SAIC logo

Deputy Program Manager

SAIC

Tampa, FLJob$140–180K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

Most applications go out cold — see where you stand first. No sign-up to start.

You apply on the employer's site, with no Olive account needed.

Watch jobs like this.

Don't just apply. Show up ready.

Olive works from this exact posting.

At a glance

Compensation
$140–180K/yr
Location
Tampa, FL
Work Authorization
Not specified

Olive lists jobs from US employers, including remote roles you can work from the United States.

Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

TS/SCI clearanceBachelor's degree

Job overview

SAIC seeks a Deputy Program Manager to provide management, direction, staffing, and leadership support across multiple Intelligence Community programs. The role serves as the primary point of contact and provides portfolio accountability, contractor-government interface, personnel oversight, and support for program plans and financial management. Work spans multiple CONUS and OCONUS sites, with travel as required.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Program ManagementFinancial ManagementBudget TrackingExpenditure ForecastingCost ControlTeam ManagementClassified Personnel Oversight

Qualifications

Active TS/SCI ClearanceAbility to Obtain PolygraphBachelor's in Business Administration, Program Management, Computer Science, Intelligence Studies, Engineering or Related Field14+ Years Related Experience7+ Years IC, DoD or National Security Program Management Support5+ Years Managing Multidisciplinary Teams in Classified EnvironmentsMaster's in Business Administration, Program Management or Related FieldPMP or PgMP Certification

Full job description

Description

SAIC is seeking a Deputy Program Manager (DPM) to provide management, direction, staffing and leadership support for all contractor activities performed under multiple Intelligence Community programs. This position is the primary point of contact and will provide accountability across the program portfolio.

Work is performed on multiple sites in CONUS/OCONUS location with travel as required.

The Deputy Program Manager will be responsible for:

  • Serving as contractor interface to the Government CO, COR, and leadership for contractual, financial, technical, and programmatic matters.

  • Providing management support and oversight of contractor and subcontractor personnel across all program functional areas.

  • Support developing and executing program management plans covering scope, cost, schedule, risk, quality, and communications across the full period of performance.

  • Support management of contract financials, including budget tracking, expenditure forecasting, and cost control.

  • Support staffing strategy and execution, including recruitment, onboarding, retention, and surge staffing of TS/SCI CI and FS Polygraph-cleared personnel.

Qualifications

Required Skills and Education

  • Active TS/SCI is required to be considered for this role

  • Ability to obtain a polygraph is required

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Program Management, Computer Science, Intelligence Studies, Engineering, or a related field.

  • 14+ years of overall related experience

  • Seven (7) years of experience providing management support on programs within the IC, DoD, or a closely related national security environment.

  • Five (5) years of experience managing multi-disciplinary teams, including direct oversight of personnel in a classified environment.

Desired:

  • Master's degree in Business Administration, Program Management, or related field.

  • PMP or PgMP certification.

Target salary range: $140,001 - $180,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

REQNUMBER: 2618757

SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability

How this job compares

Set against the 10,761 open Program Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$140–180K/yr
  • Florida median$127–209K/yr195 salary ranges
  • US median$127–201K/yr7,738 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $160K, is 6% below the Florida median midpoint ($170K) — in the middle half of Program Management salary ranges in Florida.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 325 open Program Management jobs in Florida and 10,761 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Florida
Experience
This posting asks for at least 14 years of experience — more than three in four Program Management postings that state a minimum ask for (median 7 years, across 9,212 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 4,188 of the 10,761 open Program Management jobs (39%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

Prepare for this role

You've read the whole posting — now see how you match it.