Consulting Employee

Description

Leidos is looking for an FAA Consultant to join the Air Traffic Business Area within the Homeland Sector, supporting the development of the Leidos Common Automation Platform (L-CAP). L-CAP is a mission-critical, future-ready automation platform built on a hybrid cloud data mesh architecture, enabling next-generation air traffic management capabilities. You will lead AI engineering strategy and practices for L-CAP, integrating AI-augmented development tools, machine learning capabilities, and intelligent automation into the program's engineering workflow. We are building with an AI-first engineering mindset, embracing emerging AI capabilities and modern development practices to accelerate delivery, improve software quality, and continuously evolve how we design and build mission-critical systems. This position supports government programs and requires the ability to obtain andmaintaina favorable Public Trust investigation.

This position is classified as a consulting employee and is part-time.

• Capture support: Contribute deployment/fielding subject-matter expertise to overall capture strategy, win themes, and discriminators; support solution and color-team reviews; advise on deployment-related staffing, schedule, and cost-basis assumptions (does not set pricing).

• Deployment & Operational Readiness strategy (primary focus): Define the strategy and approach for the future Director's three areas - Deployment & Site Activation, Transition & Training, and In-Service Management - including the build-to-field coordination model (liaison network, PI-aligned cadence, inbound/outbound flow) and the tiered/waved deployment and readiness concept.

• Teaming strategy & coordination: Support the teaming strategy for the deployment/readiness scope (capability gaps, partner roles, work-share), and lead coordination across teammates, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders to converge on a proposal-ready approach.

Basic Qualifications.

• Bachelors degree and 12+ years of experience with the FAA or equivalent experience in lieu of education.

• Senior experience leading or shaping deployment, site-activation, transition/training, or in-service/sustainment organizations for large, multi-site systems.

• Demonstrated ability to define operational-readiness and build-to-field strategy for complex programs.

• Strong stakeholder/partner coordination skills; able to lead multi-organization working sessions to a converged approach.

• Ability to contribute in a competitive capture environment, including proposal and color-team reviews.

• U.S. citizenship; ability to obtain and maintain an FAA Public Trust (required for the full-time role upon award).

• Ability to execute a consulting agreement and comply with Leidos confidentiality, ethics, and OCI / procurement-integrity requirements.

• Experience on FAA or other safety-critical / air-traffic / transportation programs at national scale.

• Successful completion of background investigations as required by the government customer

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in an Agile-at-scale (SAFe or equivalent) environment with cross-team dependency management.

• Familiarity with DO-278A / DO-178C assurance and certified-baseline deployment discipline.

• Prior capture/proposal experience on large federal pursuits.

• Background bridging software development and field operations with credibility on both sides.

• PMP, SAFe (SPC/RTE), or equivalent certification.

Salary Range: $116,350-$179,000-$241,650

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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.

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

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