Deputy Program Manager

General Dynamics IT; College Park (MD); Hybrid; USD 121,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Internal mobility support

Competitive benefits

401K with company match

Job summary

General Dynamics IT seeks a Deputy Program Manager to lead FDA-focused scientific computing operations, coordinating HPC, storage, and cloud services. You’ll oversee performance reporting, risk tracking, and stakeholder communications, ensuring researchers have reliable access to computing resources and applications.

Hybrid work model with on-site days in College Park, MD, and Gaithersburg, MD. The role requires 10–12+ years in scientific computing or similar, strong cross-disciplinary

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, Scientific Computing, or related field.
• 10-12+ years of experience in scientific computing, HPC operations, or complex technical environments.
• Strong experience coordinating operations across multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience with High-Performance Computing (HPC).
• Experience with performance reporting, incident/problem management, dashboards, and operational metrics.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate day‑to‑day scientific computing operations across HPC, storage, cloud services, and applications.
• Track availability, performance, capacity, incident trends, and operational risks; produce dashboards and reports.
• Ensure FDA stakeholders receive responsive, mission‑aligned support across Tier 2 and Tier 3 services.
• Identify recurring issues and work with leads to remove blockers.
• Integrate activities across infrastructure engineering, HPC, cloud, cybersecurity, AI/ML environments.
• Support readiness for new scientific applications, datasets, instruments, and workloads.
• Maintain documentation and quality standards required by FDA.
• Contribute to program planning, scheduling, risk tracking, and stakeholder communications.

Skills

Agile Scrum

Customer Engagement

Deliverables Management

Team Management

Education

BSc in CS/Engineering/IT

Tools

HPC

Linux

Nutanix

Cloud platforms

AI/ML workloads

Job description

Type of Requisition: Pipeline

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Public Trust/Other Required: MBI Full 5C (T3)

Job Family: Program Delivery and Execution

Job Qualifications: Skills: Agile Scrum Development, Customer Engagement, Deliverables Management, Team Management Certifications: None Experience: 10 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required: No

Job Description: Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Deputy Program Manager supporting FDA activities. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects, build your skills, and grow a rewarding career.

PLEASE NOTE: This position is contingent upon contract award, expected to start in January 2027. Work visa sponsorship will NOT be provided for this position.

The Deputy Program Manager serves as the operational leader coordinating day‑to‑day scientific computing services that support Food and Drug Administration (FDA) research, laboratory work, and mission‑critical scientific workloads. This role integrates technical team activities, manages performance reporting, tracks operational health, and ensures scientific stakeholders have reliable access to the computing, storage, and applications they need. The Deputy PM is a critical link between technical teams, the Program Manager, and FDA operational stakeholders.

Coordinate daily scientific computing operations across HPC, storage, scientific workstations, cloud services, scientific applications, and specialized laboratory systems. Track availability, performance, capacity, incident trends, and operational risks; produce actionable reporting and dashboards. Ensure FDA scientific users receive responsive, mission‑aligned support across Tier 2 and Tier 3 technical services. Identify recurring issues impacting scientific productivity and work with technical leads to remove blockers. Integrate activities across infrastructure engineering, HPC operations, cloud, cybersecurity, scientific endpoint support, and AI/ML environments. Support readiness for new scientific applications, datasets, instruments, and computational workloads. Maintain documentation, operational processes, and quality standards required by FDA. Contribute to operational components of program planning, schedule management, risk tracking, and stakeholder communications.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED - REQUIRED:

• Clearance: Ability to obtain a Public Trust
• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, Scientific Computing, or related field.
• Year's Experience: 10-12+ years of experience in scientific computing, HPC operations, or complex technical environments.
• Technical Skills: Strong experience coordinating operations across multidisciplinary technical teams.
• Must have experience with High-Performance Computing (HPC).
• Experience with performance reporting, incident/problem management, dashboards, and operational metrics.
• Ability to communicate effectively with scientists, engineers, and government stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize work based on mission impact and risk.

Location : HYBRID - Employee must be willing to report onsite in College Park, MD (primary office) or Gaithersburg, MD several days a week.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Citizenship: US Citizen
• Certification: PMP, PgMP, ITIL or CSM
• Technical Skills: Experience supporting federal scientific, research, laboratory, or public health environments.
• Familiarity with Linux, Nutanix, cloud platforms, AI/ML workloads, or scientific software ecosystems.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY :

Explore a career in program management at GDIT and you'll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your passion for the mission and delivering results.

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The likely salary range for this position is $121,072 - $163,804. 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: 50-75%

T elecommuting Options: Hybrid

Work Location: USA MD College Park - Customer Proprietary (MDC016)

Additional Work Locations: USA MD Gaithersburg - 9801 Washingtonian Blvd Suite 200 (MDS073)

Total Rewards at GDIT: Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings A