Sustainment Program Manager

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Leidos' Defense Sensors organization is seeking an experienced Sustainment Program Manager for the Army’s long range persistent surveillance program.  This program includes support and maintenance of globally deployed sensors supporting the warfighter today.

The successful candidate will support a multidisciplinary team, drive system availability, proactively manage risks and opportunities, and resolve complex technical and operational issues in a fast-paced environment.

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Leidos Defense Systems Sector provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the world’s toughest security challenges for customers with “can’t fail” missions. To explore and learn more, click here!

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Key Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day sustainment activities for multiple fielded sensor systems both CONUS and OCONUS supporting STARE and DHS customer.
• Oversee sustainment contracts, including cost, schedule, performance, and contractual deliverables.
• Work closely with the Logistics & Sustainment Functional department.
• Lead team in Coordinating maintenance, repairs, upgrades, and logistics support to maintain system operational availability.
• Work closely with Field Service Representatives (FSRs), engineering, logistics, procurement, and program leadership.
• Manage sustainment budgets, labor, material purchases, travel, and funding requirements.
• Track system performance, identify risks, and develop corrective action plans to resolve issues.
• Coordinate CONUS and OCONUS field support, deployments, and maintenance activities.
• Monitor material requirements, spare parts availability, shipping, and supply chain issues.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for customers regarding sustainment activities, priorities, and system status.
• Develop and maintain program schedules, status reports, risk registers, and other contractual deliverables.
• Identify opportunities to improve sustainment processes, reduce costs, and increase system reliability.
• Support proposal development, cost estimates, contract modifications, and future sustainment planning.
• Coordinate across multiple departments to ensure resources are available to meet program requirements.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, contractual requirements, and government regulations.

Required Qualifications

• BA/BS or equivalent experience and 12+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 10 years or prior relevant experience.

• Experience in program management, sustainment, logistics, or field service operations.

• Strong understanding of government contracts, budgets, schedules, and program execution.

• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and managing competing priorities.

• Ability to communicate effectively with customers, leadership, engineers, and field personnel.

• Strong problem-solving, organizational, and decision-making skills.

• Ability to manage multiple activities simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.

• Familiarity with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.

• Active DoD Secret clearance. (U.S. Citizenship is required)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting DoD programs and deployed military systems.
• Familiarity with IDIQ, CPFF, and FFP contract structures.
• Experience with OCONUS logistics, transportation, and export requirements.
• Knowledge of system availability metrics, reliability, maintenance planning, and lifecycle sustainment.
• Experience with government contract deliverables (CDRLs), risk management, and financial reporting.
• Familiarity with Leidos program management and financial systems.

Key Attributes

• Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Comfortable making decisions and taking ownership of issues.
• Strong customer focus and ability to build working relationships.
• Willing to get involved, ask questions, and work across organizations to resolve problems.
• Able to balance customer needs, contractual requirements, and available resources.
• Flexible and able to adjust priorities as operational requirements change.

This is a hands-on Sustainment Program Manager position requiring someone who can manage the business side of the program while staying involved in daily operational activities. The individual does not need to be the technical expert but must be able to coordinate the right people, remove roadblocks, manage customer expectations, and keep the program moving forward.

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Original Posting:

November 12, 2026

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.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $116,350.00 - $210,325.00

The 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.