Deputy Program Manager
Company websiteparsons.com (Parsons, opens in new tab)
Base salary $134,100 to $241,400
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Annapolis Junction, MD
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- LocationAnnapolis Junction, MD
- WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (1 h ago) · observed since
About this job
Job Description:
Parsons is looking for a Deputy Program Manager (DPM) to join our team. In this role you will support leading a highly skilled cybersecurity workforce focused on defending evolving and emerging threats to critical U.S. systems with the common goal to prevent and eradicate those threats. This includes management of a team of software/systems/test engineers, data scientists, and cyber threat analysts. This is a high impact role in a deadline-driven, demanding mission space.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Support Program Manager (PM) in day-to-day program operations ensuring production schedules, mission deliverables, and performance standards are consistently met.
- Work with PM in the coordination of program functional support areas including Contract Management, Subcontract Management, Finance, and Security.
- Collaborate with mission customers including leadership and technical points of contact to ensure transparency and alignment of program execution with government requirements.
- Support program staffing requirements including writing job requisitions, posting requisitions via internal and external facing tools, and interfacing with corporate recruiters and subcontractor staffing partners.
- Join interviews with potential candidates ensuring proper feedback loop. Implement actions to coordinate next steps to add candidates to the program team and support all onboarding activities.
- Support mitigation of program risks to ensure timely and accurate solutions that support mission success.
- Review contract modifications and support the preparation of program financial outputs including labor burn assessments and delivery of estimates to customer.
- Provide input and/or provision program reports, briefings, quarterly reviews, performance assessments to both internal corporate senior leadership and customer/contracts leadership.
What Required Skills You'll Bring:
- Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Intelligence, Management, Business or related field.
- Current Program Management/Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.
- Fifteen plus (15+) years’ experience working as part of a Program Management Office (PMO) or supporting execution of a government contract.
- Background leading high performance technical teams.
- Strong verbal and written communications skills.
- Experience supporting government proposal efforts.
- Background in defensive cybersecurity mission space is helpful but not required.
- U.S. Citizenship
- Active TS SCI w/polygraph security clearance
Security Clearance Requirement:
An active Top Secret SCI w/Polygraph security clearance is required for this position.This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.Salary Range: $134,100.00 - $241,400.00We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/.
Source: Parsons on Workday · View original posting (opens in new tab)
Pay in context
This role's base floor ($134,100) is above 49% of the 55 Program & Project Management roles in Maryland listed on this site; 5 others list the same floor. Their median floor is $134,100; the middle half runs from $115,413 to $147,000.
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 6, 2026.
This listingDeputy Program Manager$134,100 to $241,400
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Requirement Manager - Technical Assurance$134,100 to $241,400
Chief Engineer — Radar Division$134,100 to $241,400
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Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Deputy Program Manager (this listing) | $134,100 - $241,400 |
| PNT/Space Integration Engineer | $134,100 - $241,400 |
| Space Situational Awareness SME | $134,100 - $241,400 |
| Requirement Manager - Technical Assurance | $134,100 - $241,400 |
| Chief Engineer — Radar Division | $134,100 - $241,400 |
| Roadway Practice Lead | $134,100 - $241,400 |
| Lead Network Systems Engineer | $134,100 - $241,400 |
Observed changes
- First observed on the employer's board
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-08-20
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: US - MD, Annapolis Junction
Salary Range: $134,100.00 - $241,400.00
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