Remote Deputy Program Manager, Federal IT & Analytics

Leidos; United States; Remote; USD 116,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Income Protection

Paid Leave and Retirement

Job summary

Leidos is seeking an experienced Deputy Program Manager (DPM) for the VA ATLAS program. This role leads day-to-day delivery across assigned PWS workstreams, aligning with a Program Manager and coordinating with VA stakeholders, product owners, and subcontractors.

Remote work within the continental United States is allowed, with Washington DC area candidates preferred for collaboration in Eastern Time and occasional travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; 12+ years of relevant experience preferred.
• Experience leading or supervising teams or complex projects (4+ years).
• Experience managing delivery of complex enterprise IT, cloud, data, analytics, or software programs with multiple intertwined workstreams.
• Ability to coordinate subcontractor or partner teams and manage schedules, budgets, and risks.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily execution across PWS workstreams against an integrated backlog and schedule.
• Serve as backup to Program Manager during absence within delegated authority.
• Translate VA priorities into actionable work plans, milestones, staffing, and delivery forecasts.
• Manage staffing readiness, recruiting needs, and onboarding for assigned workstreams.
• Monitor budgets, labor mix, subcontractor expenditures, and forecast performance; recommend corrective actions.
• Maintain risk, issue, dependency, decision, and action logs and ensure deliverable quality and timely reporting.
• Coordinate with VA stakeholders, product owners, technical leads, security, and subcontractors to resolve priorities and handoffs.
• Support transition-in and steady-state operations, including knowledge transfer and process improvements.
• Provide management escalation support for urgent incidents when required.

Skills

Program management

Agile delivery

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Cross-functional leadership

Budget management

Subcontractor coordination

Data/analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Azure

DevSecOps

ServiceNow

AI/ML enablement

Job description

Leidos is seeking an experienced Deputy Program Manager (DPM) for the VA ATLAS program. This role leads day-to-day delivery across assigned PWS workstreams, aligning with a Program Manager and coordinating with VA stakeholders, product owners, and subcontractors.

Remote work within the continental United States is allowed, with Washington DC area candidates preferred for collaboration in Eastern Time and occasional travel.