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The Digital Modernization Sector is seeking a highly qualified Chief Engineer to lead the USARPAC Enterprise Pacific IT C5 Solutions (EPICS) program at Ft. Shafter, HI, supporting the INDOPACOM customer to maintain a robust and reliable communication and network infrastructure to execute its mission. The Chief Engineer is responsible for technical planning, system hardware-software-network design, development and integration, verification and validation, and fielding to bring about the successful completion of EPICS program goals and objectives.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership and foster strong customer relationships to ensure program success
• Evaluates alternatives including cost and risk, supportability and analyses for total systems
• Recommends and develops innovative technical solutions, products, and/or standards in support of EPICS strategy and operations
• Leads and manages the engineering staff performing systems requirements analysis, functional analysis, timeline analysis, trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition, technical management, integration, system testing, and quality assurance

Basic Qualifications:

• Masters with 15+ years of prior relevant experience or Doctorate with 13 - 16 years of prior relevant experience.
• Appropriate DoD 8140 Level 3 Certification
• TS/SCI
• Experience in evaluating and improving IT infrastructure and C5 ISR capabilities
• Experience providing technical leadership to staff involving multiple complex and interrelated project tasks

Desired Qualifications:

• Appropriate CISCO Certification
• Appropriate Cloud Solutions Certification (AWS/Azure/GCP)
• Experience Leading Network Engineering and Systems Engineering Teams over past 5 years
• 2 years' experience developing and implementing DoDAF Architecture for CCMD or Service Components
• 3+ years' experience in INDOPACOM AOR leading engineering teams

Original Posting:

January 20, 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 onlyand 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 Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

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