Deputy Program Manager / Operations Lead - TS/SCI with Polygraph

General Dynamics Information TechnologyChantilly, VA
Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

  • 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
  • Risk management
  • 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

Nice To Haves

  • 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

Responsibilities

  • 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.
  • 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.)
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Monitor key performance indicators and service levels for task orders.
  • Identify underperformance or risk areas early and coordinate corrective actions.
  • 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.e., ROMs, ECPs, modifications) by coordinating technical and cost inputs.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Benefits

  • Variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts
  • Dental plan options
  • Vision plan
  • 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
  • Full flex work weeks where possible
  • Variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time
  • Holidays
  • Paid parental leave
  • Military leave
  • Bereavement leave
  • Jury duty leave
  • Short and long-term disability benefits
  • Life insurance
  • Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
  • Personal accident insurance
  • Critical illness insurance
  • Business travel and accident insurance
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