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Top stateVirginia
Top employerGeneral Dynamics Mission Systems
Top cityArlington, VA
Work type43% Hybrid
Top industryTechnology
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Deputy Program Manager
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Chenega Corporation
Deputy Program Manager
Huntsville, Alabama
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Defense Deputy Program Manager
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Trinzic
Defense Deputy Program Manager
Clearwater, Florida
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Deputy Program Manager
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SAIC
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Annapolis Junction, Maryland
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Supervisory Program Manager (Deputy Associate Administrator ) -DIRECT HIRE
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US Federal Transit Administration
Supervisory Program Manager (Deputy Associate Administrator ) -DIRECT HIRE
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Deputy Director, Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP)
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WV Department of Health
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Kanawha, West Virginia
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Deputy Program Manager
Chenega Corporation·Huntsville, Alabama
Job functions:
Bachelor's degree in information technology
5,001-10,000 employees
Job Description
Overview:
Huntsville, AL
Are you ready to enhance your skills and build your career in a rapidly evolving business climate? Are you looking for a career where professional development is embedded in your employer’s core culture? If so, Chenega Military, Intelligence & Operations Support (MIOS) could be the place for you! Join our team of professionals who support large-scale government operations by leveraging cutting-edge technology and take your career to the next level!
Chronos Operations, LLC is seeking an experienced Deputy Program Manager to provide management oversight and resources needed to execute the contract requirements for the Army Materiel Command (AMC), Chief Information Office (CIO) across a wide range of cybersecurity tasks. The Deputy Program Manager will be responsible for supporting the Program Manager for strategic planning, team leadership, and ensuring projects align with business objectives, security frameworks, and regulatory requirements.
Responsibilities:
Preferred Qualifications:
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
We offer opportunities to help sharpen skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing business world. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their careers.
Benefits
Chenega MIOS’s culture
Corporate citizenship
Tips from your Talent Acquisition Team
#Chronos Operations, LLC
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Deputy Program Manager
Huntsville, AL
Are you ready to enhance your skills and build your career in a rapidly evolving business climate? Are you looking for a career where professional development is embedded in your employer’s core culture? If so, Chenega Military, Intelligence & Operations Support (MIOS) could be the place for you! Join our team of professionals who support large-scale government operations by leveraging cutting-edge technology and take your career to the next level!
Chronos Operations, LLC is seeking an experienced Deputy Program Manager to provide management oversight and resources needed to execute the contract requirements for the Army Materiel Command (AMC), Chief Information Office (CIO) across a wide range of cybersecurity tasks. The Deputy Program Manager will be responsible for supporting the Program Manager for strategic planning, team leadership, and ensuring projects align with business objectives, security frameworks, and regulatory requirements.
- Supports the Program Manager in managing daily operations, resources, and program schedules.
- Serves as backup for the Program Manager as required.
- Assist with providing technical/management leadership for all requirements and establish goals and plans that meet project and program requirements from inception to completion.
- Responsible for developing and implementing strategic plans for cybersecurity modernization, aligning them with overall business goals and objectives alongside Program Manager.
- Direct and control activities for a client, having overall responsibility for financial management, methods, and staffing to ensure that technical requirements are met.
- Ensure projects comply with relevant cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., NIST, FISMA, RMF) and regulatory requirements, mitigating potential risks and vulnerabilities.
- Help drive initiatives to modernize and automate cybersecurity processes, tools, and documentation.
- Interaction involves client negotiations and interfacing with senior management, internal and external leadership and technical experts and serve as liaison between business and technical aspects of projects.
- Coordinate with Program Manager to plan, initiate, manage IT projects and lead and manage cross-functional teams of cybersecurity professionals, providing guidance, mentoring, and fostering high performance.
- Develop, manage, coordinate and present various informational products including:
- Monthly Program Management Reviews (PMRs)
- Weekly senior management meetings
- Sprint Sprint/Iteration Dashboards
- Cumulative Flow Diagram
- Capacity Planning Dashboard
- Sprint Retrospective Summary
- Support organizational transformation toward Agile, Kanban, and DevSecOps practices within government mission environments.
- Conduct workshops, training sessions, and hands-on coaching for technical teams on DevSecOps principles, best practices, and tools.
- Collaborate with leaders and management to align DevSecOps initiatives with business objectives and secure the necessary resources for the transition.
- Work productively within an agile, sprint-based environment, adhering to all applicable levels of reporting to the program manager.
- Responsible for shaping, advancing, and embedding contract deliverables that integrate development, security, and operations.
- Will guide in adopting secure, agile, and cloud-native methodologies aligned with the AMC.
- Assist in developing, managing, coordinating, and presenting CDRLs as required.
