IT Program Manager - TS/SCI with Polygraph

General Dynamics - IT; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics - IT in Chantilly, VA is seeking a Program Director to lead a team delivering development and O&M support for a portfolio of business applications critical to mission objectives.

You will oversee resource planning, schedule and performance, interfacing with senior customer and contractor stakeholders to ensure on-time, within-budget delivery and alignment with strategic goals on a complex government contract. Must have TS SCI with Polygraph and US citizenship.

Qualifications

• BA/BS or equivalent education.
• 7+ years of related experience.
• Familiar with standard project management approaches and methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead a program with annual revenues of $25M+ and ensure contract performance.
• Coordinate with senior customer and contractor teams on resource planning and execution.
• Act as the single point of contact for project status, scheduling, performance and issue resolution.
• Develop and maintain a programmatic plan to support 20+ new functions/applications.

Skills

Collaboration

Communication

IT & software development domains

Contract management

Budgeting

Planning

Monitoring & evaluation

Agile software development

Education

BA/BS or equivalent

Tools

ServiceNow

Salesforce

Job description

Program Director

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Program Director who leads a team providing development and O&M support for a portfolio of business applications. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Program Director you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a Program Director joining our team to ensure that our contract performance is aligned with our customer’s mission objectives. The environment is highly collaborative where staff and contractors work closely to design and build applications to support mission users.

HOW A PROGRAM DIRECTOR WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

Manages and is responsible for the successful completion of all tasks in assigned program area with annual revenues of $25M and aboveDaily interaction with senior customer and technical managers as well as on contract resources to include corporate leverage organizations. Primary responsibility is to manage all resources and costs, including fluctuation in resource demand, personnel selection and assignments, cross-functional skills, maintaining staff availability in an effort to align program resources with mission objectives.Opportunity to coordinate closely with customer senior management to meet strategic goals.Serve as the single focal point for the areas of activity to include project status, tasking, schedule, performance and problem resolution.Partner with customer and contractor technical management team to build and maintain a programmatic plan of approach to support the development and execution of 20+ new business functions/applications.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Education: BA/BS or equivalent
• Required Experience: 7+ years of related experience
• Required Technical Skills: Familiar with industry standard project management approaches and methodologies
• Security Clearance Level: TS SCI with Polygraph
• Required Skills and Abilities: collaboration, communication, Knowledge of information technology and software development domains, contract management, budgeting, planning, monitoring and evaluation
• Preferred Skills: Technical writing, agile software development, software development lifecycle, knowledge of software platforms (ServiceNow and Salesforce), experience providing PM support on a government contract
• Location: On Customer Site (Chantilly, VA)
• US Citizenship Required

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• 401K with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

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