Deputy Program Manager Job Listing at SAIC in Arlington, VA (Job ID 2613055)

Description

Description

SAIC is seeking a Deputy Program Manager to join our team supporting the Department of the Air Force's (DAF) mission. ABMS is the Air Force's latest effort to develop a next-generation command-and-control (C2) environment and is a top modernization priority for the DAF. ABMS is foundational to the broader Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) initiative, enabling rapid decision-making, multi-domain integration, and resilient warfighter support. This position is Hybrid with work being performed in Rosslyn, VA.

Responsibilities

• Planning, directing, scheduling, and executing all elements of the member product's delivery.
• Overseeing cost estimating, cost management, schedule development, performance monitoring, and reporting across the product lifecycle.
• Providing member product line artifacts, deliverables, oversight, and reporting to the Government.
• Managing and coordinating Agile and/or DevSecOps development teams, including backlog alignment, velocity monitoring, and sprint/PI synchronization.
• Planning, facilitating, and documenting recurring programmatic, technical interchange, administrative meetings, and product reviews.
• Maintaining the member product schedule in alignment with Government requirements, priorities, and delivery objectives.
• Providing leadership to a highly distributed, collaborative, multi company environment, ensuring cohesion, communication, and team performance.
• Ensuring product artifacts, engineering documentation, risks, mitigations, and decisions remain current and properly stored.
• Supporting governance structures to enable effective decision making and cross-product coordination.
• Providing supervisory oversight to assigned staff (or equivalent through matrixed leadership), including mentorship, performance guidance, and alignment with program direction.
• Using Jira, Confluence, and other digital engineering or C2-focused toolsets for planning, reporting, and collaboration.

Qualifications

• TYPICAL EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Bachelors and fifteen (15) years or more of related experience; Masters and thirteen (13) years or more experience; PhD or JD and ten (10) years or more experience.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• A DoD Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a Top Secret. A Top Secret clearance is preferred.
• Bachelor's degree and ten (10) years or more of related experience; Master's degree and six (6) years or more experience.
• PMP certification required.
• Minimum 8 years managing teams or projects associated with acquiring, developing, integrating, testing, and deploying integrated mission critical solutions.
• Experience managing development projects (HW/SW) including cost, schedule, and performance.
• Experience supporting or leading Agile or DevSecOps teams.
• Experience leading distributed or multi organizational programs.
• Strong organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with Government stakeholders and dispersed cross functional teams.

Desired Qualifications

• Prior experience with the Department of the Air Force, ABMS, or JADC2 related programs.
• Demonstrated experience providing leadership in programs with 20+ personnel, including cross functional matrix teams.
• Experience with digital engineering environments, model based systems engineering (MBSE), or C2 modernization efforts.
• Experience working in highly dynamic, high visibility DoD programs with complex stakeholder environments.