The Service Management, Integration, and Transport (SMIT) is the largest IT services program for the Navy. Under SMIT the Leidos team will deliver the core backbone of the Naval Enterprise Network (NEN), including cybersecurity services, network operations, service desk, and data transport. In order to continually modernize these networks, the Navy and Marine Corps will award project Task Orders onto the SMIT contract.
-The Solution Manager will lead solution management activities across multiple Product Teams and Agile Release Trains, defining and maintaining the solution vision, roadmap, capability backlog, and delivery priorities. This role serves as the primary interface among business stakeholders, customer representatives, program leadership, architecture teams, engineering teams, subcontractors, and vendors to ensure coordinated execution across infrastructure, application, and cybersecurity domains.
-The Solution Manager is responsible for leading the planning, execution, delivery, and operational transition of complex enterprise network services and infrastructure solutions. This role manages projects from initiation through final operational stage, ensuring alignment with customer requirements, mission priorities, business objectives, and enterprise technical roadmaps.
-Key responsibilities include translating customer and stakeholder requirements into actionable operational plans, user stories, backlogs, schedules, and delivery commitments. The Solution Manager will support Program Increment planning, solution demos, product status reporting, and executive communications while ensuring user stories meet quality standards such as INVEST criteria. The role is accountable for scope, schedule, budget, risks, opportunities, change management, and performance metrics across assigned task order work.
-This position requires strong leadership in resource planning, dependency management, customer engagement, subcontractor coordination, and cross-functional team execution. The Solution Manager will monitor project economics, staffing needs, operational budgets, risks, and delivery progress; facilitate status reviews; support proposals, bids, estimates, contracts, and schedules; and recommend alternatives when project performance, cost, or schedule issues arise.
-The Solution Manager is also responsible for ensuring adherence to contractual and legally binding requirements, maintaining alignment with internal and customer-facing solution management practices, and establishing clear paths for ongoing operations, vendor maintenance agreements, decommissioning plans, or follow-on contract efforts. This role requires the ability to build enduring customer relationships, communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders, and coach teams to meet established objectives while resolving technical, operational, and delivery challenges.
-Requires B.S. Degree and 8–12 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6–10 years of prior relevant experience (in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience in lieu of education). May possess a Doctorate in technical domain.
-8+ years of experience in IT infrastructure, network services, enterprise IT delivery, or related technology services.
-Must be a US Citizen and possess an active Secret Security Clearance.
-Demonstrated experience planning, provisioning, and delivering information technology services for large organizations.
-Experience supporting mission-critical, DoD, federal, or government IT programs.
-Master’s degree in engineering, computer science, business management, or other related field.
-Experience working in Agile or SAFe environments, including Agile leadership, facilitation, planning, and delivery coordination.
-Experience with Azure DevOps.
-SAFe certification, such as SAFe Agilist, SAFe Product Manager/Product Owner, or SAFe Program Consultant.
-Experience managing large-scale contract transitions and associated transition of services.
-Ability to travel to customer site as needed.
NGEN
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September 9, 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 $107,900.00 - $195,050.00
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.
Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world’s most vexing challenges in national security and health. The company's global workforce of 48,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023.
Leidos was cited for the meaningful work employees perform that is challenging, impactful, and aligned with our customers’ missions as reasons professionals want to work and stay at our company. Leidos has also been named to lists including Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity, Forbes’ America’s Best Employers for Women, Military Times Best for Vets Employers, and Ethisphere Institute’s World's Most Ethical Companies®.
Employees enjoy career enrichment opportunities available through mobility and development and experience rewarding relationships with supportive supervisors and talented colleagues and customers. Employees appreciate our flexible work environment, allowing for and encouraging a true work-life balance. Our professionals are also excited about our Employee Resource Groups, like the Collaborative Outreach with Remote and Embedded Employees (CORE), which strives to create an environment where every employee, regardless of location, feels fully engaged as a valued employee of Leidos.
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