Deputy Program Manager

This is CNY; Maryland; On-site; USD 134,000 - 241,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

401(k)

Life insurance

Flexible work schedules

Holidays

Job summary

Parsons is seeking a Deputy Program Manager to lead a cybersecurity-focused team supporting critical US systems. You will assist the Program Manager, coordinate multiple support areas, and ensure mission success under stringent government requirements.

Ideal candidates have 15+ years in PMO roles, a PMP certification, and a TS/SCI w/polygraph clearance, with strong leadership and communication skills to drive program performance and staffing across diverse teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Intelligence, Management, Business or related field.
• Current Program Management/Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.
• Fifteen plus (15+) years’ experience in PMO or government contract execution.
• Experience leading high-performance technical teams.
• Strong verbal and written communications skills.
• Experience supporting government proposal efforts.
• U.S. Citizenship with Active TS SCI w/polygraph clearance.

Responsibilities

• Support Program Manager in day-to-day operations ensuring schedules, deliverables, and performance standards are met.
• Coordinate Contract Management, Subcontract Management, Finance, and Security functions.
• Collaborate with government customers to ensure alignment with requirements.
• Assist with staffing: writing requisitions, posting, and interfacing with recruiters.
• Participate in candidate interviews and onboarding activities.
• Mitigate program risks and ensure timely solutions for mission success.
• Support preparation of program financial outputs and program reports.

Skills

PMP Certification

Leadership of technical teams

Proposal support experience

Strong verbal and written communic

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Intelligence, Management, Business or related field

Job description

In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine Next! At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Unleash your talent and redefine what’s possible.

Job Description:

Parsons is looking for a Deputy Program Manager (DPM) to join our team. In this role you will support leading a highly skilled cybersecurity workforce focused on defending evolving and emerging threats to critical U.S. systems with the common goal to prevent and eradicate those threats. This includes management of a team of software/systems/test engineers, data scientists, and cyber threat analysts. This is a high impact role in a deadline-driven, demanding mission space.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Support Program Manager (PM) in day-to-day program operations ensuring production schedules, mission deliverables, and performance standards are consistently met.
• Work with PM in the coordination of program functional support areas including Contract Management, Subcontract Management, Finance, and Security.
• Collaborate with mission customers including leadership and technical points of contact to ensure transparency and alignment of program execution with government requirements.
• Support program staffing requirements including writing job requisitions, posting requisitions via internal and external facing tools, and interfacing with corporate recruiters and subcontractor staffing partners.
• Join interviews with potential candidates ensuring proper feedback loop.
• Implement actions to coordinate next steps to add candidates to the program team and support all onboarding activities.
• Support mitigation of program risks to ensure timely and accurate solutions that support mission success.
• Review contract modifications and support the preparation of program financial outputs including labor burn assessments and delivery of estimates to customer.
• Provide input and/or provision program reports, briefings, quarterly reviews, performance assessments to both internal corporate senior leadership and customer/contracts leadership.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Intelligence, Management, Business or related field.
• Current Program Management/Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.
• Fifteen plus (15+) years’ experience working as part of a Program Management Office (PMO) or supporting execution of a government contract.
• Background leading high performance technical teams.
• Strong verbal and written communications skills.
• Experience supporting government proposal efforts.
• Background in defensive cybersecurity mission space is helpful but not required.
• U.S. Citizenship Active TS SCI w/polygraph security clearance.

Security Clearance Requirement:

An active Top Secret SCI w/Polygraph security clearance is required for this position. This position is part of our Federal Solutions team. The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.

Salary Range:

$134,100.00 - $241,400.00

Benefits:

• We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—

Founded in 1944, Parsons Corporation, a digitally enabled solutions provider, is focused on creating the future of the defense, intelligence, and critical infrastructure markets. From Earth to outer space, we deliver tomorrow’s solutions today. Equipped with the capabilities required to take on any defense, intelligence, or critical infrastructure challenge, our agile, innovative, and disruptive approach enables us to deliver solutions at the speed of relevance. Our people are our greatest asset. We strive to be an employer of choice that engages employees in the community and creates rewarding career paths to cultivate a resilient workforce that is ready for the future.

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