Systems Integration Lead (Local Development Centre)

Leidos is seeking an experienced Systems Integration Lead to support the Local Development Centre (LDC) in Singapore. This role provides technical leadership for system integration, interfaces, APIs, data exchange, and end-to-end solution integration while working closely with customer engineers in a co-development and capability-building environment.

The successful candidate will establish integration standards, lead interface and interoperability activities, support deployment of integrated solutions, and contribute to long-term engineering capability development through mentoring, knowledge transfer, and hands‑on collaboration.

Leidos is a global technology company delivering innovative solutions across aviation, transportation, defense, government, and critical infrastructure domains. In Singapore, Leidos partners with customers, industry, and research organizations to solve complex operational challenges through advanced engineering and digital transformation.

Joining us will allow you to:

• Lead integration activities for complex software and platform solutions.

• Influence interface design, interoperability, and system integration practices.

• Mentor engineers and develop long-term customer capability.

• Work closely with customers in a collaborative development environment.

• Collaborate with engineering teams across Singapore and the United States.

Systems Integration Lead Responsibilities

• Lead integration design, implementation, testing, and deployment activities.

• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to systems integration engineers within the LDC.
• Establish integration standards, interface management processes, and engineering best practices.
• Drive co-development activities with customer engineers, providing guidance, coaching, and technical oversight. Support knowledge-transfer activities, technical training, workshops, and on‑the‑job training programs.
• Lead interface definition, API integration, external system connectivity, and data exchange activities.
• Coordinate integration activities across software, infrastructure, DevSecOps, test, cybersecurity, and reliability engineering teams.
• Support interoperability testing, integration validation, defect resolution, and deployment readiness activities.
• Participate in architecture reviews, technical planning, risk assessments, and delivery activities.
• Ensure integrated solutions meet security, performance, reliability, and operational requirements.
• Champion modern integration practices, automation, and engineering approaches to improve delivery efficiency and solution quality.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 7+ years of experience in systems integration, software engineering, enterprise platforms, or related disciplines.
• Experience leading integration teams on complex technology programs.
• Strong understanding of APIs, distributed systems, system interfaces, data exchange, and integration testing practices.
• Experience supporting system deployment, interoperability, and operational integration activities.
• Experience working in Agile delivery environments and cross-functional engineering teams.
• Experience mentoring engineers and supporting technical capability development.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work effectively in customer‑facing and cross‑functional environments.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Experience leading co‑development teams involving customers, partners, or contractor personnel.
• Experience with API gateways, middleware platforms, messaging technologies, and service‑oriented architectures.
• Experience leveraging AI‑assisted engineering tools to improve engineering productivity and solution quality.
• Experience using Agile planning and collaboration platforms such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Rally, Confluence, GitLab, or similar tools.
• Scrum Master (CSM, PSM) or other Agile‑related certifications are desirable.
• Experience working in regulated, mission‑critical, safety‑critical, or highly available operational environments.
• Aviation, transportation, defense, government, or critical infrastructure domain experience is desirable.
• Proficiency in English and one or more regional languages is desirable.

Candidates with existing authorization to work in Singapore.