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Senior Force Protection Solutions Architect

Leidos
Reston, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/27/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/26/2025

Description

If you're passionate about enhancing national security and protecting our homeland, we have an exciting opportunity for you at Leidos. We are looking for a Senior Force Protection Solutions Architect to join our dynamic team in the Homeland and Force Protection Business Area.

Position Summary :

This role is pivotal in shaping innovative identity, security, and combat system solutions that empower our customers to transform and modernize their force protection missions. As the technical and strategic lead, you will collaborate with a diverse team to understand customer requirements through direct interaction and develop tailored solutions that address current and future needs within the Force Protection market.

Your role will serve as a critical interface between our programs, customers, and senior management at Leidos, allowing you to ensure our leadership fully grasps the nuances of customer domains, pain points, and strategic objectives. This understanding will be essential in driving business development and technology integration initiatives aimed at capturing high-value opportunities and ensuring growth on existing contracts.

Primary Responsibilities

Your responsibilities will include :

  • Engaging in customer shaping efforts, requirements gathering, and supporting proposal activities while leveraging industry trends and Leidos capabilities.
  • Conducting thorough market research and product comparisons for force protection processes and tools, evaluating technologies for optimal customer integration.
  • Participating in customer engagements by analyzing needs and aligning them with available solutions to enhance operational efficacy.
  • Driving opportunity shaping efforts to showcase Leidos technology differentiators and integrate them into customer operations.
  • Organizing project workloads and assembling teams best suited for specific tasks.
  • Ensuring technical organization follows campaign strategies and meets business objectives through diligent oversight.
  • Delivering innovative solutions through research and integration of industry best practices.
  • Identifying and leading investment projects for emerging technologies to develop scalable solutions that distinguish Leidos in the market.
  • Supporting customer meetings and facilitating technical discussions.
  • Leading internal research and development activities within the Force Protection domain, managing budgets and schedules effectively.
  • Acting as a subject matter expert, translating solution requirements into comprehensive design documentation.
  • Providing guidance on key design decisions related to solutions, project phases, and technical evaluations.

Basic Qualifications

The ideal candidate will meet the following qualifications :

  • Master's degree with 15 years of experience.
  • U.S. Citizenship and an active Secret Clearance.
  • Proven ability to engage with Industry, Academia, and the U.S. Government Lab system to synchronize research and development efforts.
  • Experience in defining, designing, integrating, and delivering security and / or combat systems.
  • Solid understanding of program management methodologies, performance evaluation, and change management.
  • Strong capabilities in personnel planning, project reviews, scheduling, and budget oversight.
  • Excellent communication skills, adept at conveying complex ideas clearly.
  • Familiarity with modern digital engineering practices, including Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) on development projects.
  • Preferred Qualifications

    In addition to the basic qualifications, we prefer candidates with :

  • Operational experience in areas such as Biometrics, Integrated Base Defense, Physical Security, Counter UAS, CBRNE, or CWMD.
  • Previous experience as a Senior Solution Architect.
  • Knowledge of DoD C5ISR systems.
  • Experience managing complex solution development projects and contracts.
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate across internal and external functions for successful product delivery.
  • Clearances (TS / SCI) are a plus.
  • Original Posting Date : 2024-12-20

    This position is anticipated to remain open for at least 3 days following its posting date.

    Pay Range :

    Pay Range $148,850.00 - $269,075.00

    Please note that the pay range for this job level serves as a guideline only. Factors considered for extending an offer include responsibilities, experience, alignment with market data, and internal equity.

    Salary : $148,850 - $269,075

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