Deputy Program Manager | TS/SCI clearance

Public Trust: None

Requisition Type: Pipeline

Your Impact

Own your opportunity to support our nation's defense. Make an impact by connecting and securing critical operations across the globe, keeping our country safe and secure.

Job Description

Transform technology into opportunity as a Deputy Program Manager at GDIT. Shape what’s next for mission-critical government projects while shaping what’s next for your engineering career.

The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) is an organization of approximately 2,200 personnel of which 700 serve at HQ and the remaining staff serve at offices worldwide. NCIS is the Department of the Navy (DON) component with primary responsibility for criminal investigation, law enforcement (LE), counter-terrorism (CT), counterintelligence (CI), and cyber matters. 

The Information Technology Directorate (ITD) supports the NCIS core mission areas to investigate and defeat criminal, terrorist, and foreign intelligence threats by planning for and providing services through appropriate use of the people, equipment, technology, and infrastructure resources of the United States Navy and Marine Corps.

**This is contingent upon position availability + funding in mid September 2026 timeframe.**

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT:

As a Deputy Program Manager , the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of the NCIS organization.

• Responsible for planning, management, and execution of IT projects.

• Executes information technology projects by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.

• Ability to create and maintain project deliverables to include project charters, schedules, plans, dashboards, and requirements documents.

• Ability to brief senior leadership on a regular basis on status of projects. Responsible for coordinating with various technical and business personnel and coordinating resources and timetables.

• Responsible for understanding cybersecurity requirements related to the project.

• Recommends information technology strategies, policies, and procedures by evaluating organization outcomes; identifying problems; evaluating trends; anticipating requirements.

• Provides technical, administrative, and operational management to assigned projects or task(s), including contract and subcontractor management

• Must have skills in technical management, technical understanding, analyzing information, great communications skills, resource management, problem solving, understanding budgets, coordination, strategic planning, quality management and risk management

• Interacts with vendors, other agencies, and other client staff and stakeholders

• Provides quality assurance of project deliverables

• Provides recommendations to the PM for resource operations management and ensures compliance with all management policies, plans, and procedures

• Manages and maintains personnel recall and database

• Maintains employee training certifications and resumes in the GDITs document repository

• Coordinate hiring, reassignments, and terminations with HR Business Partners and Recruiters as applicable

• Other duties as assigned by the Program Manager

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED (Required):

• Security Clearance Level: Active TS/SCI security clearance

• Required Experience:

• 7 years IT project management experience leading both complex and small IT projects.

• Previous Cyber and Network Operations experience preferred.

• Strong DoW subcontracting experience.

• Must have skills in technical management, technical understanding, analyzing information, great communications skills, resource management, problem solving, understanding and developing budgets, coordination, strategic planning, quality management and risk management.

• Skills and abilities: Strong leadership and communication skills. Strong problem solving and team building skills. Must possess a mission focused mindset that thrives on delivering positive outcomes and takes pride in accomplishing goals on time and within budget. Must operate with transparency across corporate and customer contacts.

• Required Certifications: Current PMP required.

• Experience with ITIL and ServiceNow preferred

• Education: BS/BA Degree.

• Position Availability: This is contingent upon position availability + funding in the mid September 2026 timeframe.

• Location: Onsite at Quantico, VA

• US Citizenship required

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities

• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals

• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off

• Flexibility: Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home

• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore a career in software development at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your dedication to advancing innovation.

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Work Requirements

Years of Experience

7 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

Project Management Professional (PMP) | Project Management Institute (PMI) - Project Management Institute (PMI)

Travel Required

Less than 10%

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship Required