Deputy Program Manager

Deputy Program Manager

GDIT is seeking Deputy Program Manager to help support an upcoming contract for FDA Scientific Computing in Silver Spring, MD.

Location: Hybrid onsite schedule; occasional onsite days at FDA.

Contingency: This position is contingent upon contract award, expected to start in January 2027.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT: The Deputy Program Manager serves as the operational leader coordinating day-to-day scientific computing services that support Food and Drug Administration (FDA) research, laboratory work, and mission-critical scientific workloads. 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. The Deputy PM is a critical link between technical teams, the Program Manager, and FDA operational stakeholders.

• 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.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED - REQUIRED:

• Citizenship: US Citizen or Green Card Holder
• Clearance: Ability to obtain a Public Trust
• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, Scientific Computing, or related field.
• Year's Experience: 10–12+ years of experience in scientific computing, HPC operations, or complex technical environments.
• Technical Skills:
• Strong experience coordinating operations across multidisciplinary technical teams.
• 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.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Certification: PMP, PgMP, ITIL or CSM
• Technical Skills:
• Experience supporting federal scientific, research, laboratory, or public health environments.
• Familiarity with HPC, Linux, Nutanix, cloud platforms, AI/ML workloads, or scientific software ecosystems.

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 Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY: Explore a career in program management at GDIT and you'll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your passion for the mission and delivering results.

The likely salary range for this position is $121,072 - $163,804. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Travel Required: 50-75%

Telecommuting Options: Hybrid

Work Location: USA MD Silver Spring

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT: Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Our Identity Verification Process: As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

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