- Assist with the oversight of Program Staffing, Retention, security, and contract compliance.
- Assist with reviewing and approving all employee timesheets and conducting periodic performance evaluations.
- Responsible for conducting interviews with technical experts and developing knowledge transfer and training curriculum artifacts.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Bachelor's degree in science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, IT, or business-related programs
- 5+ years of experience in project and program management, with at least 3+ years specifically managing large-scale cybersecurity projects and programs that include on-premises and cloud-based cybersecurity implementations.
- 5+ years of DoD experience.
- PMP Certification required.
- Must have valid U.S Passport.
- Must have active Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility.
- Successfully pass background and drug screening.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Cybersecurity certifications like CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional), CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor), or CISM (Certified Information Security Manager) are preferred.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to be onsite every day.
- Must have high proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite and possess advanced skills and knowledge in programs like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
- Must have understanding of cloud technologies (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle) and hybrid cloud environments
- Expertise in various methodologies like Agile DevSecOps and CI/CD, alongside tools like Microsoft Project, Jira, or ServiceNow.
- Excellent interpersonal communication, facilitation, and leadership skills to effectively coordinate teams and communicate with stakeholders.
- Familiarity with relevant technologies and tools like SIEM systems, firewalls, VPNs, data encryption, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), and endpoint protection.
- Proven ability to manage relationships with internal teams (IT, legal, business), external partners, vendors, and senior leadership.
- Skillful time management and organizational skills to set and meet deadlines.
- Ability to work both independently and within a team.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment to encourage collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Ability to meet minimum clearance requirements.
- Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays as required.
- Ability to travel up to 25%.
- Ability to work non-standard hours (nights, weekends, holidays).
How you’ll grow
At Chenega MIOS, our professional development plan focuses on helping our team members at every level of their careers to identify and use their strengths to do their best work every day. From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there’s always room to learn.
We offer opportunities to help sharpen skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing business world. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their careers.
Benefits
At Chenega MIOS, we know that great people make a great organization. We value our team members and offer them a broad range of benefits.
Learn more about what working at Chenega MIOS can mean for you.
Chenega MIOS’s culture
Our positive and supportive culture encourages our team members to do their best work every day. We celebrate individuals by recognizing their uniqueness and offering them the flexibility to make daily choices that can help them be healthy, centered, confident, and aware. We offer well-being programs and continuously look for new ways to maintain a culture where we excel and lead healthy, happy lives.
Corporate citizenship
Chenega MIOS is led by a purpose to make an impact that matters. This purpose defines who we are and extends to relationships with our clients, our team members, and our communities. We believe that business has the power to inspire and transform. We focus on education, giving, skill-based volunteerism, and leadership to help drive positive social impact in our communities.
Learn more about Chenega’s impact on the world.
Chenega MIOS News- https://chenegamios.com/news/
Tips from your Talent Acquisition Team
We want job seekers exploring opportunities at Chenega MIOS to feel prepared and confident. To help you with your research, we suggest you review the following links:
Chenega MIOS web site - www.chenegamios.com
Glassdoor - https://www.glassdoor.com/Overview/Working-at-Chenega-MIOS-EI_IE369514.11,23.htm
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/1472684/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/chenegamios/
#Chronos Operations, LLC
Chenega Corporation
Deputy Program Manager
Huntsville, Alabama
New 2h ago5,001-10,000 employees
Job functions:
Bachelor's degree in information technology
Job Description
Overview:
Huntsville, AL
Are you ready to enhance your skills and build your career in a rapidly evolving business climate? Are you looking for a career where professional development is embedded in your employer’s core culture? If so, Chenega Military, Intelligence & Operations Support (MIOS) could be the place for you! Join our team of professionals who support large-scale government operations by leveraging cutting-edge technology and take your career to the next level!
Chronos Operations, LLC is seeking an experienced Deputy Program Manager to provide management oversight and resources needed to execute the contract requirements for the Army Materiel Command (AMC), Chief Information Office (CIO) across a wide range of cybersecurity tasks. The Deputy Program Manager will be responsible for supporting the Program Manager for strategic planning, team leadership, and ensuring projects align with business objectives, security frameworks, and regulatory requirements.
Responsibilities:
Preferred Qualifications:
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
We offer opportunities to help sharpen skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing business world. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their careers.
Benefits
Chenega MIOS’s culture
Corporate citizenship
Tips from your Talent Acquisition Team
#Chronos Operations, LLC
Teleworking Permitted?: false
Deputy Program Manager
Huntsville, AL
Are you ready to enhance your skills and build your career in a rapidly evolving business climate? Are you looking for a career where professional development is embedded in your employer’s core culture? If so, Chenega Military, Intelligence & Operations Support (MIOS) could be the place for you! Join our team of professionals who support large-scale government operations by leveraging cutting-edge technology and take your career to the next level!
