Technical Deputy Project Manager

SAIC•Pearl City, HI

4d•Onsite

About The Position

SAIC is seeking a Technical Deputy Project Manager in Pearl City, Hawaii, to support the Regional Synthetic Training Environment (RSTE) under the Regional Joint Training Infrastructure Integrated Project Team for USPACOM at the Pacific Warfighting Center. The role functions as the RSTE Project Manager, supporting the RSTE IPT Lead by leading planning, coordination, and execution of RSTE delivery across Product Teams. The position supports day-to-day execution across cross-functional Product Teams and coordinates with government, contractor, partner, military, and civilian stakeholders. It develops and manages schedules, resources, planning artifacts, work packages, and milestone tracking; monitors progress, risks, and dependencies; and supports project governance, change control, status reporting, and the IPT battle rhythm. The role also coordinates with compliance and cybersecurity stakeholders to keep RMF/ATO-C status, residual risks, and dependencies visible, and ensures compliance with applicable regulations, policies, and procedures.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 10 or more years of relevant experience, or four additional years of experience in lieu of a degree.
Proven experience as a Project Manager, preferably in a military or defense environment.
Experience translating complex operational and technical requirements into clear project plans, priorities, and actionable guidance.
Demonstrated experience leading or coordinating cross-functional teams and managing subcontractors or partner organizations, including performance management, conflict resolution, and stakeholder engagement.
Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop junior team members and foster accountability, continuous improvement, and mission focus.
Familiarity with Agile or Product Team constructs and modern project management tools and methodologies.
Ability to work independently and within a diverse team.
Ability to obtain a passport and willingness to travel up to 25%.
Active Secret security clearance, with ability to obtain a Top Secret/SCI clearance.
Must be a current U.S. citizen.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with USINDOPACOM's mission and operations.
Cloud computing experience, such as Azure Government, Microsoft 365 Government, hybrid cloud, or equivalent DoD cloud environments.
RMF experience, including NIST SP 800-53, ATO/ATO-C packages, continuous monitoring, or collaboration with ISSM/ISSE/3PAO.
Exposure to Zero Trust, identity/ICAM, or mission partner environment (MPE) concepts.
Experience supporting Design Reviews, steering groups, or Agile release planning in a DoD IPT.
Understanding of multi-domain training, LVC, or synthetic training infrastructure.
Prior work with USPACOM J7/J76, Pacific Warfighting Center, or theater training organizations.

Responsibilities

Support the RSTE IPT Lead in day-to-day direction of RSTE execution across cross-functional Product Teams, coordinating tasking, prioritization, and performance feedback input for a matrixed team of 10 or more personnel.
Provide day-to-day project coordination, mentorship support, and team facilitation aligned with SAIC values and customer mission needs.
Establish and help enforce project governance processes, including decision authorities, issue escalation paths, and change-control intake, consistent with the RJTI IPT Charter.
Assist the IPT Lead in planning, coordinating, and executing RSTE capabilities that enable multi-domain training, mission rehearsal, and experimentation in support of USPACOM objectives.
Develop and manage project schedules, resource tracking, and integrated planning artifacts under IPT Lead direction, including GitLab project plan content and milestone tracking for MVP/Threshold, IOC, and FOC deliveries.
Decompose RSTE scope into manageable work packages aligned to Product Team backlogs and Design Review outcomes.
Organize and coordinate project work with government, contractor, and partner personnel.
Coordinate with military and civilian personnel, Product Teams, and mission partners to ensure synchronized program execution.
Monitor project progress, identify risks and dependencies, and implement or recommend mitigation strategies; maintain risk-register visibility for IPT Lead and ESG review.
Prepare and present regular status reports and briefings to the IPT Lead, senior leadership, and stakeholders.
Support the IPT battle rhythm through meeting logistics, agendas, action-item tracking, decision logs, and archival of minutes and guidance under IPT Lead approval.
Assist with change-control packaging so yellow/red items involving scope, cost, ATO boundary, or architecture are ready for IPT Lead or Government/ESG adjudication per the IPT Charter.
Coordinate with Compliance & Authorization and cybersecurity stakeholders to keep RMF/ATO-C status, residual risk, and related dependencies visible to leadership.
Ensure compliance with applicable regulations, policies, and procedures.
Maintain a flexible demeanor and support other duties as needed.