Solution Manager

Leidos Holding$107K — $195K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • B.S. in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience; Master's or Doctorate preferred.
  • 8+ years of experience in IT infrastructure, network services, or enterprise IT delivery.
  • Active Secret Security Clearance required for U.S. citizenship.
  • Proven experience in planning and delivering IT services for large organizations.
  • Experience in mission-critical DoD, federal, or government IT programs.

Responsibilities

  • Lead solution management across multiple Product Teams and Agile Release Trains.
  • Manage the planning, execution, and delivery of complex enterprise network services.
  • Translate stakeholder requirements into operational plans and user stories.
  • Support Program Increment planning and execute product demos and status reporting.
  • Monitor project economics, staffing, risks, and delivery progress; facilitate status reviews.
  • Ensure adherence to contractual obligations and manage ongoing operations with vendors.
  • Maintain strong communication and relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for career advancement within a large IT services program.
  • Exposure to cutting-edge technology and defense sector innovation.
  • Involvement in a project that supports critical naval operations.
  • Flexibility in facilitating collaboration across cross-functional teams.
Full Job Description
More About the Role:
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.

What You'll Get to Do:
-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.

You'll Bring These Qualifications:
-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.

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:
-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

Original Posting:
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:
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.

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