Senior Program Manager – DCPDS

Senior Program Manager – DCPDSLeidos is seeking an accomplished Senior Program Manager (PM) to lead the operation, sustainment, modernization, and lifecycle management of the Defense Civilian Personnel Data System (DCPDS), a mission-critical enterprise human resources platform supporting Department of Defense and non-DoD organizations. The DCPDS program provides operational support, maintenance, versioning, upgrades, modernization, and continuous improvement across a complex suite of enterprise HR applications and supporting environments.

The program supports DoD Components including the Air Force, Army, Navy, Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), and National Guard, as well as non-DoD customers including the Executive Office of the President (EOP) and the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM).The environment includes DCPDS production, SQT environments and on production environments as well as Reduced Sign-On (RSO), MyBiz+, MyPerformance, Corporate Management Information System (CMIS), Current Record Mart (CRM/NDCRM), SAP Business Intelligence/Business Objects (BOBJ), External Interface Transfer System (EXITS), and associated interfaces, databases, infrastructure, cybersecurity, test, and support capabilities.

Success requires more than traditional program management. The DCPDS PM must be a mission-focused, technically credible leader who can integrate operations, application sustainment, infrastructure, cybersecurity, testing, modernization, contractual, and financial priorities while maintaining strong customer confidence and positioning the program for continued growth and future modernization.
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* WORK LOCATION:

Remote but MUST be in driving distance of the Mark Center in Alexandria
*** Primary Responsibilities & Measures of Success Lead Overall DCPDS Program Performance Provide leadership and accountability for all aspects of DCPDS program execution, including application operations and sustainment, infrastructure, cybersecurity, development, testing, modernization, contractual performance, financial performance, workforce management, schedule, quality, and customer satisfaction.

Organize, direct, and manage multiple complex and interrelated technical and operational work streams performed across contractor, subcontractor, Government, and partner organizations. Establish clear priorities, accountability, performance expectations, and decision authority across the program.

Ensure program activities, task plans, deliverables, staffing, schedules, and costs remain aligned to contractual requirements and customer mission priorities.

Success looks like: DCPDS operational, technical, contractual, financial, and schedule commitments are consistently achieved; ownership is clear across the organization; and emerging risks are addressed before they materially affect mission delivery or customer confidence.

Serve as the Accountable customer and Contract Interface Serve as Leidos' senior program authority and primary interface with Government program leadership, contracting officials, and key mission stakeholders.

Maintain trusted relationships with senior customer leadership through transparency, consistent communication, technical credibility, and delivery of commitments. Provide accurate, decision-ready information and early visibility into risks, issues, tradeoffs, dependencies, and emerging requirements.

Translate complex technical and operational issues into understandable mission, schedule, financial, contractual, and risk implications for senior decision-makers.

Success looks like:
Government leadership understands where the program stands, receives timely and actionable recommendations, and experiences with no avoidable surprises.

Integrate DCPDS Operations, Sustainment and Modernization Lead the lifecycle management of DCPDS and its supporting applications, infrastructure, databases, interfaces, test environments, and cybersecurity capabilities.

Ensure effective integration across application sustainment, systems engineering, infrastructure operations, database administration, interfaces, testing, release management, cybersecurity, help desk, and modernization initiatives.

Balance modernization and improvement activities with the need to maintain the stability, availability, security, and performance of ongoing production operations.

Drive continuous improvement through adoption of industry best practices, automation, Dev Sec Ops , improved testing, technical debt reduction,…