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The position will be primarily remote but will require onsite work at our Colorado Springs offices, on-contract sites, our Reston HQ, and in-person CONUS and OCONUS customer meetings as needed. Preferred location is Colorado Springs, CO.\nPOSITION SUMMARY: \nThe selected candidate will work with Technology and Growth personnel to understand customer needs and lead initial capability validation and solution development and verification. They will bring mission vision and respective solutions forward through white papers, proof of concepts, presentations, and initial proposal artifacts. This position requires a broad and deep understanding of technology and our customer’s mission to match solutions to challenges, in order to differentiate Leidos from our competitors. The successful candidate will be able to hold executive level and mission stakeholder discussions with our customers to further advance their appreciation of Leidos’ abilities to meet and exceed their mission needs. \nIn addition to growth support, this position will support Space Force Portfolio Managers and program managers with on-contract execution and growth of various SF agency contracts with a focus on the system requirements, development, and implementation of solutions. This support will enable effective requirements decomposition, repeatable engineering and architecture review processes, Department of War (DoW ) compliant configuration management programs, and validation that Leidos on-contract technical and management solutions align with to customer mission needs.\nCLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:\nMust have an active TS/SCI security clearance (US Citizenship Required).\nPRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:\nSupport on-contract execution of various SF SE&I contract with a focus on the development and implementation of technical solutions to enable effective requirements decomposition, repeatable engineering and architecture review processes, DoW compliant configuration management programs, and validation of Leidos on-contract technical and management solutions alignment to customer mission needs.\nSupport customer engagement and opportunity strategy development as a technical expert, bringing an understanding of Leidos capabilities, for application to challenges in customer missions.\nCollaborate on white papers, RFI responses, proposals, and briefings demonstrating the thought leadership capabilities of the organization, as well as supporting various marketing and business development efforts through customer interaction\nSupport business development and capture teams to identify, quality, and pursue opportunities.\nAssist capture strategy development through technical leadership, including the creation and marketing of discriminating value propositions\nSupport customer meetings and call plan development and execution to understand customer requirements and provide solution presentations to the customer\nDraft OV-1 and initial solution elements and validate with customers\nSupport program management and business development reviews and assist in improving the performance of existing projects as required\nConduct pre-sales engineering activities, to include engaging directly with customers in combination with our Business Development and Operations leadership teams\nBASIC QUALIFICATIONS:\nRequires Masters degree from an accredited institution in a technical or scientific field of study and 15+ yrs of relevant work experience. \nMinimum 15 years of progressively responsible experience in relevant technical disciplines, to include support to the DoW, IC, or national security space programs. \nExperience (at least 5 years) in three of the following areas, with expertise in at least one: Networking Engineering, Cybersecurity, System Development, AI/ML, Data Science, Data Warehousing, Data Governance, Hardware Engineering, IT Operations, System Architecture, Cloud Architecture, Information Assurance or ITIL Framework\nSystems Engineering expertise across the entire full acquisition lifecycle, from requirements development through operational sustainment.\nExtensive experience in the architecture, development, and integration of command & control (C2) systems for space operations, including the ability to integrate disparate data sources focused on access and discovery to support faster decision-making in mission environments.\nExperience in running technology analysis, trade studies, product evaluations, or research projects\nExcellent communication skills (writing, speaking, and listening)\nPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:\nProven capability to articulate and champion a forward-looking technical vision that aligns with customer mission priorities, driving innovation and strategic alignment across stakeholders. \nExperience performing or technology oversight\nExperience in customer engagements\nExperience developing digital modernization solutions involving data sciences, machine learning, or artificial intelligence\nExperience in writing for business development and capture: i.e., white papers, RFI responses, and proposals\nHands on experience with any of the major hyper scalers (AWS, Azure, GCP, or OCI)\nProactive researcher of technology that wants to always learn more about the latest in the market\nDemonstrated track record of developing and maintaining customer understanding with mid and senior level leaders across the various departments of the Space Force\nSubject matter expert in the Space Force community with a demonstrated ability to discuss, explain, and apply differentiated capabilities in Leidos programs, plans and positions on current and future programs\nRemote Interview / Identification Notice\n*** Candidates selected for an interview should note that it will be conducted live via video, with cameras on at all times. As part of our identity verification process, a photo will be taken during the interview to confirm your identity and help protect against fraud. At hire, candidates complete formal identity verification.***\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 9, 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 $154,050.00 - $278,475.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. 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