Deputy Program Manager (DPM) - Poly clearance required

Deputy Program Manager (DPM)

Are you a driven leader with a passion for building high-performance teams and delivering excellence in complex government programs? Join our dynamic and mission-focused team as a Deputy Program Manager (DPM) and play a critical role in supporting national priorities through innovative project execution.

What you will be doing:

As the DPM, you'll work side-by-side with the Program Manager and stakeholders to ensure program success, operational efficiency, and strategic growth. You'll lead with vision, execute with precision, and inspire top-tier teams that thrive in fast-paced, high-impact environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with recruiting to identify and onboard qualified candidates to fill key personnel vacancies efficiently and effectively.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for program updates, delivering timely and accurate status reports to the Sponsor for each task.
• Develop, prepare, and manage compelling briefings and presentations, including regular Program Management Reviews (PMRs).
• Monitor program financials, providing detailed cost tracking and reporting for all staffing and contract expenditures.
• Maintain exceptional quality standards across all deliverables, ensuring alignment with Sponsor expectations within schedule, scope, and budget constraints.
• Collaborate closely with technical leads and stakeholders to resolve challenges, mitigate risks, and enhance program outcomes.

What you need:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience serving as a DPM or in a comparable role leading high-performance teams in technical or operational environments.
• Bachelor's degree or higher OR 5 years of technical experience as a technical lead in lieu of a degree.
• PMP Certification is strongly preferred, or can be attained within 6 mos of hire.

Clearance:
Active TS/SCI with an appropriate polygraph is required to be considered for this role

Salary range:

$144,251.00 - $271,085.00 (Annually)*

REQ#: PRX-25-571

*The range displayed above is a likely salary range for this position. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Who are we?
Praxis Engineering* was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Annapolis Junction MD - with growing offices in Chantilly VA and Aberdeen MD.

Praxis Engineering is a consulting, product, and solutions firm dedicated to the practical application of software and system engineering technologies to solve complex problems.

With over 300 employees supporting more than 50 contracts, Praxis brings together world class engineers with proven engineering best practices, domain expertise, commercial technologies and proven agile management approaches to create high value solutions aimed at helping our customers meet their most critical business and mission objectives.

*Praxis Engineering is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics IT.

Why Praxis?
We are focused on continual learning and evolution. We don't do things because "that's the way we've always done things"; we listen to our employees and adapt to the changing marketplace. We look at the big picture and encourage our engineers to get training and certifications in emerging technologies that will help shape our customer's mission. We've been profitable year after year. We're always on the lookout for great engineers to join the team and we recognize that our employees are the heart and soul of what we do. We focus on recruiting talented people, treating them right, and then allowing them to do what they do best. No red tape. No micromanagement. Smart people want to work with smart people, and we love people who are passionate about what they do, and finding ways to do it better.

And then there is the...

Benefits

• Attractive total compensation package to include competitive salary and medical benefits with an option for FREE employee HSA medical plan!
• Office perks such as free soft drinks and snacks (both healthy and not-so-healthy)
• Praxis swag (annual gift certificate to purchase top brand Praxis apparel)
• 401k contribution/match: combination of profit share/contribution (3%) and employer match (up to 5%) for a total of 8%.
• Annual bonus plan
• 4 weeks Paid Time Off + 10 holidays + comp time eligibility. (30+ days of leave to start!)
  • We reward longevity! On your 5th work anniversary - you will receive an additional week of PTO to 5 weeks of PTO. Making it 35+ days of leave altogether!
  • On your 10th work anniversary - you will receive an additional week of PTO to 6 weeks of PTO. Making it 40+ days of leave altogether!
  • At any time, your unused PTO can be traded in for $$$!
• Carryover a max of 380hours of leave from year to year. You can choose to have a sabbatical one year or trade in your unused PTO for something nice!
• Training is a priority! Take advantage of our endless in-house training opportunities - or seek out vendor offered (paid) training opportunities like conferences, certification courses and seminars.
  • Conferences (recently attended by Praxis employees): AWS Summit, IoT World, Black Hat and DefCon.
  • Training & Certifications: Splunk, AWS, Big Data/Cloudera, VMWare, Scrum Master...the list of certifications goes on and on!
  • Praxis University: Cyber Research, Data Analytics, IoT, AWS and RedHat course offerings and hands-on training.
• We truly believe the right work-life balance can exist, and it's here at Praxis. Our work is extremely important, but your job is just a part of who you are. When you enjoy your life outside of our walls, you're at your best the next time you walk through our doors. We do all we can to assure that happens every day.

Praxis Engineering is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans.