Cloud Infrastructure Program Manager

Aurex; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurex in Chantilly, Virginia is seeking a Program Manager to augment the Strategic SATCOM program office, overseeing performance, cost, schedule, and risk across acquisition and contract efforts. This role focuses on developing, coordinating, and closing acquisition documentation while maintaining relationships with external stakeholders to gain consensus and enable timely delivery.

The ideal candidate brings 10+ years in DoD acquisition planning, contract management, and business operations,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 10+ years in DoD acquisition planning and contract management.
• 4+ years of program management experience with cost, schedule, and performance tradeoffs.
• 2+ years planning and executing cloud infrastructure programs.
• Experience with DoD acquisition, systems engineering, digital transformation, or cloud modernization.
• Experience identifying and analyzing program risks, issues, and opportunities, proposing responses, and managing handling plans.
• Excellent verbal and written communication; able to work in IL4/IL5/IL6 environments.
• Willingness to work on the client site five days per week.

Responsibilities

• Manage program performance, cost, schedule, and risk.
• Coordinate acquisition and contract documentation from development to closure.
• Build external stakeholder relationships to support acquisition delivery.
• Identify risks and opportunities; propose responses and handling plans.
• Make decisions on cost, schedule, and performance tradeoffs.

Skills

Strong communication

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Adaptability in fast-paced env

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Who We Are

Aurex is a mission-focused aerospace and defense company building the next frontier of deterrence. From hypersonics and missile defense to hardened networks and orbital systems, we design, test, and deliver the platforms that turn unproven ideas into battlefield-ready capability.

Born in Huntsville and built for speed, Aurex brings together aerospace veterans, combat-tested operators, and forward-leaning technologists to solve problems that matter—fast. We move from whiteboard to warfighter with precision, clarity, and zero tolerance for fluff.

Job Description

The Program Manager will augment the Strategic SATCOM program office, managing programs and technical projects across performance, cost, schedule, and risk. This role will lead the development, coordination, and closure of acquisition and contract documentation in accordance with established timelines and quality standards. The Program Manager will build and maintain relationships with external stakeholders, obtain consensus, and lead acquisition delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage program and technical project performance, cost, schedule, and risk.
• Orchestrate the development, coordination, and closure of acquisition and contract documentation.
• Build and maintain external stakeholder relationships to achieve consensus and support acquisition delivery.
• Identify and analyze program risks, issues, and opportunities; propose responses and manage associated handling plans.
• Make decisions and recommendations regarding cost, schedule, and performance tradeoffs.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree and 10+ years of experience in DoW acquisition planning, contract management, and business operations.
• 4+ years of program management experience making decisions or recommendations regarding cost, schedule, and performance tradeoffs.
• 2+ years of experience planning and executing cloud infrastructure programs.
• Experience with complex DoW acquisition, systems engineering, digital transformation, or cloud modernization programs.
• Experience identifying and analyzing program risks, issues, and opportunities, proposing responses, and managing handling plans.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Experience with IL4, IL5, or IL6 environments, including classified and disconnected environments.
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently, demonstrate initiative, complete complex tasks, and learn and solve problems quickly and creatively in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work on the client site five days per week.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with DoD space, SATCOM, or satellite ground systems.
• Experience with Agile tools, including Jira and Confluence.

How You Will Be Rewarded

The salary range for this role is $170,000 - $200,000 annually. We offer a comprehensive total rewards approach to compensation, providing incentives and benefits that extend far beyond the base salary. Compensation is determined by the candidate’s work experience, education, training, and relevant skills. We offer a competitive benefits package designed to support our employees' health, well-being, and professional growth.

Aurex is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It prohibits discrimination, retaliation, or any type of harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, citizenship, immigration status, or any other legally protected status in employment, including in hiring, firing, and recruiting decisions. All applicants must be authorized to work lawfully in the United States for positions at Aurex. There may be limited circumstances in which a law, regulation, executive order, or government contract would require certain citizenship; only in those limited circumstances would Aurex require certain citizenship status to comply with the relevant law, regulation, executive order, or government contract applicable to that position. For all other positions, Aurex does not consider an applicant’s citizenship but only requires that the applicant be authorized to work lawfully in the United States. If a position is one that falls under export control laws and regulations requiring authorization from the U.S. government to access export-controlled items, any hiring is contingent on the applicant passing the export compliance assessment, which is separate from the I-9 process, for that specific position. A background check will be required prior to any hire.

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