Deputy Program Manager

Clearance Level: Must currently possess Interim Secret; must be able to obtain Top Secret/SCI. US Citizenship required.

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Perform personnel actions including hiring and performance evaluation.
• Direct program activities to meet client and organization work objectives and serve as a liaison with clients to coordinate activities, negotiate tasks, and solve problems.
• Assure quality of program products, services, and deliverables, including participating in reviews, audits, and site visits.
• Develop, review, and approve exercise support plans, schedules, and other program documents.
• Prepare and provide various reports and technical reviews to senior management as requested.
• Organize, direct, and manage 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.
• Participate in special projects as required.

Requirements

• 5+ years of related experience.
• 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 a customer service focus.
• Strong and demonstrable leadership abilities.
• Problem-solving skills.
• 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 Qualifications

• BS/BA Degree.
• TS/SCI clearance.

Pay

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

Schedule

• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
• Travel Required: 10-25%
• Telecommuting Options: Hybrid

Benefits

• A variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts.
• Dental plan options.
• A vision plan.
• A 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
• Full flex work weeks where possible.
• A variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
• Short and long-term disability benefits.
• Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance.