Deputy Program Manager

Everforth ECS Federal is seeking a Deputy Program Manager to work in our Washington, DC office .

Please Note: This position is contingent upon contract award.

Salary Range: $125,000 - $140,000 Join Everforth ECS Federal to help lead day-to-day delivery for a mission-focused federal IT program. You will work in a collaborative, growing environment supporting systems and infrastructure that enable national security and law enforcement operations while helping strengthen team culture, service performance, and professional growth across the program.

We are seeking a cleared Deputy Program Manager to support the execution of a large, complex federal classified IT and cybersecurity services program supporting law enforcement, national security, and criminal justice missions within our National Security Business Unit.

The Deputy Program Manager will work closely with the Program Manager to support daily program execution, including schedule management, risk tracking, resource coordination, cross-functional team alignment, service delivery, operational discipline, status reporting, staffing coordination, and customer engagement. This role will help manage the Integrated Master Schedule, risks, actions, resources, deliverables, staffing activities, and operational execution across multiple workstreams.

The Deputy Program Manager will track progress against SLAs, KPIs, milestones, contractual requirements, and customer priorities while coordinating issue resolution, escalation, and communication across program leadership, technical teams, and government stakeholders. This position will also support team communications, onboarding, mentoring, employee development, and growth activities to help reinforce a collaborative culture focused on accountability, responsiveness, high-quality customer support, and continuous improvement.

This role requires a mission-focused leader who can help coordinate multidisciplinary teams delivering infrastructure, cybersecurity, software engineering, COMSEC, litigation support, cross-domain, service management, and end-user support functions. The ideal candidate will bring strong operational judgment, communication skills, customer awareness, and the ability to support performance in high-visibility, classified, and sensitive federal IT environments.

Required Skills

• Minimum 7 years federal IT project/program support experience
• Experience managing schedules, risks, resources, and cross-functional delivery
• Experience supporting SLA/KPI tracking, operational reporting, or service delivery management
• Strong communication and team coordination skills.

Desired Skills

• PMP, SAFe, Scrum, or ITIL v4
• Secure environment experience
• Experience supporting large teams, service desk or infrastructure operations, Agile delivery, performance dashboards, workforce planning, or continuous improvement initiatives.

ECS Federal LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis any characteristic protected by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local jurisdiction law. Everforth ECS is the federal segment of Everforth , a $4B global organization with over 10,000 employees. Our nearly 3,500 professionals deliver advanced technology solutions in data and AI, cybersecurity, and enterprise transformation, serving defense, intelligence, and federal civilian agencies.

Our work powers mission-critical outcomes, strengthens technology partnerships, and creates meaningful opportunities for our people. We are defined by a commitment to excellence in delivery, a culture of innovation, and an environment where talent can thrive and grow.

We Value

• Attracting and developing top talent and high-performing teams
• Fostering a culture that is engaging, accountable, and mission-driven