Technical Deputy Project Manager

Leidos•Chantilly, VA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Leidos is actively hiring for a Technical Deputy Project Manager to join our team in Chantilly, VA. The Technical Deputy PM fosters the information and communications advantage by planning, coordinating, and managing the actions taken by the program team to initiate and execute the government contract of significant complexity and value. The Technical Deputy PM provides support for the overall management, technical, and administrative oversight of the program, serving as a critical liaison between Leidos and the Government's Program Management Office (GPMO) on all matters. The position will require proven expertise translating technical ICAM concepts—such as identity lifecycle management, access control, authentication, authorization, & zero trust principles—into clear, mission-focused future capability aligned to NGA operational objectives maintaining relevance in DoD and IC spaces while accelerating competitive posture. This position will also work with the rest of the technical leadership team to help drive program technical execution, innovation and modernization. This position is responsible for supporting the management of cost, schedule, quality, and risk to ensure contract requirements are successfully met. Additionally, the role involves providing financial reporting, collecting and analyzing project metrics, and preparing for and participating in both informal and formal reviews. Leidos is seeking a Technical Deputy Program Manager for a large Defense Intelligence program chartered to ensure only authorized, authenticated users can access mission-critical applications chartered to manage an experienced identity, credential, and access management (ICAM) service team. Our customer provides strategic intelligence, warfighter support, indications and warning, safety of navigation, foundation data, humanitarian and disaster relief, special event planning, and homeland defense. We are seeking a servant leader who has the interpersonal communication skills and technical depth necessary to inspire, lead, direct, and manage this complex program, while interfacing and building relationships with senior customer leaders.

Requirements

Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) or Project Management Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with minimum of 6 years of prior relevant experience
Minimum of 4 years of experience leading multidisciplinary teams and coordinating across government, contractor, and mission partners to deliver ICAM capabilities on schedule and within scope.
A minimum of 7-10 years Project Management experience managing complex (multi-disciplined) efforts
Minimum two (2) years ICAM program management experience
Agile methodology program management experience
Demonstrated success in delivering functional code to the government’s satisfaction utilizing agile design and development techniques.
Demonstrated performance in delivering alpha and beta quality code to the government in time frames less than one month, and production quality code in three-month time frames.
Demonstrated subject-matter expertise in Zero Trust ICAM solutions design and architecture
Strong interpersonal skills and proven track record of leading technical teams, conveying technical solutions to technical and non-technical audiences
Must have an active TS/SCI with ability to obtain a CI polygraph level.

Nice To Haves

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
Superior attention to detail & high quality organizational, communication, and leadership skills.
Expertise in software and mission IT systems design, related architecture(s), and best practices.

Responsibilities

Planning, coordinating, and managing program team actions to initiate and execute government contracts.
Providing overall management, technical, and administrative oversight of the program.
Serving as a critical liaison between Leidos and the Government's Program Management Office (GPMO).
Translating technical ICAM concepts into mission-focused future capabilities aligned to NGA operational objectives.
Driving program technical execution, innovation, and modernization with the technical leadership team.
Supporting the management of cost, schedule, quality, and risk to ensure contract requirements are met.
Providing financial reporting.
Collecting and analyzing project metrics.
Preparing for and participating in informal and formal reviews.
Inspiring, leading, directing, and managing a complex program.
Interfacing and building relationships with senior customer leaders.