Hybrid Delivery Lead, AI-Driven Cloud Programs

Qba Direct; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Qba Direct in Reston, VA is seeking a Workstream 3 Delivery Manager to lead delivery execution for a key program workstream. You will oversee 25–50 scrum teams, guide Agile teams, manage risks, dependencies, and ensure commitments align with objectives.

The role requires 10+ years in IT delivery or Agile program management, strong collaboration with product, engineering, QA, security, and operations, plus excellent communication and leadership. Hybrid work, U.S. federal context preferred.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of IT delivery, project management, or Agile program delivery.
• Experience managing scope, schedules, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder communications across technical teams.
• Experience with Agile delivery, sprint planning, release planning, metrics, and status reporting.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams including product, engineering, QA, security, and operations.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership to ensure a robust, well-architected cloud solution that meets customer objectives.
• Manage the full SDLC, including AI-enabled delivery and production operations such as POAM and bug fixes.
• Plan and manage workstream scope, schedules, deliverables, risks, issues, and cross-team dependencies.
• Coordinate Agile team execution, sprint planning, release planning, backlog readiness, and delivery reporting.
• Collaborate with product owners, scrum masters, architects, business analysts, DevSecOps, testing teams, and client stakeholders to remove blockers.
• Track milestones, action items, staffing needs, quality indicators, and delivery metrics for the workstream.
• Prepare workstream status updates, leadership briefings, risk summaries, and decision materials.
• Support release readiness, UAT coordination, production deployment planning, and post-release follow-up.
• Ensure delivery practices align with program governance, compliance requirements, and client expectations.
• Use AI-assisted planning and reporting tools to improve forecasting, status reporting, and risk analysis.

Skills

Delivery leadership

Agile delivery

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Strong communication

Facilitation

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, information systems, engineering, or a related field

Job description

Qba Direct in Reston, VA is seeking a Workstream 3 Delivery Manager to lead delivery execution for a key program workstream. You will oversee 25–50 scrum teams, guide Agile teams, manage risks, dependencies, and ensure commitments align with objectives.

The role requires 10+ years in IT delivery or Agile program management, strong collaboration with product, engineering, QA, security, and operations, plus excellent communication and leadership. Hybrid work, U.S. federal context preferred.