Director of Program Management - Integration & Deployment Lead

Trusted Concepts, Inc.; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 330,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement benefits

Paid leave

Tuition assistance

Professional development

Job summary

Two Six Technologies seeks a Director of Program Management – Integration & Deployment Lead to guide the Trusted Electronics & Effects team. You will oversee high-visibility programs, manage P/L and budgets, and lead a talented group to deliver production-ready capabilities for defense and national-security missions.

The role is based in Herndon, VA or Arlington, VA, with a focus on integration, deployment, and lifecycle governance across prototype-to-production efforts.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• 12+ years of program management, technical management, or systems engineering in the defense/intelligence sector.
• Proven track record turning prototypes into production-ready, supportable solutions.
• Experience leading full-lifecycle capture and proposal efforts to achieve revenue growth (~20% YoY).
• Knowledge of reverse engineering, embedded systems, vulnerability research, and AI evaluation frameworks & tools.
• Demonstrated ability managing $10M+ program portfolios with P/L governance.

Responsibilities

• Direct program planning, resourcing, and contract execution for high-visibility programs ($10M+) integrating capabilities into workflows and systems.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team with clear accountability and continuous improvement.
• Manage profit/loss and budgets with EAC/ETC discipline while growing the pipeline by ~20% YoY.
• Act as primary operational point of contact for COTRs and government stakeholders to ensure delivery excellence.
• Drive proposal responses, capture milestones, partnerships, and roadmaps for production deployment capabilities.
• Establish repeatable governance and resourcing controls for capable program execution.
• Lead technical validation, operational testing, user acceptance, deployment readiness, and device deployments.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Program management

Systems engineering

Full lifecycle capture

Financial governance

Education

PMP certification

Advanced engineering degree

Job description

At Two Six Technologies, we build, deploy, and implement innovative products that solve the world’s most complex challenges today. Through unrivaled collaboration and unwavering trust, we push the boundaries of what’s possible to empower our team and support our customers in building a safer global future.

Overview Of Opportunity

Two Six Technologies is actively seeking a Director of Program Management – Integration & Deployment Lead to join our Trusted Electronics & Effects team. The team is made up of intelligent individuals passionate about capability integration, RF deployments, and prototype-to-production engineering. The team is growing and looking for someone with an operational testing and mission system architecture background who understands how to integrate new capabilities into operational workflows and drive organic revenue growth. If you are active in user acceptance testing, deployed systems, and program execution excellence, the team wants to talk to you!

This position can be located in either the Herndon, VA or Arlington, VA office.

What You Will Do

• Direct program planning, resourcing, and contract execution for high-visibility programs ($10M or more) integrating capabilities into operational workflows, networks, and mission systems.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team by establishing accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and performance expectations aligned with organizational objectives.
• Manage profit/loss, financial risk, and indirect/program budgets with strict discipline around EAC and ETC tracking while maintaining pipeline qualified growth (~20% YoY target).
• Act as the primary, trusted operational point of contact for COTRs and government stakeholders, fostering transparent communication and maintaining delivery excellence.
• Drive capability expansion and pipeline development by leading full-lifecycle proposal responses, capture milestone reviews, strategic partnerships, and technical roadmapping for prototype-to-production and next generation operational deployment capabilities.
• Establish repeatable operational processes and controls that build and maintain program governance, quality execution, and resourcing decisions.
• Lead technical validation, operational testing, user acceptance, performance assessment, deployment readiness, and device deployments.

What You Will Need (basic Qualifications)

• Active Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance.
• 12+ years of experience in program management, technical management, or systems engineering within the defense and intelligence sector.
• Proven experience establishing engineering processes to harden research prototypes into production-ready, supportable operational solutions.
• Demonstrated track record of success in leading full-lifecycle capture and proposal efforts to achieve revenue growth and maintain pipeline qualified growth (~20% YoY target).
• Knowledge of reverse engineering, embedded systems, vulnerability research, and AI evaluation frameworks & tools.
• Demonstrated track record managing $10M+ program portfolios, including profit/loss responsibility, EAC/ETC financial governance, and full-lifecycle proposal capture.

Nice To Have (preferred)

• Hands-on technical background in RF deployments, IoT device security, technical validation, user acceptance testing, and deployment readiness.
• Program Management Professional (PMP) certification or an advanced technical degree in engineering or computer science.

Security Clearance

• Active Top Secret/SCI Clearance.

Two Six Technologies is committed to providing competitive and comprehensive compensation packages that reflect the value we place on our employees and their contributions. We believe in rewarding skills, experience, and performance. Our offerings include but are not limited to, medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, retirement benefits, paid leave, tuition assistance and professional development.

The projected salary range listed for this position is annualized. This is a general guideline and not a guarantee of salary. Salary is one component of our total compensation package and the specific salary offered is determined by various factors, including, but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills, geographic location, as well as contract specific affordability and organizational requirements.

Salary Range

$219,945 - $329,918 USD

Two Six Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture, hair type and protective hair styles (e.g., braids, twists, locs and twists)), color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions and lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age (40 and over), marital status, disability, genetic information, and protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. For more information review the Two Six Technologies Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Policy and the EEO Poster.

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request reasonable workplace accommodation for any part of our employment process, please send an email to [e-mail]. Information provided will be kept confidential and used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.

Additionally, please be advised that this business uses E-Verify in its hiring practices.