Deputy Program Manager

Clearance Level

Interim Secret

Category

Program Delivery and Execution

Location

Arlington, Virginia

(Hybrid Workplace)

Key Skills For Success

Deliverables Management

Financial Management

Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP)

Planning

Team Management

REQ#: RQ226580

Public Trust: None

Requisition Type: Regular

Your Impact

Own your opportunity to serve as a critical component of our nation’s safety and security. Make an impact by using your expertise to protect our country from threats.

Job Description

Deputy Program Manager

Opportunity to join a mission‑critical Department of Homeland Security (DHS) program delivering cyber exercise planning, execution, analysis, and operational support. In this role, you will help design realistic cyber scenarios, evaluate stakeholder preparedness, and produce insights that inform the DHS national cybersecurity mission. Your expertise will directly contribute to improving response capability, enhancing resilience, and supporting DHS's strategic initiatives across the nation.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

As part of the program team, you will:

Support the full lifecycle of cybersecurity exercise development, from concept design to post‑exercise analysis.

Develop injects, scenarios, and materials for tabletop, functional, and full‑scale cyber exercises.

Coordinate with CISA, federal agencies, SLTT governments, and critical infrastructure partners to align exercise content with real‑world threats.

Facilitate exercise execution, including briefings, data collection, and operational support.

Assess performance, analyze results, and develop after‑action reports and improvement plans.

Provide recommendations to enhance cyber preparedness, response coordination, and operational playbooks.

Translate mission needs into functional, repeatable exercise constructs.

Support governance, documentation, reporting, and quality assurance for exercise products and delivery.

Performs personnel actions including hiring and performance evaluation.

Directs program activities to meet client and organization work objectives and serves as a liaison with clients to coordinate activities, negotiate tasks, and solve problems.

Assures quality of program products, services, and deliverables, including participating in reviews, audits, and site visits.

Develops, reviews, and approves exercise support plans, schedules, and other program documents.

Prepares and provides various reports and technical reviews to senior management as requested.

Responsible for organizing, directing, and managing aspects of contract operational support functions involving multiple complex and inter-related project tasks that often require managing teams of personnel.

Consult with customer and contractor personnel to formulate and review task plans and deliverables, ensuring conformance with program and project task schedules and costs and contractual obligations.

Establish and maintain technical reports to show progress of assigned projects to management and customers.

Organize and assign responsibilities to subordinates and oversee the successful completion of assigned tasks

Participates in special projects as required.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED

Experience working with or knowledge of DHS and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Exercises sub-division and the National Cyber Exercise Program.

Experience in developing and executing cyber exercises utilizing HSEEP.

Expert written and verbal communication skills with customer service focus.

Strong and demonstratable leadership abilities.

Problem Solver.

Experience in a rapidly paced, time sensitive, high-quality environment.

Proven ability to multi-task, prioritize commitments, and manage time effectively including attention to detail.

Expertise using Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.

Ability to respond to urgent and sensitive requests for information in a timely manner.

Flexible, self-motivated, and able to adapt to changing circumstances.

Time management and organizational skills.

PREFERRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

BS/BA Degree

5+ years of relevant experience

Clearance: TS/SCI required.

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY

Explore a career at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your passion for securing the mission.

Work Requirements

Years of Experience

5 + years of related experience

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

Certification

Travel Required

10-25%

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship Required

Salary and Benefit Information

The likely salary range for this position is $131,750 - $178,250. 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.

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.

About Our Work

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