Deputy Program Manager, NASA AEGIS Program

About the Role

The Digital Sector at Leidos has an opening for a Deputy Program Manager to provide program leadership to NASA, supporting a complex set of enterprise IT services, including network infrastructure, data center operations, cloud computing, and cybersecurity. The Deputy Program Manager will assist the Program Manager in achieving financial, service delivery, customer satisfaction, and growth objectives for the NASA AEGIS Program. This position can be located onsite at any NASA Center.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership:
  • Build strong relationships with senior NASA and Leidos leadership to ensure alignment with agency priorities.
  • Lead engineering across all AEGIS technologies, including data centers, cloud, networking, VoIP, cybersecurity, and collaboration services.
  • Continuously assess enterprise system baselines and recommend improvements to support modernization.
  • Translate NASA OCIO and Office of Engineering objectives into actionable engineering priorities, plans, milestones, and measurable outcomes.
  • Provide direct leadership of the Collaboration Services & Specialized Services Portfolio Managers.
  • Foster a culture of innovation, learning, and accountability.
  • Mentor leaders at all levels on career growth, skills, and technical decision-making.
  • Communicate clear expectations, provide timely feedback, and model strong leadership behaviors.
  • Promote collaboration across the program and within Leidos.
• Planning, Governance & Integration:
  • Understand contract technical requirements and guide the team toward solutions meeting user needs and contract obligations.
  • Support AEGIS program governance to ensure transparency on status, schedules, dependencies, risks, constraints, and required decisions.
  • Implement structured methods for identifying, prioritizing, escalating, and resolving risks and issues.
  • Support the Program Manager with integration into Leidos Corporate business rhythms, including Monthly Operating Reviews (MORs), Integrated Program Reviews (IPRs), Financial Risk & Ops Reviews, and Annual Operating Plans.
  • Assist in facilitating internal program business rhythms and stand in for the Program Manager when necessary.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 15+ years of prior relevant experience, or Master's and 10+ years of prior relevant experience.
• Strong leadership abilities; detail-oriented; effective under deadlines.
• At least 7 years of experience managing, utilizing manpower, and supervising employees (including subcontractors) of various labor categories and skills in projects.
• Proven Program Management experience across CPAF and FFP contracts, including managing contract deliverables, budgets, and customer satisfaction.
• Proven experience and interaction with senior-level customers (SES and above).
• Experience in effectively capturing contract growth.
• Experience managing IT contracts with a focus on Customer Relationship Management across multiple stakeholder communities.
• Demonstrated success building relationships with customers and teammates.
• Ability to effectively communicate when briefing Leidos and NASA senior leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• ITIL Certification.
• SAFe® Agile Product Manager or Lean Portfolio Manager.
• Project Management Professional (PMP)® Certification.
• Experience working with NASA or other federal agencies.
• Technical knowledge across one or more of the following technologies:
  • Network Solutions (e.g., LAN, WAN, SDA, SD-WAN)
  • Data Center Technologies (e.g., Virtualization, Capacity Management, Data Backup)
  • Cloud-based Architectures (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • Collaboration Services (e.g., Conferencing, VoIP)

Clearance Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance ranging from Public Trust to Top Secret, as required.

Pay Range: $154,050.00 - $278,475.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.