Senior Contracts Manager - Mission SolutionsYour MissionAs a Senior Contracts Manager, you'll be a part of a dynamic team of contracts professionals while partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver solutions that protect and advance national security interests. The position requires exceptional judgment, strong business acumen, and the ability to influence decisions at all organizational levels while managing risk through compliance with applicable laws, regulations, company policies, and customer requirements.
What Makes This Opportunity Unique- Mission-Critical Work: Support programs that directly impact national security and intelligence operations
- Strategic Impact Accelerate business growth through strategic customer engagement, opportunity shaping, and the execution of complex contract negotiations.
- Trusted Advisor: Serve as a trusted strategic partner to internal stakeholders and cross-functional leaders, offering expert guidance, resolving contract challenges, and strengthening decision-making.
- Innovation Adoption: Leverage emerging technologies, including AI, to revolutionize contract processes
What You Bring- Educational Foundation: Bachelor's degree with 12+ years of experience, or Master's with 10+ years
- Contracts Expertise: Deep knowledge of government contracts, subcontracts, and proposal support
- Business Acumen & Execution: Ability to make sound business judgments, handle multiple contractual activities with a short turn-around time, and work independently as well as part of a Team.
- Negotiation Mastery: Expert-level skills in complex terms and conditions negotiations
- Regulatory Knowledge: Working expertise in FAR/DFAR, OTAs, CRADAs, and commercial agreements
- Security Clearance: Active Top Secret/SCI with polygraph required
Preferred Qualifications That Set You Apart- Intelligence Community acquisitions expertise
- Formal contracting certifications
- Large capture team experience
- AI implementation experience in contract processes
- Government or corporate procurement background
Location: This is a hybrid position working at Leidos offices in Herndon, VA or Springfield, VA. Must be comfortable working onsite a minimum of (3) days a week and traveling to meetings as needed.
Original Posting:September 16, 2026
Pay Range:Pay Range $116,350.00 - $210,325.00
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.
