
Deputy Program Manager
Department of Homeland Security Headquarters
Remote · USFull-time$126–197K/yrPosted 5 days ago
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Job overview
The Deputy Program Manager serves as second-in-command to the MAST Program Manager, supporting program activities and directing program and contract staff. The role also serves as a MAST Deployment Manager, coordinating end-to-end system deployments at hosting sites, including environmental clearance and real estate authorizations, and ensuring installation, integration, and operational readiness. This is a one-year non-reimbursable assignment for eligible current federal employees.
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Summary
1-year non-reimbursable assignment. The only compensation for this assignment is the federal salary you are already receiving. CBP Air and Marine Operations Deputy Program Manager Series Requested: 0340 Security Clearance: None Virtual/Remote: This assignment may be performed from your current federal office anywhere in the USA. This assignment does NOT confer telework benefits. Only current, full-time federal employees are eligible. Supervisory approval form must be signed.
Duties
Serves as the second-in-command to the MAST Program Manager, assisting in the management of program activities and providing day-to-day direction to program and contract staff in the execution of project activities and deliverables. The Deputy Program Manager serves as a MAST Deployment Manager and is responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing end-to-end deployment of MAST systems at hosting sites including obtaining environmental clearance and real estate authorizations. The Deputy Program Manager ensures the successful installation, integration, and operational readiness of MAST systems. Qualifications
Qualifications required: Expert in maritime surface radar and sensor deployment concepts. Expert in project execution and technical management. Proficiency in project risk management. Proficiency in contract management. Proficiency in technological advancements. Ability to travel 40% of the year. Please read the following important information to ensure we have everything we need to consider your application: It is your responsibility to ensure that you submit appropriate documentation prior to the closing date. Your resume serves as the basis for qualification determinations and must highlight your most relevant and significant experience as it relates to this Joint Duty assignment opportunity announcement. Be clear and specific when describing your work history since human resources cannot make assumptions regarding your experience. Your application will be rated based on your resume. Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following information: Job Title (Include series and grade of Federal Job) Duties (Be specific in describing your duties) Name of Federal agency Supervisor name, email, and phone number Start and end dates including month and year (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
Education
EDUCATIONAL SUBSTITUTION: There is no educational substitution for this position. How You Will Be Evaluated
We will review your resume and supporting documentation to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. If you meet the minimum qualifications, your experience, education, and training will be rated using a job questionnaire based on the competencies or knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform this Joint Duty Assignment. If you are among the best qualified, you may be referred to the hiring manager for consideration and may be called for an interview. After reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination will be made. You must submit the supporting documents listed under the required documents section of this announcement. Other Information
**DHS does not offer any additional benefits beyond that which the Federal employee is already receiving. If the position requires a security clearance, employees must have a SECRET or TOP SECRET clearance to placement AND must maintain that level of clearance while performing in the position. Selected applicants for a JDA are requested to fulfill the items below during the JDA: Complete the DHS Training Course 15 days prior to the arrival to the JDA. Complete the DHS Joint Duty Assignment Progress Plan to include: Phase 1: Establish assignment objectives within the first 30 days of the JDA. Phase 2: Complete a self-assessment of the duties performed at the mid-point of the JDA. Phase 3: Complete a final review within the last 30 days of the JDA.
How this job compares
Set against the 11,180 open Program Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$126–197K/yr
- US median$126–204K/yr8,455 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $161K, is 3% below the US median midpoint ($166K) — in the middle half of Program Management salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 11,180 open Program Management jobs across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- Program Management postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 5 to 10 years (9,521 postings).
- Education
- 3,980 of the 11,180 open Program Management jobs (36%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 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.
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