Program Director

Praxis Engineering; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 216,750 - 293,250; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan options

401K with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

General Dynamics IT seeks a Program Director to oversee complex programs driving mission outcomes for customers near Dulles Airport. You’ll manage budgets, staffing, risks, and reporting, serving as primary liaison with the Sponsor’s technical representatives.

Applicants should have 5+ years’ program management experience, active Top Secret SCI with Polygraph clearance, and a degree in IT or engineering. US citizenship is required; occasional travel within Northern Virginia may occur.

Qualifications

• Security clearance level: Active Top Secret SCI with Polygraph required.
• US citizenship required.
• Minimum of five (5) years of relevant program management experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee complex programs and ensure contractual requirements are satisfied.
• Manage daily program operations, reporting, risks, and budgets.
• Staffing, reporting, and training alignment; biweekly meetings and governance.
• Resource and cost management; maintain program documentation and dashboards.
• Coordinate with COTR, ISSM, and sponsor teams; monitor Jira and sprints.

Skills

Deliverables Management

Financial Management

Team Management

Education

Degree in an Information Technology or Engineering discipline

Job description

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Program Delivery and Execution

Job Qualifications:

• Deliverables Management, Financial Management, Team Management
• Certification: None
• Experience: 5 + years of related experience
• US Citizenship Required: Yes

Job Description:

PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Oversee complex programs that drive impactful mission outcomes for our customers as a Program Director . Here, you’ll see the bigger picture on mission initiatives and where your program management career can go at GDIT.

The Program Director serves as the primary point of contract for the Sponsor’s Contract Officer Technical Representative (COTR), Praxis/GDIT contract management, financial support personnel, security, management, and others in regard to program needs and coordination. The Program Director manages the daily operations of the program with ultimate responsibility for satisfying all contractual requirements, reporting on progress, managing team personnel, managing risks, and staying within allocated budgets. The primary work location is near Dulles Airport. Standard work-week with reasonable flexibility of hours within each two-week work period. No call-in or pager support required, but occasional after normal hours work to support the team in pushing updates to the production system.

What you’ll need to succeed:

• Security clearance level: Active Top Secret SCI with Polygraph required
• US citizenship required
• Experience: Minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience managing small to mid-size programs. Working knowledge of the Sponsor's IT requirements, processes, and user environment. Experience controlling resources and funds using priority-based tasking to meet obligations in a resource-constrained environment.
• Education: Degree in an Information Technology or Engineering discipline.

Program Specific Duties:

• Ensuring the program is appropriately staffed with qualified personnel.
• Ensuring the preparation and delivery of all reports in a timely manner according to defined schedules.
• Ensuring personnel are up to date with customer and GDIT training requirements, program needs, and anticipating future training needs.
• Resource management and cost management.
• Preparing necessary documents for clearance and security requirements and reports.
• Detecting and managing performance issues and concerns quickly.
• Responding to customer requirements and Requests For Information.
• Preparing agendas, metrics, progress report, risks, issues, and other information needed for biweekly meetings with the program's user group.
• Preparing agendas, issues, and other information needed for biweekly meetings with the Sponsor's High-Performance Computing technical team.
• Maintaining appropriate documentation in the program information database within Confluence.
• Supporting biweekly Sprint planning and retrospective meetings as well as monitoring Jira tickets and schedules.
• Updating, as needed, the Risk Register, Program Management Plan, and other documents.
• Monitoring Quality Assurance and addressing issues.
• Supporting A&A activities and actions. Conducting weekly audit reviews of logs and dashboards.
• Bi-weekly POV travel between contractor site near Dulles Airport and Sponsor's headquarters also in Northern Virginia.
• Working closely with each team member, including the Technical Lead, as well as users, the COTR, ISSM, and others.

Desired Requirements:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Experience with using Amazon Web Services (AWS) or other cloud-based technologies.
• Experience working within a SCRUM-based development environment.
• Experience supporting software development teams.
• Experience supporting Operations & Maintenance teams for hybrid systems (cloud-based and physical systems).

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY:

Explore a career in program management at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your passion for the mission and delivering results.

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Salary:

The likely salary range for this position is $216,750 - $293,250. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

None

Telecommuting Options:

Onsite

Work Location:

USA VA Herndon

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Our Identity Verification Process:

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work:

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

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