Description
As a Deputy Program Manager supporting FDA activities at GDIT, you will serve as the operational leader coordinating day-to-day scientific computing services. This role integrates technical team activities, manages performance reporting, tracks operational health, and ensures scientific stakeholders have reliable access to the computing, storage, and applications they need.
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate daily scientific computing operations across HPC, storage, scientific workstations, cloud services, scientific applications, and specialized laboratory systems.
- Track availability, performance, capacity, incident trends, and operational risks; produce actionable reporting and dashboards.
- Ensure FDA scientific users receive responsive, mission-aligned support across Tier 2 and Tier 3 technical services.
- Identify recurring issues impacting scientific productivity and work with technical leads to remove blockers.
- Integrate activities across infrastructure engineering, HPC operations, cloud, cybersecurity, scientific endpoint support, and AI/ML environments.
- Support readiness for new scientific applications, datasets, instruments, and computational workloads.
- Maintain documentation, operational processes, and quality standards required by FDA.
- Contribute to operational components of program planning, schedule management, risk tracking, and stakeholder communications.
Requirements:
- 10+ years of experience in scientific computing, HPC operations, or complex technical environments.
- Strong experience coordinating operations across multidisciplinary technical teams.
- Experience with High-Performance Computing (HPC).
- Experience with performance reporting, incident/problem management, dashboards, and operational metrics.
- Ability to communicate effectively with scientists, engineers, and government stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize work based on mission impact and risk.
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, Scientific Computing, or related field.
- Ability to obtain a Public Trust.
Desired Qualifications:
- US Citizenship.
- Certification: PMP, PgMP, ITIL or CSM.
- Experience supporting federal scientific, research, laboratory, or public health environments.
- Familiarity with Linux, Nutanix, cloud platforms, AI/ML workloads, or scientific software ecosystems.
Benefits:
- Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages.
- 401K with company match.
- Competitive pay and paid time off.
- Flexible work arrangements.
Location: HYBRID - College Park, MD (primary office) or Gaithersburg, MD.
Salary Range: $121,072 - $163,804.