Site Activation Lead

Leidos Holdings Inc

Gaithersburg, MD

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$87,100–$157,450 Per Year
SKILLS
Agile Programming Methodologies, Air Traffic Control (ATC), Automation, Communication Skills, Computer Firmware, Computer Maintenance, Cost Accounting, Cost Estimates, Cross-Functional, Customer Relations, Data Formats, Earned Value Management (EVM), Equipment Maintenance/Repair, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Identify Issues, Legal, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Software Installation, Systems Administration/Management, Systems Maintenance, Team Building, Technical Leadership, Technical Operations, Technical Writing, Waterfall Model of Software Development, Willing to Travel, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Gaithersburg, MD
POSTED
24 days ago

Leidos is seeking a Site Activation Lead who will lead the Site Deployment Team in support of the FAA NextGen Air Traffic control programs: En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM).

Site Activation Lead responsibilities:

  • Coordinate all activities, communication, and planning efforts directly with FAA and Leidos personnel.
  • Provide daily status to include but not be limited to daily in-brief/out-brief, status of schedule, status of material deliveries, and status of sub-contractors.
  • Assisting Technical Operations (TO) personnel in deployment and certification of the ERAM technical Refresh system after completion deployment.
  • Maintain an on-site schedule in a printable, electronic data base format for each ERAM system location beginning at General Acceptance (GA), for each site, to the conclusion of Contractor maintenance responsibilities.
  • Perform software installations, firmware upgrades, and other system maintenance actions.
  • On-site maintenance of site equipment in accordance with approved technical manuals.
  • Assisting TO personnel in periodic maintenance and certification of the system after completion of hardware maintenance actions.
  • Assisting TO personnel in equipment relocation and certification of the system after completion of hardware relocation actions.
  • Providing technical expertise to local TO personnel during ERAM system maintenance actions, including system monitoring, troubleshooting, and replacement of failed LRUs.
  • Assisting with administration of site spares.
  • Maintaining site technical documentation, data files, logs, and performance records.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education, with 4+ years of professional experience; or 2+ years of professional experience with a related Master's degree
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Travel required up to 80%
  • Ability to demonstrate a commitment to personal and corporate excellence, ethical behavior and integrity

DESIRED EXPERIENCE:

  • Familiarity with the National Air Space and FAA NextGen Air Traffic control programs such as FAA facilities for various NextGen programs: ERAM, ERAM, ATOP, TBFM
  • Experience in team building, customer focus
  • Experience with execution under Waterfall and/or Agile development methodologies
  • Prior experience in a technical leadership role that requires significant coordination across multiple functional areas. Prior experience with cost accounting / earned value management/ ownership Planning and Cost estimating experience

ATMC

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:

June 1, 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 $87,100.00 - $157,450.00

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.

About the Company

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Leidos Holdings Inc

SAIC is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator driving our nation's digital transformation. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in engineering, IT modernization, and mission solutions. Using our expertise and understanding of existing and emerging technologies, we integrate the best components from our own portfolio and our partner ecosystem to deliver innovative, effective, and efficient solutions that are critical to achieving our customers' missions. We are a team of 26,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.1 billion. For more information, visit saic.com.
COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Computer/IT Services
FOUNDED
2013
WEBSITE
https://jobs.saic.com/