Leidos’ Digital Modernization Practice Area is seeking a dynamic and visionary Senior Director of Application Modernization at our Leidos Headquarters in Reston, VA.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Senior Director of Application Modernization will lead the creation, execution, and continuous improvement of an Application Modernization Factory (App Mod Factory) focused on software development, cloud migration, and other application modernization initiatives. This role will unify and scale existing application modernization efforts, integrating legacy transformation initiatives with forward-looking digital modernization capabilities to accelerate delivery across the enterprise, both internally to the corporation and to our government and commercial customers. The role will be responsible for creating an organization leveraging both existing and new teams capable of delivering App Mod solutions across the Digital Modernization Sector and our many customers, and Leidos as a whole, designing and implementing a new organizational structure to drive consistent, scalable modernization outcomes. The leader will operate at the intersection of strategy, delivery, and innovation—building a modernization ecosystem that leverages cloud-native architectures, automation, low-code/no-code platforms, and AI-enabled engineering to achieve mission outcomes.
CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT:
Public Trust with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance. (US Citizenship required)
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Define and execute the strategic vision for the Application Modernization Factory aligned with Practice Area objectives and Leidos’ Digital Modernization strategy.
Develop a modernization roadmap integrating cloud migration, DevSecOps, Everything-as-Code (EaC), and low-code/no-code delivery paradigms.
Partner with senior executives, solution architects, and business units to establish modernization goals, standards, and repeatable delivery patterns.
Organizational Design and Team Leadership
Solution Development and Delivery Excellence
Client and Stakeholder Engagement
Innovation and Continuous Improvement
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
-Angular, JavaScript, Typescript, CSS & HTML, Material UI, JAVA
- Microsoft SQL Server/Postgres, microservices, REST, GraphQL
- Proficiency with Agile methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban, SAFe
-Experience with issue management systems such as Jira, Digital AI, Redmine
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
At Leidos, we don’t want someone who "fits the mold"—we want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless, the over-caffeinated, the ones who ask, “what’s next?” before the dust settles on “what’s now.”
If you’re already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2… good. You’ll fit right in.
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.
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.