Project Analyst

Description

Unleash Your Potential

At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customer’s success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business. 

If this sounds like an environment where you can thrive, keep reading! 

The Mission

Leidos is seeking a highly qualified candidate for the Project Analyst role to work in our San Antonio, TX office. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience assisting the Integrated Defensive Cyber System mission. The ideal candidate will have experience integrating multiple project deliverables and standardizing delivery of multiple capabilities. This position is located near Lackland Air Force Base; all work is onsite. 

Primary Tasks:

• Provide analytical support for Earned Value Management (EVM) metrics during proposal and execution phases.
• Help identify execution risks and issues related to staffing, suppliers, schedule performance, and cost-plus program execution.
• Partner with Leidos finance on forecasting, planning, and variance analysis in support of commitments
• Support management and oversight of program-related charge numbers and program costs including workflow initiation, tracking, and compliance.
• Assist with tracking and reporting of business funds and other operational budgets.
• Ensure personnel rosters are accurate and up to date according to business functions and time-charging.
• Provide data-driven insights to support leadership decision-making on resource allocation and execution priorities

Basic Qualifications

• Requires 8 – 12 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6 – 10 years of prior relevant experience.  Additional years of experience will be accepted in lieu of a degree.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, PowerBI, with experience creating executive-level operational reports and briefings.
• Working knowledge of program execution processes, financial forecasting, and operational metrics.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with senior leaders.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work “in the weeds” with data
• U.S. Citizen
• Current/active DoD Secret Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with enterprise reporting tools or financial dashboards
• Exposure to scheduling, program execution, or operational performance tracking
   

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.

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Pay Range:

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 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.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

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Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.