Program Director

• 10+ years in IT consulting, with significant agile project/program management experience in the federal government space.
• All candidates must pass public trust clearance through the U.S. Federal Government. This requires candidates to either be U.S. citizens or pass clearance through the Foreign National Government System which will require that candidates have lived within the United States for at least 3 out of the previous 5 years, have a valid and non-expired passport from their country of birth and appropriate VISA/work permit documentation
• Bachelor’s degree
• Demonstrated ability to lead large, complex, multi-team cloud data, analytics, platform, or digital services programs in close partnership with Government or enterprise stakeholders.
• Experience providing executive-level program governance, stakeholder escalation, risk management, delivery transparency, performance reporting, and budget or contract oversight.
• Deep understanding of CMS policies, regulations, and security and privacy expectations, with direct experience in Medicaid, CHIP, or comparable federal data and reporting programs.
• Strong grasp of program financials, staffing, and subcontract management, with a track record of maintaining budget integrity and operational excellence.
• Ability to lead teams operating through SAFe Agile or comparable multi-team agile delivery models, including PI Planning, cross-team coordination, backlog transparency, demos, retrospectives, and continuous improvement.
• Working understanding of cloud operations, DevSecOps, data engineering, metadata maturity, business intelligence and analytics, public-facing reporting, API services, AI governance, user support, documentation, and change management.
• Ability to oversee delivery in customer-approved systems of record for work management, source control, documentation, collaboration, dashboarding, observability, and reporting.
• Knowledge of federal security, privacy, accessibility, data-use, and Government data-rights expectations applicable to systems handling sensitive Government information.
• Ability to comply with customer-specific security, privacy, accessibility, quality, training, and data-handling requirements for assigned systems and data.

• Experience supporting federal, public sector, healthcare, or other regulated data, analytics, oversight, reporting, or public transparency programs.
• Experience leading enterprise data platform, governed self-service analytics, public dashboard, API, AI/ML, or cloud modernization programs.
• Familiarity with modern cloud platforms, data platforms, data catalogs, infrastructure-as-code tools, source control, work management tools, collaboration platforms, BI tools, identity services, observability platforms, and security tooling.
• Experience with cost management, continuity planning, transition-in and transition-out activities, joint operating agreements, and cross-vendor or cross-program coordination.
• Preferred certifications may include PMP, PgMP, SAFe Lean Portfolio Management, SAFe Release Train Engineer, SAFe Agilist, FinOps, cloud, data governance, or security certifications.

Working Environment : eSimplicity supports a remote work environment operating within the Eastern time zone so we can work with and respond to our government clients.

Expected hours are 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern unless otherwise directed by manager.

Occasional travel for training and project meetings.

It is estimated to be less than 5% per year.

eSimplicity offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k) retirement benefits, paid time off, paid holidays, life and disability insurance, and additional wellness and employee support programs.

Eligibility may vary based on employment status and applicable plan terms.

Reasonable Accommodation: eSimplicity is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities during the application and hiring process.

Applicants who need assistance or an accommodation should contact Human Resources.

Equal Employment Opportunity: eSimplicity is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.