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Executive Assistant
Leidos · Reston, Virginia, United States
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In short
The Executive Assistant will provide high-level administrative support to the Sr. Vice President of Capture Operations & Excellence, including managing schedules, travel, and correspondence. They will also coordinate complex meetings, handle special projects, and interact with senior management across the organization.
What they're looking for
MUST-HAVE SKILLS
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Candidates must have at least 3 years of senior-level administrative experience and proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite. A bachelor's degree is preferred, and the role requires the ability to work on-site 4-5 days per week.
About the employer
Leidos
An industry & technology leader serving government & commercial customers with smarter, more efficient innovations
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government & 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 $17.2 billion for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026.
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Leidos was cited for the meaningful work employees perform that is challenging, impactful, and aligned with our customers’ missions as reasons professionals want to work and stay at our company. Leidos has also been named to lists including Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity, Forbes’ America’s Best Employers for Women, Military Times Best for Vets Employers, and Ethisphere Institute’s World's Most Ethical Companies®. Employees enjoy career enrichment opportunities available through mobility and development and experience rewarding relationships with supportive supervisors and talented colleagues and customers. Employees appreciate our flexible work environment, allowing for and encouraging a true work-life balance. Our professionals are also excited about our Employee Resource Groups, like the Collaborative Outreach with Remote and Embedded Employees (CORE), which strives to create an environment where every employee, regardless of location, feels fully engaged as a valued employee of Leidos. Your most important work is ahead, visit careers.leidos.com for our latest opportunities.
- INDUSTRY
- Defense and Space Manufacturing
- COMPANY
- Public Company
- FOUNDED
- 1969
- HEADQUARTERS
- Reston, Virginia
- SIZE
- 10,001+
- OFFICES
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Questions about this role
- Is this Leidos role remote?
- Tagged hybrid · 5 days in office.
- What does it pay?
- The posting lists $57,850–$104,575 a year.
- Does it sponsor visas?
- Listed as no visa sponsorship.
- What experience does it ask for?
- Listed as 2-5 years.
The posting, in full
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.
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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.
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