Leidos: jobs, salaries and hiring

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• 2,387

  open professional roles

• 3,099

  opened in the last 90 days

  3,114 in the last 12 months

• 4%

  of roles are remote

• 40

  states hiring

  Virginia, Maryland, California, Alabama, Illinois, District of Columbia

What it hires for: Engineering (1,632), Operations (291), Data & Analytics (202), Legal (163), Marketing (118). By level: early career (971), senior ic (755), mid level (641), director (381), manager (207).

Where: Huntsville, AL (208), Reston, VA (102), Bethesda, MD (85), Arlington, VA (74), 6314 Remote/Teleworker US (68), Alexandria, VA (64), Chantilly, VA (56), Springfield, VA (52).

Main hubs: Huntsville, AL (208), Reston, VA (102), Bethesda, MD (85), Arlington, VA (74), Alexandria, VA (64), Chantilly, VA (56). Open a city for its job market, layoffs and training.

Leidos outlook: Cooling

From public records and our own hiring data, as of the last check. It looks at layoff notices, capital raised and how fast roles are opening. It does not judge the company by its industry or its city.

• 2,387 open professional roles, 3,099 opened in the last 90 days
• 4 layoff notices filed in the last 12 months

Context

• Its industry, Aerospace & Defense, is steady nationally. Learn the skills it asks for.
• Its main hub, Huntsville, AL, sits in a county that is steady.

Leidos hiring at a glance

• We have tracked Leidos's career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 3,160 professional roles in that time.
• 482 of Leidos's 1,517 open roles (32%) are entry-level or early-career; 7 of them say people without experience are welcome and 1 describe structured training.
• 118 open roles (8%) ask for a specific AI skill; tools named include Claude, Databricks, Salesforce Einstein, Agentforce.
• Of the 180 open roles that state where the work happens, 136 remote, 25 hybrid, 19 on-site.
• Among open roles, 664 require a security clearance.
• 60% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 18% for Aerospace & Defense employers.
• 312 roles were posted in the last 7 days; the median open role was posted 11 days ago.
• By open professional roles, Leidos ranks #12 of 299 Aerospace & Defense employers we track.

What Leidos asks for

AI tools named: Claude (18), Databricks (10), Salesforce Einstein (9), Agentforce (8), Power Automate (7), PyTorch (7). AI certifications named: Salesforce AI Associate / Agentforce Specialist (8), AWS ML Specialty / ML Engineer Associate (2), Generic 'AI/ML certification' (2), Azure AI Engineer (AI-102) (1).

Entry-level roles, in the employer’s words

Phrases from open postings that say people without experience are welcome or that training is provided.

• “Candidate must have at least 0+ years of experience in embedded system design.”Embedded Firmware Engineer
• “This is an excellent opportunity for a recent college graduate to apply their skills in a real-world setting, as you'll be responsible for testing key component…”Systems Integration and Test Engineer
• “Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related technical field with 0+ years of experience.”RF Engineer
• “The Business Development Leadership Program (BDLP) is a Leadership Development Program (LDP) that ranges from two to two-and-a-half years, depending on the rota…”Business Development Management Analyst - Leadership Development Program (training provided)

How Leidos compares with Aerospace & Defense employers

Median across 296 Aerospace & Defense employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.

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What Leidos pays

Across 1,870 postings with a posted range, pay is in line with the market range for the same roles. 60% of its roles post a salary range.

Only salary ranges the employer posted. No estimates.

Conferences where Leidos appears

Listed as an exhibitor, sponsor or speaker on the event’s own pages.

• Sea-Air-Space
• GEOINT Symposium
• SMD Symposium

Common questions

Is Leidos hiring?

Leidos has 2,387 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 3,099 opened in the last 90 days and 3,114 in the last 12 months. The most common function is engineering.

How well does Leidos pay?

Across 1,870 postings with a posted salary range, Leidos's pay is in line with the market range for the same roles. We compare each posted range with the market range for the same title, function and area.

Does Leidos hire entry-level candidates?

Yes. 482 of Leidos's 1,517 open roles (32%) are entry-level or early-career; 7 of them say people without experience are welcome and 1 describe structured training. Entry-level means roughly 0 to 3 years of experience, read from the title, the employer and the full posting.

Does Leidos offer remote or hybrid jobs?

Of the 180 open roles that state where the work happens, 136 remote, 25 hybrid, 19 on-site.

What skills does Leidos ask for?

Across its open roles the skills named most often are agile (228), python (213), aws (167), ci/cd (135), logistics (130), jira (121).

Layoff notices from Leidos

Layoff notices Leidos has filed with state labor departments. 4 notices in the last 12 months, 404 workers where a headcount is given.

Leidos layoff history, severance and unemployment rules