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Summary: Leidos is seeking a visionary Principal Solution Architect & Innovation Lead to spearhead cutting-edge space and geospatial intelligence systems. Highlights: 1. Lead technical strategy and innovation for next-generation system solutions 2. Serve as technical visionary for high-priority proposal efforts 3. Architect end-to-end solutions integrating emerging technologies Apply Now Description The Intelligence Sector Leidos has an exciting and stregic opening for a Principal Solution Architect & Innovion Lead to work in our Gaithersburg, MD or Chantilly, VA offices. In this dynamic role, you will be a go-to technical leader, deployed to solve our customers' most pressing problems and to architect their future-ste systems. This is a unique opportunity to use your deep technical expertise and leadership experience to help shape the future of end-to-end space and geospial intelligence systems. We are seeking a visionary technical leader who thrives on complex challenges, takes ownership of them, and drives their success with innovive solutions th push the envelope. If you are passione about solving the nion's toughest global monitoring challenges and inspiring teams to deliver groundbreaking results, this role is for you. Primary Responsibilities Technical Stregy & Innovion: Champion and architect innovive, next-generion system solutions. You will lead technical planning and Analysis of Alternives for high-consequence acquisition decisions, evaluing alternives based on cost, risk, and supportability for the total system life cycle. Proposal & Business Development Leadership: Serve as the technical visionary and lead for high-priority proposal efforts, including RFPs and RFIs. You will shape winning stregies and solutions th align with customer needs and differentie Leidos in the marketplace. Program Execution & Recovery: Act as a technical "first responder" to diagnose and resolve complex issues on challenged programs. You will provide expert-level diagnostics, recovery planning, and hands-on leadership to guide teams back to success. Architect Next-Gen Solutions: Design end-to-end solutions th integre emerging technologies (Generive AI, Computer Vision, Edge Compute) into mission-critical workflows, spanning from sensor collection to final exploition. Customer Engagement & Inspirion: Engage directly with senior government customers, program managers, and stakeholders to understand their challenges, build trust, and inspire confidence. You will transle their mission needs into actionable technical requirements and roadmaps. Team Leadership & Mentorship: Lead and mentor dynamic, multi-disciplinary teams, often in transient settings. You will foster a culture of innovion, ownership, and technical excellence, coaching other technical staff to eleve their performance. Required Qualificions: Educion & Tenure: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or reled field with 17+ years of relevant experience or Master's degree with 15+ years of relevant experience. Modern Technical Fluency: Recent experience (last 5+ years) must demonstre hands-on leadership in modern architectures:Cloud Nive: Architecting solutions on AWS/Azure (Serverless, Containers/Kubernetes, Microservices) Da & AI: Experience integring Da Fabrics, AI/ML pipelines, or automed processing of overhead sensor da. Capture & Proposal Experience: Demonstred track record of leading technical responses for federal acquisitions. You must be able to deconstruct an RFP L&M (Section L and M) and architect a compliant, winning technical solution. Large Development Program Experience: Proven leadership experience in technical planning, system design, and full life cycle systems engineering (requirements analysis, functional analysis, integrion, verificion, and validion). Clearance: Must possess an active TS/SCI security clearance with a polygraph. Preferred Qualificions: Complex Solution Landscapes: Demonstred experience resolving highly complex, multi-dimensional problems th require considerion of variables impacting multiple aspects of a program. GovCon & Domain Expertise: Deep, proven understanding of the Intelligence Community (IC) landscape, specifically space-based architectures, ground processing, GEOINT, and TCPED missions. You must understand the constraints and requirements of classified environments. Excellent Writing and Communicion Skills: Exceptional communicion and presention skills, with a proven ability to engage and influence senior executive leadership and customers. Mission Domain Experience: Direct, hands-on experience supporting sellite ground systems, mission management, or geospial intelligence programs. Large Program Solutioning: Demonstred success leading the solutioning of capture and proposal efforts for major government contracts. Modern Engineering Skills: Experience with modern engineering methodologies such as Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), Agile, and DevSecOps. Deep Technical Skills: Familiarity with key technology areas such as cloud architectures (AWS, Azure), Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML), da analytics, and cybersecurity. Strong Software Development / R&D Experience: Hands-on experience developing innovive solutions in a modern language (e.g. Java, C++), preferably in both program and R&D settings. At Leidos, the Principal Solution Architect is more than a technical role - it is a stregic partnership. You will sit the intersection of mission stregy and technical execution, influencing how our government partners approach their most complex collection and analysis challenges. We offer the stability of an industry leader combined with the autonomy to shape technical tradecraft. If you are seeking a role where your architectural vision directly transles into mission success and business growth, we invite you to lead the way with us. If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the stus 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 step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares. Original Posting: April 1, 2026 For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipes th this job requisition will remain open for least 3 days with an anticiped close de of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting de as listed above. Pay Range: Pay Range $154,050.00 - $278,475.00 The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compension or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, educion, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market da, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law. About Leidos Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovions. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximely $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more informion, visit www.Leidos.com. Pay and Benefits Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. Th's why we craft compension packages th reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compension, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits. Securing Your Da Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-reled informion during any part of the employment applicion process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communice with you through emails th are genered by the Leidos.com automed system – never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos th asks for payment-reled informion or any other personal informion (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediely by emailing us LeidosCareersFraud@leidos.com. If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. Commitment to Non-Discriminion All qualified applicants will receive considerion for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, nional origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic informion, pregnancy, family structure, marital stus, ancestry, domestic partner stus, sexual oriention, gender identity or expression, veteran or military stus, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws. #Remote Apply Now