Chronos Operations, LLC is seeking an experienced Deputy Program Manager to provide management oversight and resources needed to execute the contract requirements for the Army Materiel Command (AMC), Chief Information Office (CIO) across a wide range of cybersecurity tasks. The Deputy Program Manager will be responsible for supporting the Program Manager for strategic planning, team leadership, and ensuring projects align with business objectives, security frameworks, and regulatory requirements.
- Supports the Program Manager in managing daily operations, resources, and program schedules.
- Serves as backup for the Program Manager as required.
- Assist with providing technical/management leadership for all requirements and establish goals and plans that meet project and program requirements from inception to completion.
- Responsible for developing and implementing strategic plans for cybersecurity modernization, aligning them with overall business goals and objectives alongside Program Manager.
- Direct and control activities for a client, having overall responsibility for financial management, methods, and staffing to ensure that technical requirements are met.
- Ensure projects comply with relevant cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., NIST, FISMA, RMF) and regulatory requirements, mitigating potential risks and vulnerabilities.
- Help drive initiatives to modernize and automate cybersecurity processes, tools, and documentation.
- Interaction involves client negotiations and interfacing with senior management, internal and external leadership and technical experts and serve as liaison between business and technical aspects of projects.
- Coordinate with Program Manager to plan, initiate, manage IT projects and lead and manage cross-functional teams of cybersecurity professionals, providing guidance, mentoring, and fostering high performance.
- Develop, manage, coordinate and present various informational products including:
- Monthly Program Management Reviews (PMRs)
- Weekly senior management meetings
- Sprint Sprint/Iteration Dashboards
- Cumulative Flow Diagram
- Capacity Planning Dashboard
- Sprint Retrospective Summary
- Support organizational transformation toward Agile, Kanban, and DevSecOps practices within government mission environments.
- Conduct workshops, training sessions, and hands-on coaching for technical teams on DevSecOps principles, best practices, and tools.
- Collaborate with leaders and management to align DevSecOps initiatives with business objectives and secure the necessary resources for the transition.
- Work productively within an agile, sprint-based environment, adhering to all applicable levels of reporting to the program manager.
- Responsible for shaping, advancing, and embedding contract deliverables that integrate development, security, and operations.
- Will guide in adopting secure, agile, and cloud-native methodologies aligned with the AMC.
- Assist in developing, managing, coordinating, and presenting CDRLs as required.
- Assist with the oversight of Program Staffing, Retention, security, and contract compliance.
- Assist with reviewing and approving all employee timesheets and conducting periodic performance evaluations.
- Responsible for conducting interviews with technical experts and developing knowledge transfer and training curriculum artifacts.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Bachelor's degree in science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, IT, or business-related programs
- 5+ years of experience in project and program management, with at least 3+ years specifically managing large-scale cybersecurity projects and programs that include on-premises and cloud-based cybersecurity implementations.
- 5+ years of DoD experience.
- PMP Certification required.
- Must have valid U.S Passport.
- Must have active Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility.
- Successfully pass background and drug screening.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Cybersecurity certifications like CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional), CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor), or CISM (Certified Information Security Manager) are preferred.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to be onsite every day.
- Must have high proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite and possess advanced skills and knowledge in programs like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
- Must have understanding of cloud technologies (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle) and hybrid cloud environments
- Expertise in various methodologies like Agile DevSecOps and CI/CD, alongside tools like Microsoft Project, Jira, or ServiceNow.
- Excellent interpersonal communication, facilitation, and leadership skills to effectively coordinate teams and communicate with stakeholders.
- Familiarity with relevant technologies and tools like SIEM systems, firewalls, VPNs, data encryption, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), and endpoint protection.
- Proven ability to manage relationships with internal teams (IT, legal, business), external partners, vendors, and senior leadership.
- Skillful time management and organizational skills to set and meet deadlines.
- Ability to work both independently and within a team.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment to encourage collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Ability to meet minimum clearance requirements.
- Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays as required.
- Ability to travel up to 25%.
- Ability to work non-standard hours (nights, weekends, holidays).
How you’ll grow
At Chenega MIOS, our professional development plan focuses on helping our team members at every level of their careers to identify and use their strengths to do their best work every day. From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there’s always room to learn.
We offer opportunities to help sharpen skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing business world. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their careers.
Benefits
At Chenega MIOS, we know that great people make a great organization. We value our team members and offer them a broad range of benefits.
