Program Manager

We are building a team for one of the U.S. Federal Government's largest technology modernization programs, underpinning the U.S. capital markets.

Built on AWS and leveraging an AI-powered software engineering platform, this program offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience with next-generation AI, Agentic AI, cloud technologies, and AI-driven engineering.

If you are looking for technically challenging work, exceptional learning, and a résumé-defining opportunity with national impact, I would love to connect.

Job Title:

Program Manager

Position Type:

Full-time

Location:

Reston, VA & client locations in the Washington, D.C. area

Days Remote:

1-2 days

Position Summary:

The Program Manager is the senior-most delivery leader for the platform and is accountable for the overall program's success as it enters Phase 2. This role owns the client relationship with agency leadership, directs a multi-team Agile organization of 150+ staff, and is responsible for cost, schedule, quality, and contractual performance across all workstreams. The Program Manager establishes the program's delivery culture, including the adoption of AI-augmented engineering practices.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own program-level scope, schedule, budget, and quality across all workstreams.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for client executive stakeholders, the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), and contracting officers.
• Direct a matrixed organization of 150+ staff across development, security, data, business analysis, and DevSecOps teams.
• Lead Phase 2 staffing ramp activities, including hiring plans, onboarding, badging, and subcontractor management.
• Establish and manage program governance, including delivery metrics, earned value management (EVM), financial reporting, and executive briefings.
• Manage program-level risks, issues, and cross-workstream dependencies, including documented mitigation plans.
• Ensure contract compliance, deliverable acceptance, and responsiveness to client direction.
• Champion agentic AI-augmented delivery practices, including AI-assisted development, testing, and reporting, across the software development life cycle (SDLC).
• Partner with architects to maintain alignment among the technical roadmap, funding, and staffing.
• Foster a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement.

Minimum Experience:

• 10+ years of program/project management experience, including federal IT modernization.
• Experience managing organizations of 150+ people on large federal programs.
• Demonstrated experience with Agile delivery at scale.
• Demonstrated experience with earned value and financial management.
• Must be able to prioritize and self-start.
• Must be adaptable and flexible as priorities shift.
• Must be open to collaboration, feedback, and client requests.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Must be willing to work a hybrid schedule in Reston, VA and at client locations in the Washington, D.C. area as required.

Mandatory Skills:

• Active PMP certification.
• Program-level scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk, and dependency management.
• Federal program management.
• Federal IT modernization.
• Agile delivery at scale.
• Earned value and financial management.
• Program governance and executive reporting.
• Client executive stakeholder management.
• Contract compliance and deliverable acceptance.
• Staffing and subcontractor management.

Non-technical Requirements:

• U.S. Citizenship.
• Ability to pass a 7-year background check.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Clearance.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• PGMP or SAFE certification.
• Financial-regulatory or filing-systems domain experience.
• Familiarity with AWS cloud programs.
• Familiarity with AI-augmented SDLC tooling.
• Experience leading capture or transition into new contract phases.
• Passion for learning and continuous improvement.
• Collaborative and team-oriented approach.

Degrees and Certifications:

• Required:
  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
  • Active PMP certification.
• Preferred:
  • PGMP certification.
  • SAFE certification.