Executive Assistant
Leidos
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Reston, VA · Posted November 10, 2026
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About the job
Join Leidos’ Growth organization as an Executive Assistant in support to the Sr. Vice President of Capture Operations & Excellence (CO&E). Based at our headquarters in Reston, VA, you’ll play a vital role in keeping priorities on track, anticipating needs, and enabling leadership to focus on what matters most, winning and growing our business. CO&E is a fun, fast-paced environment where we operate as team.
You’ll bring initiative, organization, and attention to detail to a broad range of executive and administrative support responsibilities, including:
Managing scheduling, preparing research and correspondence, coordinating meeting logistics, preparing expense reports, and coordinating travel
Prioritize and carry out special projects and complex assignments as needed, exercising frequent independent judgment, initiative, and tact
Manage multiple and competing requirements with efficiency, attention to prioritization, detail orientation, and execution
Regularly interact with senior management and executive levels on matters concerning several groups, functional areas, line organizations, customers, and other outside entities
This is a highly visible position in a fast-paced environment that demands a high degree of professionalism, sense of urgency, pro-active spirit, polish, and diplomacy.
Required Education, Skills, and Experience:
Requires 3+ years of administrative support experience of an increasingly responsible nature at a senior level.
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration in a related field preferred; four additional years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
Must possess an upbeat, positive, outgoing and personable demeanor with an ability to interact and work well across the organization, including the corporate office.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, sound decision-making and prioritization ability, and attention to detail are critical.
Must have excellent calendar management skills including the ability to coordinate complex meetings. Must have a mastery of Microsoft Outlook. Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint is required.
Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment on multiple projects simultaneously with a commitment to completion of projects on a timely basis.
Must have strong problem-solving skills, a proactive mindset, and an ability to diagnose and resolve complex issues.
Must be able to provide in person support 4-5 days/week.
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.
Original Posting: November 10, 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 $57,850.00 - $104,575.00
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.