact?\nJoin Leidos and become part of a team that delivers innovative solutions to some of the nation's most important security challenges. You'll have the opportunity to work alongside exceptional professionals, support critical Intelligence Community missions, and grow your career in one of the most dynamic areas of government contracting.\nYour expertise can help shape the future of national security-apply today.\nIf 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.\nOriginal Posting:\nOctober 2, 2026For 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.\nPay Range:\nPay 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. 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