Leidos

Leidos is a Fortune 500 company that applies science and technology to deliver digital and mission innovations for government and commercial customers, addressing national security and health challenges. The company employs 47,000 people worldwide, with its principal presence in the United States. Its work spans science and technology, digital innovation, mission innovation, national security technology and health technology.

The firm was founded in 1969 by the scientist J. Robert Beyster, Ph.D. as Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC). Over decades of growth and transformation, SAIC became Leidos. The company's stated heritage rests on employees applying scientific expertise to difficult public-sector problems, and on an approach to employee ownership that was innovative at the time of its founding.

Leidos describes its offering as smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovation solutions serving government and commercial customers. Its industry verticals include national security, health, government and commercial markets, and its geographic presence is worldwide.

Internal signals emphasise technical excellence and the use of cutting-edge science and technology to solve critical problems. Candidates with backgrounds in science, engineering and technology applied to national security or health are the closest fit for the company's stated domains.