Technical Product Owner / Systems Engineer

Leidos is hiring a Technical Product Owner / Systems Engineer for a hybrid role in Bethesda, MD, supporting DIA’s National Digital Exploit and OSINT Center (NDOC) applications under Leidos’ DOMEX Technology Platform contract. This is a mission-focused opportunity to help lead delivery across design, development, integration, deployment, and sustainment while aligning technical execution to system architecture, security standards, and mission objectives. The role includes Agile/SAFe leadership and regular collaboration with government stakeholders and engineering teams.

What you’ll do

• Provide technical leadership for NDOC mission applications across design, development, integration, deployment, and sustainment, ensuring alignment with system architecture, security standards, and mission goals.
• Translate mission requirements and roadmap priorities into actionable development plans and prioritized backlogs, including clear acceptance criteria.
• Drive technical design decisions, resolve complex engineering challenges, and identify or mitigate technical risks, dependencies, and impediments to support successful delivery.
• Maintain balance across new development, defect resolution, sustainment, and technical debt to support stability, long-term performance, and timely delivery.
• Lead Agile/SAFe execution through PI Planning, sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives, driving PI objectives and sprint commitments.
• Provide regular communication to government stakeholders and program leadership through technical progress updates, delivery status, risks, and demonstrations.
• Author technical documentation, contribute to design reviews and planning, and support a collaborative team environment focused on quality service and products.

Required qualifications

• BS in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or a related field and 12 or more years of relevant experience.
• Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance and ability to maintain TS/SCI with Polygraph.
• Experience as a Product Owner, Systems Engineer, Team Lead, or similar role on an Agile software development team.
• Proven ability to break down complex problems into actionable steps.
• Experience managing and prioritizing product backlogs effectively.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, with hands-on experience using tools such as Gitlab, Jira, and Confluence.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with engineering, design, and project management teams.
• Demonstrated ability to manage expectations and maintain strong relationships with government and contractor stakeholders.

Technologies

• Gitlab
• Jira
• Confluence

Compensation and benefits

Pay Range: $131,300.00 - $237,350.00 per year. The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary.

• Competitive compensation
• Health and Wellness programs
• Income Protection
• Paid Leave
• Retirement

Additional skills (optional)

• Experience with UI development and/or AI-driven development
• Familiarity with React and Python
• Hands-on development or scripting experience with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Familiarity with Elasticsearch, Docker, Kubernetes, and PostgreSQL
• Experience with testing and debugging web applications
• Familiarity with UX design principles
• Agile certification: Certified Scrum Product Owner (CPSO), SAFe Agilist, or other
• Experience facilitating scrum (Planning, Retrospective, Grooming & Review/Demo)
• Proactive identification of tech debt, systemic issues, and areas for team or process improvement
• Strong testing discipline with a focus on automation, coverage, and CI/CD pipelines

Application and role timing

Original posting: November 13, 2026. For U.S. positions: while subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates 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.

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