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Leidos is seeking a Senior Customer Operations Support Engineer for a technical development program of 200+ FTE supporting the Sponsor’s Attribute/Entitlement Services within the IDAM/ICAM space.

The Operations Support Engineer is responsible for the daily operational objectives to support the Fort Independence IT Services deployed across multiple data center and cloud environments. Organizational tasks include being the customer organization’s representative in the customer review boards, status meetings, and serving as the communications conduit related to customer IT announcements and requirements. This position supports multiple application teams across the program by helping facilitate Enterprise processes for change and incident management. The Operations Support Engineer will also be the primary point of contact for program software and hardware procurements, working with application teams to follow enterprise procurement processes.

Primary Responsibilities

Attend daily operations status calls representing the Fort Independence program

Manage Software and Hardware Procurement Processes

Work with individual team leads to determine software and hardware needs.

Work with budget to make them aware of upcoming procurements and ensure funding is available.

Work with customer to procure hardware and software.

Manage software licenses.

Review and assess software changes to ensure quality, compatibility, and adherence to standards

Coordinate response efforts during software outages, including troubleshooting and engaging appropriate support resources

Provide timely communication to leadership regarding system outages, impact assessments, and resolution status

Monitor expiration dates for software and renew when necessary

Provide Monthly Metrics to Management

Provide monthly report to contract management tracking the number of change requests completed by each team.

Support Weekly Operations Meetings

Review team's weekly change requests for accuracy.

Submit weekly change requests for customer approval.

Monitor Changes in the Customer IT Environment throughout the day

Monitor enterprise communications for changes in the environment

Communicate any changes in the customer IT environment to the teams

Facilitate IT Support for Teams

Assist users with IT requests and concerns

If unable to assist them, escalate to enterprise IT team.

Provide operational support to teams with incident tickets and system changes

Support local IT and facility issues

Communicate agency initiatives and/or cybersecurity alerts to Operations Manager

Communicate IT operational status to Operations Manager and customer as needed

Handling of projects from initiation to resolution, ensuring timely and effective outcomes

Required Skills

Active TS w/Polygraph and requires BS degree and 12+ years of prior relevant experience. Additional experience in lieu of degree.

Experience with IT Operations effectively communicating at senior levels within a customer organization

Experience with Incident Management - Identifying, assessing, and handling occurrences to minimize disruption, restore normal operations, and document solutions to prevent recurrence.

Experience in change management - Guide teams through transformation processes; this includes identifying stakeholders, assessing the impact, providing relevant information at the appropriate cadence, and monitoring implementation.

Experience in Technical Communication - Communicating comprehensive, complex information clearly and effectively to both specialized and general audiences, ensuring understanding and facilitating decision-making.

Desired Skills

Hands-on ServiceNow platform experience

Dashboarding and implementation of reporting automations

Experience using JIRA and Confluence boards

FIP

#MSBA

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Original Posting: November 4, 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 $131,300.00 - $237,350.00

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.