Program Manager

Company: Leidos
Location: Columbia
Posted on: April 1, 2026

Job Description:

Who We Are: Kudu Dynamics is a Leidos owned company forged out of a decade of experience in computer network operations and staffed with talent who have built, overseen, and enhanced capabilities throughout the entire USG arsenal. Our team of hackers and engineers has experience spanning centuries of research, development, and operations missions - across desktop, mobile, IoT, and embedded platforms. Kudu Dynamics is uniquely qualified to anticipate tomorrow’s threats and build the next generation of capabilities. Job Description: We are looking for an experienced program manager to join an established “team of teams” of engineers who are performing advanced engineering research, development, and analysis across multiple technical domains. This role calls for the creative application of multiple skill sets across multiple teams, enabling Kudu to continue to develop and deliver advanced capabilities to our customers. As the Program Manager, you will be the execution engine driving the product direction by working closely with customers to understand their needs and requirements. You will put your strategic planning skills to the test as you keep the customer informed and engaged, helping them foresee and clear any obstacles. As a maestro of coordination, you will put excellent written and verbal communication skills to use harmonizing project goals across several teams, coordinating contracts and staffing plans, fostering collaboration, and orchestrating success. You’ll cultivate and maintain robust professional relationships with our counterparts on the Government customer team as well as key stakeholders at Kudu, collect and disseminate information to/from Kudu principal investigators (PIs) and the Government, be a catalyst for the timely completion and delivery of contractual deliverables (both technical and administrative), and serve as a coordinator and consensus-builder between all of the stakeholders contributing to this portfolio: technical, contractual, financial, security, IT, etc. Ideally, you will also play an integral role in developing new business opportunities, both within our existing customer base and extending to future transition partners and Sponsors within the US Government. The projects in this portfolio have multiple objectives and span multiple technical disciplines, but all focus on understanding cyber and cyber-physical systems, especially at the seam where cyber meets physical. Your knowledge and working understanding of government processes including pricing, contracts, scheduling, and security, combined with a broad understanding of technical concepts will help multiple teams deliver innovative results to our customers. Responsibilities: You drive the execution of an amazing set of cyber and cyber-physical research and products. You understand customer requirements, and help draw them out and refine them. You're a team player who loves collaborating with engineers, SMEs, proposal teams, and graphic artists - because teamwork makes the dream work! You're familiar with software and hardware development methodologies and technologies, and you have an intellectual curiosity to understand and appreciate the national security impact of the advanced projects in the portfolio, and how they contribute to our customers’ mission. You're not afraid to dive into the technical nitty-gritty. You're a master of meeting deadlines and juggling multiple tasks like a pro - because you're cool under pressure. You're a problem-solving whiz who can tackle any challenge that comes your way, and you're not afraid to take the lead. You want to dive into a completely new challenge, make sense of it and master it. Required Qualifications: Experience building products or companies. Experience in the cyber security domain. A U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance. Possess 5 or more years of combined experience in a management role. Possess 3 or more years of combined experience in customer-facing roles. Hold a bachelor’s degree. Bonus Qualifications: Fluency in both the language of our customers (DoD program managers, advisors, contracts and finance, etc.) and the language of Kudu engineers. That is, the ability to translate complex technical concepts to our customers, and to translate complex program requirements to our engineers. Experience in a business development role, showcasing a portfolio of related capabilities. For example, familiarity with inter-governmental acquisition strategies. Record of success in taking research and building it into minimum viable products. If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares. Original Posting: March 17, 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 $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.

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