Deputy Program Manager

Deputy Program ManagerGDIT is seeking Deputy Program Manager to help support an upcoming contract for FDA Scientific Computing in Silver Spring, MD. 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.Meaningful Work and Personal Impact: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 HolderClearance: Ability to obtain a Public TrustEducation: 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 CSMTechnical 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.