Deputy Program Manager - Technical Lead

Orbis is a technology company that delivers sovereign intelligence and decision capabilities to the United States Government and its allies. We convert complex information and operational systems into decisive outcomes, giving public institutions and critical enterprises the tools to move faster, see clearer, and act first in an increasingly contested world.

We are not a consulting firm and not a systems integrator. Every Orbis team is built around practitioners who have operated at the mission edge, and every engagement is judged on one thing: whether it produces working capability, not slide decks. Solutions forged from experience; that is how we build, and it is how we hire.

Job Summary

Orbis is seeking an experienced
Deputy Program Manager - Technical Lead to lead the core solution and drive technical delivery on a complex, technology-enabled international defense program in the Middle East. This role sits within the Operations & Delivery Division (OPD), reporting to the Delivery Operations Lead, and is matrixed to the program under the Program Manager's day-to-day direction. The role manages OPD's Field Deployable Engineer Teams supporting the program.

This position carries direct technical ownership of the solution architecture and engineering delivery. The program operates under a dual DPM structure: this role owns the core solution and leads the Field Deployable Engineer Teams as they technically transition operational control to the client's technical teams, partnering closely with a second DPM, the User Engagement Lead, who owns end-unit acceptance, adoption, and the CULMEX.

This is a senior, hands-on leadership role for someone who has led both people and code, and who can operate credibly with both technical staff and senior client stakeholders.

THIS POSITION IS REMOTE WITH INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL REQUIRED

TRAVEL: Extended international travel is required, including rotational deployment to the Middle East and time in geopolitical hot zones. Please apply only if you can meet this requirement.

MANAGE

Support program delivery, team operations, and execution quality, with direct ownership of the technical solution.

• Technical Leadership: Own the program's technical solution. Drive architecture and design across data exchange, integration, identity, and deployment layers. Make the calls the team needs made, document them, and defend them.
• Field Team Management: Directly manage OPD's Field Deployable Engineer Teams, owning staffing, rotation schedules, technical standards, and performance, while driving the team's transition of operational control of the solution to the client's technical teams.
• Program Execution: Assist the Program Manager in overseeing delivery activities, including execution of deliverables across integration teams, sprint cadence, and alignment of delivery scope with client requirements.
• Engineering Quality: Hold engineers accountable to clear, tight deliverables. Review code, challenge design choices, and stay hands‑on, writing code when it's the fastest way to unblock the team.
• DPM Partnership: Partner with the DPM, User Engagement Lead, to align the technical solution and transition timeline with end‑unit adoption and CULMEX requirements, ensuring a coordinated handoff from technical delivery to operational ownership.
• Client Engagement: Participate in client engagements and technical working groups. Translate engineering detail into language non‑technical decision‑makers can act on.
• Compliance Support: Ensure program activities adhere to applicable regulatory standards, including ITAR requirements and host nation protocols, in coordination with the Program Manager.

GROW

• Business Development Support: Assist the Program Manager and Country Manager in identifying program…