Program Manager

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact with the Government COR, Product Owner, and other stakeholders, fostering strong customer relationships and ensuring successful contract execution.
• Lead all aspects of program performance, including cost, schedule, staffing, quality, risk, and technical execution across software development, infrastructure, cybersecurity, system administration, and sustainment activities.
• Manage cross-functional Agile teams through the full software development lifecycle, including requirements management, sprint planning, software releases, testing, demonstrations, and continuous process improvement.
• Develop and maintain the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), monitor program milestones, dependencies, and deliverables, and implement recovery plans when necessary.
• Oversee preparation and timely delivery of all contract deliverables (CDRLs), ensuring compliance with contractual requirements and Government quality standards.
• Lead program governance activities, including Technical Exchange Meetings (TEMs), Contractor Performance Reviews (CPRs), sprint reviews, executive briefings, and customer demonstrations.
• Monitor program performance using Agile and operational metrics, driving continuous improvement in quality, productivity, and customer satisfaction.
• Establish and manage program risk, quality assurance, configuration management, and release management processes to ensure successful program execution.
• Provide executive oversight of software engineering, DevSecOps, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, system administration, Tier III Help Desk, and configuration management activities.
• Manage subcontractor performance, staffing plans, resource allocation, and program financial performance to achieve contract objectives.
• Ensure compliance with DoD and DISA policies, including Agile development, software configuration management, cybersecurity, RMF, and secure software delivery practices.
• Support transition-in, transition-out, technology refresh initiatives, and other contract activities necessary to maintain uninterrupted mission support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Project Management, or a related discipline. Four additional years of relevant experience may substitute for the degree.
• Minimum 10 years of experience managing large Federal Government IT, software development, or enterprise modernization programs.
• Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Demonstrated experience managing Agile software development and sustainment programs within DoD or Federal agencies.
• Experience managing cross-functional teams supporting software engineering, infrastructure, cybersecurity, DevSecOps, and operations.
• Experience managing cost, schedule, staffing, risk, quality, subcontractors, and customer relationships on complex Government contracts.
• Experience managing Microsoft Project schedules and Integrated Master Schedules (IMS).
• Experience overseeing contract deliverables (CDRLs), executive reporting, and Government performance reviews.
• Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies, SDLC, software release management, configuration management, and continuous improvement practices.
• Experience briefing senior Government leadership and executive stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting DISA, Global Force Management (GFM), Joint Staff, or Combatant Command programs.
• Experience supporting JPES, JCRM, JOPES, or other DoD planning and execution systems.
• Experience supporting Microsoft Azure IL6 cloud environments.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps pipelines and modern software factories.
• Experience supporting DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF), eMASS, and cybersecurity compliance.
• Experience supporting NIPRNet and SIPRNet environments.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, Git, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Project, and Agile lifecycle management tools.
• Experience leading Operations & Maintenance (O&M) or software sustainment contracts.