Junior Program Manager

Interactive Process Technology LLC; Bath Township (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

IPT Associates (IPTA) seeks a Junior Program Manager to assist the Program Manager at Wright-Patterson AFB in coordinating diverse program activities. You will help track schedules, budgets, staffing, and deliverables, while maintaining accurate data and preparing status materials for reviews.

Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in a related field and 2+ years of project support experience. An active Secret clearance or ability to obtain one is preferred; travel to approved locations may

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in program management, business, information technology, computer science, cybersecurity, engineering, finance, or a related field.
• Two or more years of project or program support experience; Federal Government/DoD experience preferred.
• Active Secret clearance or ability to obtain one and knowledge of government contracting is preferred.
• Experience tracking schedules, budgets, risks, issues, actions, and performance metrics.

Responsibilities

• Support the Program Manager in coordinating technical, financial, staffing, quality, security, and administrative activities.
• Track schedules, budgets, staffing, contractual requirements, deliverables, risks, issues, and decisions.
• Maintain program data, prepare plans, status reports, dashboards, and meeting materials.
• Coordinate with Government stakeholders, contractors, and teams to resolve resource and performance issues.
• Assist with budget monitoring, forecasting, cost analysis, onboarding/offboarding, and training status.
• Analyze and report program performance, including service metrics and cybersecurity measures.
• Support transition, quality control, configuration management, and knowledge management.

Skills

Program coordination

Communication

Team collaboration

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree (related field)

Tools

Microsoft Project

Jira

Job description

Junior Program Manager

Wright-Patterson AFB

At IPT Associates (IPTA), we enjoy solving real-world problems with technology. We work closely with our customers, teammates, experts, and partners to come up with practical solutions that make a difference. Whether it's a government or business organization, we focus on understanding the need and building something that works.

Our Team

At IPTA, everything starts with our people. We're big believers that when you invest in your team, great things happen. That's why we encourage learning, growth, and trying new things—even if you don't have all the answers yet.

Our culture is rooted in fierce determination, fearless integrity, and passionate service—but we also like to keep things collaborative, supportive, and down-to-earth.

We’re looking for people who:

• Are curious and excited about technology
• Like solving problems and figuring things out
• Can take initiative but also enjoy working with a team
• Want to keep learning, growing, and challenging themselves

If you're someone who's eager to jump in, learn something new, and make an impact—you'll fit right in here.

*This position is contingent upon contract award and the actual job description may vary based on specific contract requirements and organizational needs.*

Responsibilities:

• Support the Program Manager in coordinating EDP2 technical, financial, staffing, quality, security, and administrative activities.
• Track schedules, budgets, staffing, contractual requirements, deliverables, dependencies, risks, issues, action items, and decisions.
• Maintain accurate program data and prepare plans, status reports, dashboards, briefings, meeting materials, and required deliverables.
• Coordinate with Government stakeholders, contractor and subcontractor personnel, technical leads, and functional teams to resolve resource, schedule, and performance issues.
• Support budget monitoring, forecasting, cost analysis, staffing actions, onboarding and offboarding, access tracking, and training status.
• Analyze and report program and service performance, including task completion, reporting timeliness, availability, service-level results, training, software delivery, and cybersecurity metrics.
• Support transition, quality control, configuration management, records management, knowledge management, continuity, and process improvement.
• Prepare and facilitate program reviews, technical meetings, working groups, and customer status meetings; document decisions and follow-up actions.
• Protect Government, proprietary, controlled, and classified information in accordance with applicable requirements.
• Work at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base or other approved locations and support occasional travel or work outside normal duty hours as mission needs require.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in program management, business, information technology, computer science, cybersecurity, engineering, finance, or a related field.
• Two or more years of project or program support experience; Federal Government, Department of Defense, Air Force, information technology, software, cloud, cybersecurity, or research-and-development experience is preferred.
• Experience tracking schedules, budgets, staffing, risks, issues, actions, deliverables, and performance metrics.
• Ability to analyze program data and produce accurate reports, dashboards, briefings, meeting records, and management documentation.
• Working knowledge of project-management tools and practices; familiarity with Federal contracting, Agile, ITIL, quality, risk, configuration, records, or IT service management is preferred.
• Strong organizational, analytical, communication, collaboration, and time-management skills, with sound judgment and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Active Secret security clearance and ability to maintain required Government facility, system, and information access.
• Ability to work primarily at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, travel when authorized, and occasionally support mission needs outside normal duty hours.

IPTA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are based on individual merit, including qualifications, experience, performance, and business needs, consistent with applicable federal laws and federal contracting requirements. IPTA provides equal opportunity and utilizes merit-based principles to make employment-related decisions.