IT Project Manager

The Human Health & Performance (HHP) IT Project Manager Lead is responsible for managing, mentoring, and leading cross-functional teams of engineers, software developers, and system administrators across multiple product lines. This role supports mission-critical systems under the Johnson Space Center (JSC) HHPC2 contract, directly contributing to astronaut health, scientific objectives, and space station and ground-based studies.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor cross-functional technical teams across multiple product lines supporting critical NASA systems.

• Participate in the full lifecycle of systems and applications, including:

  • Design, development, testing, implementation, training, and support

  • Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) and in-house applications

  • Third-party hardware solutions

• Perform analysis, selection, customization, and integration of:

  • Enterprise systems and application software

  • Network hardware and software

  • Database systems

• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop and execute strategic roadmaps across multiple product lines.

• Provide leadership in resolving mission-critical technical and operational challenges.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree plus 10+ years of experience in the information technology field.

• Demonstrated leadership experience, including mentoring teams and managing customer relationships.

• Proven ability to coordinate effectively with project teams, customers, users, and stakeholders to deliver successful software development projects.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively at all organizational levels.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading Tiger Teams to rapidly resolve mission-critical issues.

• Ability to adapt quickly to new development tools and emerging technologies.

• Self-starter with a proven ability to work independently.

• Experience supporting NASA or aerospace-related programs.

• Familiarity with NASA IT security standards.

• Experience with NASA’s BRES software portfolio.

• Experience with NASA crew health and mission safety platforms, including:

  • PersEIDS

  • MAVRIIC

  • Hippo

  • and related systems

• Experience with AI and Cloud Services.

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Original Posting:

January 29, 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 $92,300.00 - $166,850.00

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.