IT Program Manager

Gunnison; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) company match

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

Bonus opportunities

Job summary

Gunnison is seeking a Program Manager to lead the delivery of a complex federal IT portfolio in Atlanta, GA. The successful candidate will manage multiple web and data applications, alongside shared services and modernization efforts, all within a Microsoft-centric environment.

This hybrid role offers a competitive salary of $165,000 to $175,000 and includes substantial benefits such as personal leave, holidays, and a company match for 401(k). Candidates must possess significant experience in IT program management.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in federal IT program management or related roles.
• Experience with government customers and contract deliverables.
• Proven record of managing cross-functional technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary interface to client leaders.
• Manage integrated schedules and reporting.
• Oversee compliance with federal IT processes.

Skills

Federal IT program management

Portfolio management

Agile delivery approaches

Git-based collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

PMP certification

ITIL Foundation certification

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub

Job description

Job Summary

Lead delivery of a complex federal IT portfolio that includes multiple web and data applications, shared services, and ongoing modernization efforts in a Microsoft centric environment.

Location: Hybrid, Atlanta, GA.

Salary: $165,000-$175,000.

Contingent upon future opening with Gunnison.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary interface to client leaders on program execution, priorities, risks, issues, staffing, and performance across several concurrent projects.
• Manage integrated schedules, roadmaps, and reporting across teams using modern work management and collaboration tools such as Azure DevOps or similar platforms.
• Oversee governance and lifecycle compliance, ensuring project artifacts, status, and decisions are documented in line with federal IT processes and stage gate reviews.
• Coordinate closely with technical leads who are using Git-based repositories (e.g., GitHub or equivalent) and automated pipelines to plan releases and manage dependencies.
• Lead regular status reviews, portfolio health reviews, and executive briefings, including clear escalation and mitigation plans for schedule, quality, or technical risks.
• Support transition, surge, and continuity planning in a dynamic environment where priorities, volumes, and technologies evolve over time.
• Ensure delivery aligns with federal security, privacy, and operational requirements, working with security and compliance leads to address findings and follow up actions.

Requirements

• US citizenship required.
• 10+ years of federal IT program management, portfolio management, or related leadership roles.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent workstreams across application development, integration, operations and maintenance, and modernization initiatives.
• Experience working with government customers, contract deliverables, performance metrics, executive reporting, and formal governance processes.
• Experience managing teams using agile or iterative delivery approaches, Git-based collaboration, and coordinated release planning.
• Demonstrated success managing schedules, risks, staffing, communications, and cross-functional technical teams in regulated environments.
• PMP certification.
• ITIL Foundation (or equivalent IT service management certification).
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a related field.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience leading programs that use GitHub and/or Azure DevOps for work tracking, source control, and release coordination.
• Experience managing teams that deliver through CI/CD pipelines with integrated testing and security checks.
• Experience supporting cloud migration, application modernization, or data modernization efforts in Azure, AWS, or similar cloud platforms.
• Experience with federal health, public health, or HHS/CDC-adjacent IT programs.
• Experience standing up or maturing IT service management practices (e.g., incident, change, and problem management) using modern ITSM tools.
• Agile certification such as CSM, PMI ACP, or SAFe.
• Cloud certifications that support large program oversight.
• Master’s degree in a related field.

Clearance Requirement

Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.

Benefits

• 3 weeks of Personal Leave in the first year.
• 11 paid holidays each year.
• 5 days of Flexible Time Off each year for approved training or certifications (self‑study is ineligible).
• 401(k) company match at 50% up to 10% of your salary.
• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance.
• Life and Disability insurance.
• Public transportation subsidies.
• Certifications and training allowance – up to $5,000 per year.
• Bonus and profit‑sharing opportunities, depending on company and employee performance.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Must be eligible for employment in the United States. We are unable to sponsor candidates at this time.