FUSION Deputy Program Manager
Listed on 2026-09-12
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Management
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Security
Description
Job Title
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Deputy Program Manager FUSION Program
Security Clearance
: (TS/SCI)
National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC) Charlottesville VA
Position OverviewLeidos is seeking a Deputy Program Manager to support daytoday execution of the FUSION program at the National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC). This key personnel role provides direct oversight of CONUS/OCONUS operations, training, administrative functions, and mission support. The Deputy PM is authorized to act on behalf of the contractor within assigned areas and during the Program Manager's absence, while helping integrate AIenabled tools and advanced analytics into operational workflows.
PrimaryResponsibilities
- Support the Program Manager in executing all taskorder requirements
. - Provide daily oversight of operational, administrative, training, and workforce activities.
- Coordinate CONUS and OCONUS operations, staffing, deployments, and mission support.
- Serve as acting Program Manager when required to maintain continuity of leadership.
- Support responsible integration of AIenabled tools
, automation, and data driven processes.
- Manage daily program operations and synchronize priorities across mission and functional teams.
- Track staffing actions, vacancies, onboarding, rotations, training, and readiness.
- Prepare and review status reports, staffing updates, risk assessments, metrics, and deliverables.
- Coordinate with Government mission leads, branch chiefs, COR, and contractor team leads.
- Monitor schedule and performance issues; recommend corrective actions to the Program Manager.
- Support transition in/transitionout activities to ensure uninterrupted mission support.
- Identify secure applications of AI
, generative AI
, and automation for operational workflows. - Ensure AIenabled processes comply with all security, classification, and policy requirements.
- Adjust work hours as needed to support mission requirements and remain responsive outside core hours.
- Current TS/SCI at time of hire.
- Ability to work fulltime onsite at NGIC (Charlottesville, VA) starting Day 1.
- Ability to meet all security, intelligence oversight, and information handling requirements.
- Master's degree in business, program management, intelligence, national security, or related field (Bachelor's with additional experience considered).
- 12+ years supporting DoD, IC, or national security missions.
- 5+ years leading intelligence, operations, program management, or mission support teams.
- Experience managing daily operations for large, multidisciplinary, geographically dispersed teams.
- Experience supporting staffing, training, deployment, risk, schedule, and performance management.
- Strong working knowledge or training in AIenabled analytics
, generative AI
, or digital modernization in classified environments.
- PMP certification.
- Experience supporting NGIC, INSCOM, DIA, Army G2
, or similar Defense Intelligence Enterprise organizations. - Experience supporting SIA 3 or comparable intelligence analysis task orders.
- Experience managing CONUS/OCONUS operations or deployed personnel.
- Background in intelligence production, identity intelligence, S&TI, data science, or analyticenabling functions.
- Experience implementing secure AIenabled workflow improvements or human machine teaming.
- Agile or related program management certification.
- Intelligence Fundamentals Professional Certification (IFPC).
This position is contingent upon contract award and requires fulltime, onsite support site work is subject to Government approval.
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Original PostingAugust 6, 2026
For U.S. Positions:
While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
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