Program Manager - Contingent

• Serve as the primary point of contact with the VA Contracting Officer (CO), Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), Government Program Manager (GPM), and other customer stakeholders
• Facilitate executive-level briefings, program reviews, and status updates
• Translate government requirements into actionable execution plans for delivery teams, including roadmap alignment and prioritization

• Oversee day-to-day contract leadership
• Oversee the execution of product roadmaps, the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), staffing plans, and burn-up/burn-down metrics
• Ensure Agile, SAFe, or hybrid delivery methodologies are applied effectively

• Ensure solutions comply with VA and federal requirements including: VA Technical Reference Model (TRM) VA Platform One (VIP) Section 508 accessibility standards FedRAMP and VA cybersecurity requirements

• Section 508 accessibility standards
• FedRAMP and VA cybersecurity requirements
• Proactively identify and mitigate program, technical, and operational risk
• Support audits, reviews, and performance assessments as required
• Develop and manage delivery of required contract deliverables

• Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary teams including architecture, operations, data, agile/scrum, engineering, UX, product, security, and subcontractors
• Ensure clear role clarity and alignment across all key leadership roles to drive program performance and delivery excellence
• Foster a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement
• Support talent onboarding, role clarity, and performance alignment across the program

What you’ll bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• 8+ years of experience managing federal IT programs, preferably within the VA or other civilian agencies
• Demonstrated experience leading large, complex, multi-stakeholder programs in Agile or hybrid environments
• Strong understanding of federal acquisition, governance, and compliance framework
• Experience working with system integrator (SI) and/or OSS-based delivery models

• Agile / DevSecOps delivery environments
• Jira, Confluence, GitHub, or similar tools
• PMO reporting
• Risk and issue management in regulated environments

• PMP, SAFe Agilist, ITIL, or equivalent certification
• Prior experience supporting VA EASS, eCMS, VEAR, VASI and EDC
• Familiarity with VA Platform One, Lighthouse, or other VA digital platforms
• Experience supporting contract transition-in or recompete efforts

• Must be a U.S. Citizen and able to work domestically
• Must be able to attain low-level security clearance; current clearance holder is a preferred

• This position is contingent upon contract award. Employment offers will be extended upon successful award and client authorization to proceed.

• Fully remote, some client travel may be required

• Company Match 401(k) plan

What you’ll bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• 8+ years of experience managing federal IT programs, preferably within the VA or other civilian agencies
• Demonstrated experience leading large, complex, multi-stakeholder programs in Agile or hybrid environments
• Strong understanding of federal acquisition, governance, and compliance framework
• Experience working with system integrator (SI) and/or OSS-based delivery models

• Agile / DevSecOps delivery environments
• Jira, Confluence, GitHub, or similar tools
• PMO reporting
• Risk and issue management in regulated environments

• PMP, SAFe Agilist, ITIL, or equivalent certification
• Prior experience supporting VA EASS, eCMS, VEAR, VASI and EDC
• Familiarity with VA Platform One, Lighthouse, or other VA digital platforms
• Experience supporting contract transition-in or recompete efforts

• Must be a U.S. Citizen and able to work domestically
• Must be able to attain low-level security clearance; current clearance holder is a preferred

• This position is contingent upon contract award. Employment offers will be extended upon successful award and client authorization to proceed.

• Fully remote, some client travel may be required

• Company Match 401(k) plan