Deputy Program Manager / Operations Lead

Type of Requisition:

Pipeline

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Program Delivery and Execution

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Agile Methodology, IT Program Management, Scrum Methodology, Technical Risk Management

Certifications:

None

Experience:

7 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

Why GDIT

Are you ready to be a part of an elite team at GDIT, working on a large-scale, pioneering National Intelligence program? This is an incredible opportunity to immerse yourself into an environment that fuses innovation, speed, and security to safeguard our Nation.

At GDIT, you'll thrive in a dynamic and collaborative setting, where your technical skills will be both challenged and expanded. This program offers the chance to engage with cutting-edge technologies and contemporary development practices in support of a vital mission. You'll play a critical role in addressing some of the most intricate security and operational challenges facing Intelligence and Homeland Security today.

Come join us and contribute to a mission that truly matters, while advancing your career alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry. 

What You’ll Achieve

The Operations Lead plays a strategic, high-impact role at the IDIQ level, embedded within the PMO and serving as Deputy Program Manager. You will oversee the operational execution across all task orders. Focus on day-to-day execution, customer delivery, and internal coordination across multiple task orders and product lines. In this role, you will:

• Contract & Task Order Execution

  • Support the program manager in overseeing all awarded task orders under the IDIQ.

  • Help ensure performance against contract requirements (schedule, scope, quality, SLAs/metrics).

  • Track deliverables and milestones, coordinating with task leads and functional teams.

  • Assist or create CDRL documentation (i.e. Risk register, PMR, etc.)

• Customer & Stakeholder Engagement

  • Act as a secondary point of contact for government counterparts when the PM is unavailable or delegates.

  • Participate in regular customer meetings, status reviews, and technical discussions.

  • Gather, clarify, and communicate evolving customer needs across the project team

• Financial & Resource Management (in a support role)

  • Assist with monitoring cost, schedule, and performance at the task order level (e.g., CPI/SPI, labor burn, funding status).

  • Support staffing plans across task orders, including onboarding, backfill planning, and coordination with Talent Acquisition.

  • Help balance prime vs. subcontractor labor to meet program targets for direct labor and profitability, as guided by the PM.

• Performance Management & Delivery Quality

  • Monitor key performance indicators and service levels for task orders.

  • Identify underperformance or risk areas early and coordinate corrective actions.

• Risk, Issue, and Change Management

  • Maintain and contribute to the program risk/issue register for the IDIQ and individual task orders.

  • Help identify and track risks, issues, and dependencies; drive mitigation actions with task leads.

  • Support contract and scope change processes (e.g., ROMs, ECPs, modifications) by coordinating technical and cost inputs.

• Proposal & Growth Support (On-Contract Growth and New TOs)

  • Coordinate proposal activities for new task orders or modifications under the IDIQ (schedules, inputs, reviews).

  • Work with capture, BD, and technical leads to develop compliant, compelling responses.

  • Track pipeline and awarded work under the IDIQ to support growth planning and resourcing.

• Team Coordination & Internal Communication

  • Coordinate across cross-functional teams (technical, operations, finance, HR, security, subcontracts) when necessary.

  • Lead internal status meetings, action tracking, and communication of priorities when delegated by the PM.

  • Help ensure consistent use of standard processes, tools, and reporting formats across task orders.

• Compliance & Governance

  • Help ensure adherence to contract terms, security requirements, and internal GDIT policies.

  • Support audits, reviews, and data calls (e.g., contractual reporting, internal management reviews).

  • Ensure accurate and timely program reporting and documentation.

    • stakeholders

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.

• TS/SCI with Polygraph

• 7+ years of experience in agile software development and/or DevOps,

• Experience in technical management, technical understanding, analyzing information, great communications skills, resource management, problem solving, strategic planning, quality management and risk.

• Skills and Abilities:

  • Agile & Scrum Methodologies

  • Budgeting & Financial Planning

  • Risk Management & Assessment

  • Stakeholder Communication

  • Performance Tracking (KPIs)

  • Project Management Software

  • Process Improvement

  • Problem Thinking & Critical Thinking

  • Collaboration & Teamwork

  • Leadership & Mentorship

  • Adaptability and Flexibility

  • Conflict Resolution & Negotiation

Desired Skills and Experience

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or ability to obtain within 6 months of hire

• Experience with ITIL (i.e. ITIL 4 certification)  and ServiceNow preferred

• Experience with managing FFP completion base contracts

The likely salary range for this position is $214,776 - $290,580. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

None

Telecommuting Options:

Onsite

Work Location:

USA VA Chantilly

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Our Identity Verification Process:

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work:

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