Learn more about what working at Chenega MIOS can mean for you.
Chenega MIOS’s culture
Our positive and supportive culture encourages our team members to do their best work every day. We celebrate individuals by recognizing their uniqueness and offering them the flexibility to make daily choices that can help them be healthy, centered, confident, and aware. We offer well-being programs and continuously look for new ways to maintain a culture where we excel and lead healthy, happy lives.
Corporate citizenship
Chenega MIOS is led by a purpose to make an impact that matters. This purpose defines who we are and extends to relationships with our clients, our team members, and our communities. We believe that business has the power to inspire and transform. We focus on education, giving, skill-based volunteerism, and leadership to help drive positive social impact in our communities.
Learn more about Chenega’s impact on the world.
Chenega MIOS News- https://chenegamios.com/news/
Tips from your Talent Acquisition Team
We want job seekers exploring opportunities at Chenega MIOS to feel prepared and confident. To help you with your research, we suggest you review the following links:
Chenega MIOS web site - www.chenegamios.com
Glassdoor - https://www.glassdoor.com/Overview/Working-at-Chenega-MIOS-EI_IE369514.11,23.htm
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/1472684/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/chenegamios/
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Who's Hiring
- General Dynamics Mission Systems10
- Trinzic7
- Potomac Management6
- Saronic Technologies5
- Astrion4
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software
- Consulting & Professional Services
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in deputy program director jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in public administration, social work, public health, or a related field
- 5 or more years of program management or direct service administration experience
- Experience managing federal or state grant-funded programs and reporting requirements
- Demonstrated ability to supervise, evaluate, and develop program staff and teams
- Proficiency with project management tools, case management systems, or program databases
- Familiarity with performance measurement frameworks and outcome-based program evaluation
Tips for Your Deputy Program Director Job Search
Tailor your resume to program scope
Deputy program directors are evaluated on how large and complex their managed programs were. Quantify headcount supervised, total program budgets overseen, and the number of sites or contracts you coordinated so hiring managers can immediately gauge your scope.
Highlight cross-functional coordination experience
These roles sit between frontline staff and executive leadership, so your resume must show you've aligned teams across finance, compliance, and operations. Name the departments you liaised with and the outcomes those collaborations produced.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists deputy program director openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match your background and apply directly to each listing without hunting across multiple sources.
Filter openings by funding source type
Federal grant-funded positions carry different compliance expectations than state-contracted or privately funded programs. When you search, note whether a role is tied to a specific funder because your cover letter should speak directly to that reporting environment.
Prepare a program turnaround or launch story
Interviewers for deputy director roles consistently ask for a time you stepped in to fix an underperforming program or built one from the ground up. Draft a tight, specific narrative before your first screening call so you're not improvising it under pressure.
Negotiate start date around grant cycles
Many deputy program director roles are grant-funded, and hiring timelines can accelerate sharply near a fiscal year end or new award period. If you're close to an offer, ask about the program's funding calendar before anchoring your start date.
Deputy Program Director Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most deputy program directors?
The most active employers for deputy program directors right now are General Dynamics Mission Systems, Trinzic, and Potomac Management, and the most openings are in Virginia, District of Columbia, and Maryland, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is especially consistent among nonprofit service organizations and local government agencies with multi-site program portfolios.
How many deputy program director jobs are remote?
About 59% of deputy program director openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the hands-on nature of most program oversight roles. Policy-focused or administrative deputy director positions tend to offer more remote flexibility than those requiring direct supervision of frontline staff or physical facilities.
How do you become a deputy program director?
Start by building several years of experience managing programs, contracts, or service delivery teams in your sector, whether that's nonprofit, government, or healthcare. Move into roles with budget and staff responsibility, pursue any sector-specific credentials your field values, and document outcomes from programs you've led. Lateral moves into a program manager or assistant director title are the most common stepping stone.
Can I get hired as a deputy program director without direct leadership experience?
It's uncommon to land a deputy director role without any supervisory experience, but internal candidates and those with strong project lead credentials do break through. Focus on roles at smaller organizations where the deputy title covers a narrower scope, emphasize any experience managing contractors or volunteers, and lean on measurable program results rather than formal title history.
What does the deputy program director interview process look like?
Most hiring processes include an initial phone or video screening with HR, followed by a panel interview with the program director, department peers, or key stakeholders. You'll typically be asked behavioral questions about managing conflict, hitting deliverables under resource constraints, and communicating with funders or executive leadership. Some organizations add a written exercise or presentation on a program scenario before extending an offer.
Where can I find and apply to deputy program director jobs?
You can find and apply to deputy program director jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the roles available, find the ones that match your background and sector, and apply directly to each listing from the page.
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