Government Services CTO at Leidos, Reston, VA

Government Services CTO at Leidos in Reston, VA. Full-time. $154,050 to $278,475 a year. Apply with swipeandhired.

At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers' success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business. We use a wide range of capabilities in Digital Modernization, Mission Software Systems, and enabling technologies including Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to support our customers' most critical and complex missions, from human spaceflight and polar science to energy research, nuclear security, environmental restoration, and the civilian systems that serve the public. Our team's focus is ensuring our Government Services customers have the right solutions to operate, sustain, and modernize the missions that the nation depends on. To explore and learn more, click here !
The Health and Services Sector Office of Technology at Leidos currently has an opening for a Government Services CTO to lead growth opportunities in our Government Services Business Area. This is an exciting opportunity to use industry experience to deliver innovative solutions that help our customers transform and modernize mission operations across NASA, the Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation, the Department of Defense, and federal civilian and state agencies. The qualified candidate will function as the technical and strategic lead working with a broader cross-functional team to generate requirements through ongoing customer interactions, and then develop and assist in delivering solutions based on our customers' current and future needs across exploration, environment, energy, polar operations, and civilian mission markets.
In addition, the Government Services CTO will work as an interface between programs, customers, and Leidos Senior Management, ensuring Leidos Management understanding of customer domain, pain points, and strategy to drive business development and technology insertion initiatives, in order to ensure success of high-value capture and on-contract growth opportunities.
Preference is for this person to be local to the DC Metro area to be able to be in meetings in Reston, VA. Periodic travel to customer and program sites is expected.
Primary Responsibilities:
Responsibilities include engaging in customer shaping efforts, requirements gathering, and proposal support activities, leveraging understanding of industry trends and Leidos capabilities for solution development and system integration within the Government Services domain:

Basic Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

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Original Posting:
October 22, 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 $154,050.00 - $278,475.00
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.