Deputy Program Manager

Society of Defense Financial Management; California (MD); On-site; USD 108,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Deputy Program Manager (Top Secret) to support the TMPC programs in California, MD. You will work with the Program Manager to direct day-to-day operations, focusing on staffing, metrics, and execution across multiple locations.

The role requires strong leadership, excellent communication, and the ability to manage risk within a dynamic defense program. You will coordinate staffing plans, support monthly reporting, and provide technical leadership while engaging with customers

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required with 7+ years of program management experience.
• 5+ years supervisory/leadership experience in a technical systems engineering environment.
• Active Top Secret clearance with ability to obtain/maintain TS/SCI.
• Strong analytics, presentation and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communications.

Responsibilities

• Direct and tactically execute day-to-day operations of the TMPC program alongside the Program Manager.
• Develop and manage staffing plan weekly and monthly; adapt to customer direction and staffing changes.
• Support monthly reporting processes (Fusion updates for MR and IPR).
• Provide technical leadership for program efforts per customer priorities.
• Lead subordinate managers; build a high-performance, ethical organization; drive staff development.
• Organize and implement a monthly metrics collection and reporting plan.

Skills

Program management

Staff management

Systems engineering

Verbal & written communication

Risk management

Leadership

TS/SCI clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree

PMP Certification

Job description

Description

Deputy Program Manager

Location: California, MD

Clearance: Top Secret

The Decision Advantage Business Area within Defense at Leidoshas an opening for a Top Secret cleared Deputy Program Manager to support the TMPC programs in California, MD.

The Deputy Program Manager will be responsible for working alongside the Program Manager to direct and tactically execute the day to day operations of the evolving TMPC program. The primary responsibilities of the Deputy Program Manager will be the following:

• Focused and synchronized efforts to manage and ensure program wide staffing is meeting program needs, and continue to manage staffing fluctuations.
• Ownership and execution of the program staffing plan (Weekly and Monthly). Coordinate and ensure plan is updated weekly to adhere for change in tasking technical direction from the customer as well as staffing changes.
• Support corporate Leidos processes for monthly reporting (Fusion updates for MR and IPR).
• Coordinate with the Program Manager to lead and provide technical leadership for various program efforts as deemed necessary by customer priorities.
• Overall, provide support to program manager, and support ad-hoc projects and proposal efforts as necessary.
• Direct subordinate managers and teams; maintain a professional, performance‑oriented organization; demonstrate highly ethical performance and behavior that is conducive to professional growth, employee engagement, and continuous staff development.
• Organize/lead metrics gathering program wide and define and implement a monthly metrics collection and reporting plan.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree and 7+ years of program management experience, including 5+ years of successful supervisory or leadership experience in a technical systems engineering environment. 2+ years of systems engineering experience.
• Active and current Top Secret with ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage diverse workforce at multiple locations.
• Strong track record of organizational leadership and business management, including strong analytical, presentation, and problem‑solving skills.
• Possess outstanding verbal and written communications skills.
• Ability to gain internal support and consensus; ability to operate independently using solid judgment and without extensive supervision or feedback.
• Well‑developed reasoning and problem‑solving skills, including a demonstrated ability to manage risk.
• Ability to establish an effective working relationship with customers, technical staff, managers and peers; ability to motivate employees and ensure engagement.
• Ability to partner with support personnel to include project control, finance, contracts, subcontracts, HR, recruiting, and business development personnel
• Experience managing a diverse staff of engineering professionals.
• Experience with recruiting and establishing staffing needs for a multi‑year program.
• PMP Certification.

Desired Requirements:

• Experience with the Tomahawk Weapon System
• Requirements Engineering and Model Based Systems Engineering Experience
• Agile team management
• Experience with national security organizations is highly desired.

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Original Posting:

August 27, 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 $107,900.00 - $195,050.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and 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 $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

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