Are you ready to make a difference? Leidos is a Fortune 500 technology, engineering, science solution and services leader working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, civil and health industries.

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Deputy Program manager onsite at Ft Meade MD.  In this role you will lead delivery execution and overall outcomes for Integration Services supporting mission-critical operations across the Defense Information Systems Network. Under this program, Installation Testing and Acceptance (IT&A) activities enable new/revised capabilities that are designed/built/installed by DISA and other sources.

You will operate as a key leader within a high-visibility DISA program helping shape delivery strategy, drive execution, and ensure mission outcomes across a complex global operating environment.

Our customer is the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and acts as the provider of GIG/Defense Information System Network (DISN) services to the Department of War (DoW) and national security organizations.

What You’ll Do

Lead Program Execution

• Drive end-to-end execution across cost, schedule, performance, and risk for a $62-million program
• Ensure delivery at mission pace
• Lead integrated teams across Leidos, subcontractors, and Government stakeholders

Deliver New Capabilities in a Complex Global Network

• Oversee delivery of capabilities spanning global enterprise network systems
• Navigate a multi-stakeholder environment with competing priorities and evolving requirements
• Contribute to product strategy, roadmap execution, and continuous delivery pipelines
• Resolve cross-domain challenges spanning technology, mission, and operations

Drive Accountability & Transparency

• Support program controls across financials, staffing, delivery metrics, and performance outcomes
• Deliver clear, actionable insights through executive reporting (Program Reviews, briefings)
• Identify risks early and drive mitigation to protect mission delivery

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s + 8 years relevant experience OR Master’s + 6 years’ experience
• 4+ years of experience supervising or leading teams or projects.
• Active Secret clearance
• 5+ years of demonstrated experience leading large-scale Federal or DoW programs
• Proven track record delivering network or IT systems
• Experience managing cost-reimbursable programs with full responsibility for cost, schedule, and performance
• Fundamental understanding of network architectures
• Experience leading technical teams to include assigning tasks to contractor personnel, supervising on-going technical efforts, and managing contract performance identified by the customer
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive execution across organizational boundaries
• Microsoft Project familiarity

Preferred Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance
• PMP / PgMP certification
• Experience operating across NIPRNet, SIPRNet
• Working knowledge of IT networks, to include network appliances (e.g., routers, load balancers, domain name servers, firewalls)

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