Lead Technical Program Manager

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Lead Technical Program Manager to join our team in Springfield, VA.

This position will serve as the singular delivery authority for NGA MC&G’s CPSTN Digital Twin Pilot effort. This critical role combines corporate program management oversight with deep hands-on technical architecture leadership.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Serving as the primary contractual and technical interface for NGA MC&G PEO leadership while managing the program’s budget, financial tracking, and a rigorous 12-month phased Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).

• Overseeing the technical development of hardware abstraction models, service mesh configurations, and a Drift Management Capability to guarantee the digital twin accurately mirrors the dynamic NGA CORE classified production environment.

• Coordinating with Security and DevOps teams to build the complete Body of Evidence (BOE) needed to achieve an Interim Authority to Test (IATT) within an IL6 cloud environment.

• Synthesizing pilot capabilities into winning capture strategies for emerging NGA opportunities, dedicating strategic focus to expanding MANTECH's digital twin market footprint.

• Navigating complex technical dependencies and stakeholder availability to deliver a high-fidelity digital twin for Research & Development, Testing & Evaluation, and operational transitioning.

• Leading a distributed, multidisciplinary team in a collaborative digital environment via both virtual and in-person channels to ensure complete and functioning systems.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Systems, Aerospace, Electrical, or Computer)

• 12+ years of progressive experience in complex defense acquisitions.

• 3+ years of experience in a dual-hatted PM/TPM role specifically managing NGA or Department of War (DoW) programs.

• Advanced technical leadership experience managing NGA programs, DoD programs, or architectural approaches for digital twin solutions.

• Deep expertise in NGA networks, NGA mission threads, systems engineering, and the delivery of NGA infrastructure products.

• Proven ability to lead technical development with minimal day-to-day customer support, making high-stakes decisions based on incomplete or high-level data.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s or Ph.D. in a technical engineering discipline along with a Project Management Professional (PMP) or Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) credential.

• Proven experience with software-defined networks, network emulation appliances, hardware abstraction models, and infrastructure-as-code environments (e.g., Ansible, QEMU-KVM).

• Experience managing rapid, iterative execution using agile prototyping, "flex-engineering" frameworks, or OCSMP Level 4 modeling standards.

Clearance Requirements:

• Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance and be eligible for NGA access prior to starting

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.

• Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.

• Frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering high-level technical presentations to executive stakeholders.

• Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.

MANTECH International Corporation considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to disability or veteran status or any other status protected under any federal, state, or local law or regulation.

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