Network and Systems Operations Manager

Here at Leidos, we care deeply about the growth and development of our people. We are seeking a Network and Systems Operations Manager, to lead the operations team. This is a Key Position that supports 450 CONUS and OCONUS Consumers.

You'll be working in Chantilly Virginia with a team of highly specialized engineers and analysts, supporting the customer mission. You'll be managing the Tier 2 and Tier 3 team and working in collaboration with the development team to support upgrades to our customized ICAM solution. For a large team, we are proud to maintain an intimate culture that focuses on employee growth and development. Our upskilling program helps individuals advance skillsets in new disciplines and technologies. You will also occasionally travel to the Springfield Virginia customer site to develop intimacy and facilitate support.

The GEOAxIS system provides Identity, Credential and Access Management for all web applications. GEOAxIS enables online, on-demand, access to NGA GEOINT content based on user's authoritative attributes/roles. Our Mission is to maintain highly-available ICAM services for protecting those critical mission applications across all security domains. The GxNext contract was awarded to Leidos in 2021 and runs until 2031.

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop a relationship with a high-profile customer, and use your expertise to lead the development of NGA's ICAM roadmap
• Maintain our hybrid ICAM solution and infrastructure, across multiple security domains
• Be the primary point of contact for the program, managing communication, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and operational status
• Manage all operations-related processes for the sustainment of the operational baseline including engineering, integration, and operations
• Spearhead Risk Management framework Phase 6 related to continuous monitoring
• Manage 24x7x365 support and a Tier 3 team - available on-demand for critical and high operations incidents
• Support Service Level Agreement of 99.9% (three-nine) availability
• Brief technical status to internal and external customers, as well as program and company leadership
• Provide technical execution oversight to operations during incidents
• Facilitate collaboration across operations teams and the development organization
• Collaborate with stakeholders for enterprise projects and activities
• Lead ops metrics collection and dissemination

Basic Qualifications

• Active Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 12+ years of experience, or Master's degree with 10+ years of experience in Information Technology operations and support
• Minimum 3 years' experience maintaining cloud services to include at a minimum AWS
• 3+ years of experience providing oversight to the completion of operational environment maintenance
• 5+ years of experience leading an operations team and 3+ years managing server maintenance and support
• 3+ years experience managing Tier 2 - 24x365 Helpdesk support to include Tier 3 on-demand for priority
• Familiarity briefing operational metrics or incident status to leadership and customer stakeholders
• Experience with engagement on technical TEMs and oversight of implementation of key enterprise milestones and delivery
• Local to DMV (DC/Maryland/Virginia) with need to be physically present at the team's work location in Chantilly

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Oracle IdAM products.
• Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) certification desired
• Must demonstrate experience with Jira, Confluence, Agile Scrum, A&A processes, Systems Engineering

At Leidos, we don't want someone who "fits the mold"-we want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless, the over-caffeinated, the ones who ask, "what's next?" before the dust settles on "what's now."

If you're already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2... good. You'll fit right in.

Original Posting:
January 7, 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 $131,300.00 - $237,350.00

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.