Deputy Program Director

CGI Federal is seeking an experienced Deputy Program Director to provide executive level leadership in support of a major federal modernization initiative. This role acts as the Program Directors senior trusted partner responsible for driving strategic execution overseeing multi team performance and ensuring alignment across engineering migration cloud security and operations. The Deputy Program Director provides high impact leadership across multi vendor environments and ensures the program maintains velocity governance compliance and readiness for major decision points.
This position requires demonstrated experience leading enterprise scale multi year programs preferably within national security or federal law enforcement missions.

Executive Program Leadership
Serve as the senior deputy to the Program Director leading daily operational and strategic execution across all functional areas.
Provide leadership oversight for multi disciplinary teams operating across Huntsville and Quantico.
Direct program governance structures executive reporting decision management and contract compliance.
Enterprise Coordination & Integration
Align activities across migration DevSecOps systems engineering data operations and O&M workstreams.
Drive cross team synchronization risk management and operational readiness for major delivery milestones.
Ensure integration points across systems pipelines cloud environments and data migration flows are properly managed.
Government Interface & Stakeholder Management
Represent program leadership in briefings with senior government officials mission owners COR/CO and governance bodies.
Lead executive level communication decision papers status briefings and performance reviews.
Ensure stakeholders have timely visibility into risks schedule impacts and operational dependencies.
Operational Oversight & Performance Management
Oversee staffing strategies leadership assignments onboarding processes credentialing and workforce planning.
Manage high level operational rhythms reporting cycles and enterprise dashboards.
Maintain accountability for meeting contractual deliverables quality thresholds and government acceptance criteria.
Strategic Risk & Issue Management
Own program wide risk posture mitigation strategy and issue escalation mechanisms.
Direct corrective actions across all teams to maintain stability and delivery trajectory.
Ensure alignment with governance frameworks compliance standards and FBI program constraints.

Must have Active Top Secret Security Clearance.
U.S. Citizenship.
Bachelors degree and 8-12 years of experience in executive program leadership supporting federal or national security missions.
Demonstrated success as a director level leader overseeing large complex multi team modernization or migration programs.
Experience leading cross-functional technical teams (cloud data security DevSecOps software).
Strong executive communication stakeholder engagement and decision-support skills.
Experience managing enterprise risk readiness cycles and governance compliance.
Preferred Qualifications
Prior leadership experience supporting DOJ FBI or Intelligence Community programs.
Experience with major data migration legacy system modernization or classified environment operations.
Certifications such as PMP PgMP SAFe SPC or ITIL.
Demonstrated executive leadership in multi-vendor or multi contract environments.

Due to the nature of this government contract US Citizenship is required.

#CGIFederalJob
#LI-DD2
#CGIFBICareers

Together as owners lets turn meaningful insights into action.

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership teamwork respect and belonging. Here youll reach your full potential because

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. Thats why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our companys strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. Youll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas embrace new opportunities and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

Youll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. Youll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

Come join our teamone of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race ethnicity ancestry color sex religion creed age national origin citizenship status disability pregnancy medical condition military and veteran status marital status sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation gender gender identity and gender expression familial status or responsibilities reproductive health decisions political affiliation genetic information height weight or any other legally protected status or characteristics to the extent required by applicable federal state and/or local laws where we do business.

CGI provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need an accommodation to apply for a job in the U.S. please email the CGI U.S. Employment Compliance mailbox at . You will need to reference the Position ID of the position in which you are interested. Your message will be routed to the appropriate recruiter who will assist you. Please note this email address is only to be used for those individuals who need an accommodation to apply for a job. Emails for any other reason or those that do not include a Position ID will not be returned.

We make it easy to translate military experience and skills! Click here to be directed to our site that is dedicated to veterans and transitioning service members.

All CGI offers of employment in the U.S. are contingent upon the ability to successfully complete a background investigation. Background investigation components can vary dependent upon specific assignment and/or level of US government security clearance held. Dependent upon role and/or federal government security clearance requirements and in accordance with applicable laws some background investigations may include a credit check. CGI will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrests and conviction records in accordance with all local regulations and ordinances.

CGI will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about discussed or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge (b) in furtherance of an investigation proceeding hearing or action including an investigation conducted by the employer or (c) consistent with CGIs legal duty to furnish information.