Program Management Specialist, Senior

Booz Allen Hamilton; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 78,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton in the Washington, DC area seeks a Senior Program Management Specialist to oversee defense programs from concept to deployment. You’ll coordinate rapid prototyping plans, testing strategies, and ensure milestones are met while maintaining compliance.

You’ll manage schedules, deliverables, and budgets, brief senior DoD leaders on progress and transition options, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to accelerate secure capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 14+ years PM experience or Master’s degree with 10+ years PM experience.
• Experience managing rapid fielding/rapid prototyping programs.
• Knowledge of defensive cybersecurity operations and OT protection architectures.
• Ability to travel up to 20%; Secret clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate rapid prototyping plans and testing strategies.
• Track schedules, deliverables, and milestones; maintain program documentation.
• Brief senior DoD leaders on milestones, program achievements, and transition options.
• Ensure compliance with rapid acquisition guidelines and cross‑functional collaboration.

Skills

Program management

Rapid prototyping

Cybersecurity

Travel up to 20%

Secret clearance

Education

Bachelor’s + 14+ yrs PM

Master’s + 10+ yrs PM

Job description

Program Management Specialist, Senior The Opportunity: As a program management specialist, you know the complexities of supporting a project from concept to completion. Many programs require a significant investment of limited resources, and it’s imperative to keep the project on a productive path. That’s why we need an experienced program management specialist like you who can help ensure success through careful analysis and effective communication. On our team, you’ll coordinate the execution of rapid prototyping plans and master testing strategies, facilitating early prototype acquisitions for operational demonstrations. You will oversee core project management tasks, including tracking project schedules, managing deliverables, and ensuring milestones are met. You will direct compliance with rapid acquisition guidelines, maintaining contract and program documentation in accordance with federal regulations. Collaboration spans multiple military services and defense stakeholders, aligning operational technology protection requirements and joint schedules. You'll manage program budgets and oversee funding allocations to ensure resources are distributed for critical prototyping initiatives. Senior Department of Defense leaders rely on your briefings to track milestones, program achievements, and strategic transition options. Throughout, you support project planning, status reporting, and risk management to reinforce successful program delivery. The real impact of project management comes from communication to ensure the program achieves its goals and meets our quality standards. At Booz Allen, we recognize that we must continuously grow as a team to bring the best support to our clients, so here you’ll have all the resources to succeed. This is a chance to influence a meaningful mission while learning how to develop and maintain program strategy. Work with us and ensure a Navy Program Office accomplishes its program goals within budget as we improve fleet cybersecurity readiness and capabilities. Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• Experience managing programs utilizing rapid fielding or rapid prototyping frameworks
• Knowledge of defensive cybersecurity operations and operational technology protection architectures
• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time
• Secret clearance
• Bachelor’s degree and 14+ years of experience in program and project management, or Master’s degree and 10+ years of experience in program and project management

Nice If You Have:

• 3+ years of experience supporting defense program offices in managing rapid-response or urgent operational need programs
• 3+ years of experience supporting a Navy Systems Program Office, including NAVWAR, NAVSEA, or NAVAIR
• Experience transitioning rapid prototyping efforts into formal systems or programs of record
• Knowledge of cloud-based secure operating environments or software-defined infrastructure platforms
• Ability to lead cross-functional engineering, testing, and operations teams to meet accelerated delivery schedules
• Top Secret clearance
• Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Level III Certification
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification

Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret clearance is required.

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Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $77,600.00 to $176,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

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