Federal Tech Program Lead — Cloud, Cybersecurity, Agile

US101 Guidehouse Inc.; Tysons (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Holidays

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking a Program Manager to lead planning, governance, and delivery of complex technology initiatives supporting federal contracts. You will liaise with Federal stakeholders, leadership, vendors, and technical teams to ensure successful delivery of program objectives and operational excellence.

The role requires 5+ years of experience, a Bachelor's degree, and the ability to obtain/maintain a Public Trust.

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. citizen or have a Green Card.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Federal or DoD Public Trust.
• Active Public Trust or suitability preferred.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university.
• Minimum of 5+ years of overall work experience.
• Experience managing large-scale technology programs or projects.
• Experience delivering software development, cloud, systems integration, cybersecurity, infrastructure, or enterprise technology initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of program and project management disciplines: scope, schedule, cost, risk, quality, change, stakeholder management.
• Experience leading Agile, Scrum, Kanban, hybrid, or traditional delivery teams.
• Working knowledge of software development lifecycles, cloud environments, cybersecurity, testing, release management, and operational readiness.
• Familiarity with AWS cloud environments and Python-based applications.
• Ability to understand technical architectures, integrations, security requirements, and delivery dependencies.
• Experience developing governance processes, dashboards, metrics, and executive reporting.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project, Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, Microsoft 365, and reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, coordination, governance, and delivery of complex technology initiatives.
• Oversee multiple projects and workstreams including modernization, cloud, cybersecurity, and integrations.
• Serve as the liaison between federal stakeholders, leadership, vendors, and technical teams.
• Establish governance, roadmaps, schedules, budgets, and performance metrics.
• Coordinate activities across Agile teams, vendors, and business stakeholders.
• Manage scope, risks, issues, dependencies, and change requests.
• Support delivery of AWS-hosted applications, cloud services, and Python-based solutions.
• Oversee release planning, deployment readiness, and transition to support teams.
• Monitor program health with dashboards, status reports, and KPIs.
• Foster collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement across teams.

Skills

Program management

Agile delivery

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem solving

Facilitation

Project governance

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

SharePoint

Microsoft Project

Microsoft 365

Reporting tools

Job description

Guidehouse is seeking a Program Manager to lead planning, governance, and delivery of complex technology initiatives supporting federal contracts. You will liaise with Federal stakeholders, leadership, vendors, and technical teams to ensure successful delivery of program objectives and operational excellence.

The role requires 5+ years of experience, a Bachelor's degree, and the ability to obtain/maintain a Public Trust.