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Leidos: jobs, salaries and hiring

Aerospace & DefenseExplore: Aerospace & Defense · Engineering jobsLeidos has 1,070 open professional roles, most in engineering; 1,796 opened in the last 90 days. Posted pay, where it hires and how to apply.

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  • 1,070

    open professional roles

  • 1,796

    opened in the last 90 days

    1,801 in the last 12 months

  • 5%

    of roles are remote

  • 39

    states hiring

    Virginia, Maryland, California, Alabama, Illinois, Missouri

What it hires for: Engineering (1,024), Operations (168), Legal (112), Data & Analytics (107), Product (23). By level: early career (460), senior ic (439), mid level (435), director (242), manager (162).

Where: Huntsville, AL (122), Bethesda, MD (67), Reston, VA (61), 6314 Remote/Teleworker US (53), Arlington, VA (42), Chantilly, VA (38).

Leidos hiring at a glance

  • We have tracked Leidos's career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 2,036 professional roles in that time.
  • 341 of Leidos's 1,311 open roles (26%) are entry-level or early-career; 7 of them say people without experience are welcome and 1 describe structured training.
  • 88 open roles (7%) ask for a specific AI skill; tools named include Claude, Power Automate, TensorFlow, Databricks.
  • Of the 136 open roles that state where the work happens, 100 remote, 16 hybrid, 20 on-site.
  • Among open roles, 511 require a security clearance.
  • 52% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 16% for Aerospace & Defense employers.
  • 328 roles were posted in the last 7 days; the median open role was posted 17 days ago.
  • By open professional roles, Leidos ranks #8 of 201 Aerospace & Defense employers we track.

What Leidos asks for

Skills named most often in open roles

  • agile 194
  • python 175
  • aws 146
  • ci/cd 116
  • jira 102
  • project management 100
  • devops 96
  • linux 93
  • java 90
  • logistics 86

AI tools named: Claude (18), Power Automate (7), TensorFlow (7), Databricks (6), PyTorch (6), UiPath (6). AI certifications named: Generic 'AI/ML certification' (3), AWS ML Specialty / ML Engineer Associate (2), AWS Certified AI Practitioner (1), 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

Leidos against the median Aerospace & Defense employer we track (201 employers)
MeasureLeidosMedian employer
Open professional roles1,31151
Roles that post a salary range52%16%
Roles that are remote5%0%

Median across 201 Aerospace & Defense employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.

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What Leidos pays

Across 931 postings with a posted range, pay is in line with the market range for the same roles. 52% of its roles post a salary range.

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Common questions

Is Leidos hiring?
Leidos has 1,070 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 1,796 opened in the last 90 days and 1,801 in the last 12 months. The most common function is engineering.
How well does Leidos pay?
Across 931 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. 341 of Leidos's 1,311 open roles (26%) 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 136 open roles that state where the work happens, 100 remote, 16 hybrid, 20 on-site.
What skills does Leidos ask for?
Across its open roles the skills named most often are agile (194), python (175), aws (146), ci/cd (116), jira (102), project management (100).

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