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From the employer's careers site First seen 28 Oct 2026

Deputy Program Manager

Leidos California, MD senior full-time

Salary

$107,900 - $195,050 per year

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Description

The Decision Advantage Business Area within Defense at Leidos has an opening for a Top Secret cleared Deputy Program Manager to support the TMPC programs in California, MD.

The Deputy Program Manager will work alongside the Program Manager to direct and tactically execute the day-to-day operations of the evolving TMPC program. Key responsibilities include:

  • Managing and ensuring program-wide staffing meets program needs and handling staffing fluctuations
  • Executing the program staffing plan, updating it weekly to reflect changes in tasking technical direction from the customer and staffing changes
  • Supporting corporate Leidos processes for monthly reporting
  • Providing technical leadership for various program efforts as needed
  • Supporting the program manager and ad-hoc projects and proposal efforts as necessary
  • Directing subordinate managers and teams to maintain a professional, performance-oriented organization
  • Organizing and leading metrics gathering program-wide and implementing a monthly metrics collection and reporting plan

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree and 7+ years of program management experience, including 5+ years of successful supervisory or leadership experience in a technical systems engineering environment
  • 2+ years of systems engineering experience
  • Active and current Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI
  • Demonstrated ability to lead and manage a diverse workforce at multiple locations
  • Strong track record of organizational leadership and business management
  • Outstanding verbal and written communications skills
  • Ability to gain internal support and consensus, operate independently, and make solid judgments
  • Well-developed reasoning and problem-solving skills, including managing risk
  • Experience managing a diverse staff of engineering professionals and recruiting for a multi-year program
  • PMP Certification

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with the Tomahawk Weapon System
  • Requirements Engineering and Model-Based Systems Engineering experience
  • Agile team management
  • Experience with national security organizations

The pay range for this position is $107,900.00 - $195,050.00.

Skills

Nice to have

  • Tomahawk Weapon System
  • Requirements Engineering
  • Model-Based Systems Engineering
  • Agile Team Management
  • National Security Organizations

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