Deputy Program Manager

About the role

Connected Logistics is seeking a Deputy Program Manager/Operations Lead to assist in the delivery of Cybersecurity Architecture and Engineering Services supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Information Security (OIS) Cybersecurity Operations Systems Engineering (COSE) program. The Deputy Program Manager and Operations Lead supports the Program Manager in directing the daily execution of a multifaceted federal cybersecurity program composed of closely related technical workstreams, projects, and operational activities. The Deputy PM translates program objectives into integrated schedules, staffing plans, operating procedures, performance measures, and accountable delivery actions. The position oversees day-to-day program operations and coordinates cybersecurity engineering, risk and compliance, DevSecOps, security architecture, emerging technology, documentation, and administrative functions. The Deputy PM serves as the acting Program Manager when delegated and provides the operational bridge between program leadership, technical leads, corporate management, subcontractors, and Government stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support the Program Manager in planning, establishing, executing, monitoring, and evaluating program operations.
• Direct daily operational activities across cybersecurity workstreams, projects, and supporting functions.
• Maintain the integrated master schedule, staffing plan, work breakdown structure, deliverable calendar, and operational priorities.
• Track program risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, decisions, and corrective actions through closure.
• Coordinate technical activities across cybersecurity architecture, risk and compliance, DevSecOps, cloud security, artificial intelligence, cryptography, configuration management, and security operations.
• Translate technical progress, dependencies, and risks into clear program status reports and executive-level briefings.
• Monitor contract performance, labor utilization, staffing levels, funding, expenditures, forecasts, and operational capacity.
• Support financial planning, funding requests, resource allocation, invoice validation, and cost-performance reporting.
• Coordinate recruitment, onboarding, workforce allocation, performance management, succession planning, and personnel transitions.
• Manage operational coordination among prime-contractor personnel, subcontractors, vendors, and Government stakeholders.
• Establish and monitor program performance measures, key performance indicators, service-level commitments, quality objectives, and cybersecurity metrics.
• Lead recurring operational reviews, technical coordination meetings, risk reviews, staffing reviews, and performance-management sessions.
• Monitor deliverable development, internal reviews, Government submissions, comment resolution, and acceptance.
• Support compliance with applicable VA and federal cybersecurity policies, NIST standards, the Risk Management Framework, Zero Trust principles, privacy requirements, and contractual security controls.
• Coordinate responses to operational disruptions, cybersecurity incidents, staffing shortfalls, schedule delays, and emerging mission priorities.
• Maintain program governance procedures, management plans, standard operating procedures, decision records, and audit-ready documentation.
• Identify operational improvements and implement repeatable processes, automation, and management controls that increase delivery consistency.
• Represent the program in operational discussions with Government customers, corporate leadership, partners, and other external stakeholders.
• Perform the duties of the Program Manager during planned absences or when formally delegated.

Requirements

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Tier 4 Public Trust or Tier 5 investigation and Top Secret clearance.
• Bachelors