Deputy Program Manager
About The Position
Peraton’s Defense Intelligence Solutions (DIS) sector is seeking a mission‑driven Deputy Program Manager (DPM) to join our high‑impact SITE III Joint Intelligence Operations Center (JIOC) Community of Interest team. This is a unique opportunity to help lead a critical intelligence technology portfolio that directly supports analysts, operators, and collection managers across Combatant Commands and the Intelligence Community. The JIOC program develops, maintains, and enhances a suite of mission applications focused on Collection Management, Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (ISR), and intelligence operations. Our work ensures these tools remain robust, modern, and aligned with evolving mission needs—eliminating capability overlaps, improving performance, and driving future innovation.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in an area relevant to the position with 12+ years of relevant experience; an additional 4 years of relevant experience maybe considered in lieu of a degree.
- 12+ years of experience in functional requirements, collections management, technical leadership, software engineering, or program/project management roles.
- At least 4 years experience in a management capacity
- Active TS/SCI or SCI eligibility and active polygraph or ability to obtain a polygraph
- Experience with and understanding of software engineering lifecycle.
- Extensive experience with intelligence collection management, including current JIOC applications
- Ability to coordinate collections management and technical tasks with customers.
- Detail-oriented, with excellent verbal and written communications skills.
- Strong Interpersonal skills and customer engagement
- Full-time work in a SCIF
Nice To Haves
- Experience managing program cost and funding
- Experience planning, scheduling and tracking software development
- Experience in risk management and process improvement
- Familiar with PowerPoint, Excel and MS Project
- Experience with software development programs using Agile and/or SAFe
- PMPSecurity+ Certified Scrum Master
Responsibilities
- Oversee software development and O&M activities, ensuring teams are aligned, informed, and consistently delivering high‑quality capabilities.
- Coordinate across multiple technical leads to assess progress, manage timelines, and take proactive action to remove obstacles and keep the mission on track.
- Serve as the program’s lead Subject Matter Expert—providing expert guidance to government partners, technical teams, and functional users.
- Manage and mentor the JIOC SME team, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and mission focus.
- Lead one or more smaller O&M projects, including full responsibility for resource planning, interviewing/hiring, team leadership, and customer engagement.
- Brief customer stakeholders, participate in real‑time technical and functional discussions, and represent the program as a trusted partner.
- Act as the designated backup to the Program Manager—supporting functional, technical, financial, and contractual conversations and helping ensure deliverables are complete, accurate, and submitted on time.
- Contribute to long‑range planning and help shape future JIOC capabilities as mission needs evolve.
Benefits
- heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents
- 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap
- eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
