Program Manager

Agile Defense, Inc.; United States; À distance; USD 110 000 - 150 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Holiday Pay

Disability (short/long-term)

Retirement benefits

Learning and Development opportunities

Résumé du poste

Agile Defense is actively hiring a Program Manager II to provide mid to senior level portfolio, program, and project management support for NOAA’s National Weather Service. You will oversee medium to large IT initiatives, ensuring alignment with federal policies, CPIC requirements, and governance processes in a dynamic environment.

The ideal candidate is a strong communicator and proactive problem solver, capable of managing complex programs and delivering on time with PMP certification and US

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, IT, or related field.
• 5–8 years of experience supporting federal IT programs.
• PMP certification required.
• Strong understanding of portfolio, program, and project management frameworks.
• Proficiency with MS Office, Smartsheet, Visio.

Responsabilités

• Deliver program and project management support across NOAA portfolios, programs, and IT initiatives.
• Develop IMS, risk registers, dashboards, and status reports.
• Monitor cost, schedule, scope, performance metrics, risks, issues, and action items.
• Support CPIC activities including investment reporting and data calls.
• Prepare and maintain high quality project artifacts such as plans, charters, SOPs.
• Facilitate governance boards and IPT meetings with stakeholders.
• Assist with budget formulation, execution tracking, and financial reporting.
• Communicate complex concepts clearly to technical teams and leadership.
• Contribute to audits and continuous improvement initiatives.

Connaissances

Program management

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Leadership

Agile methodologies

Budgeting

Written & verbal

Formation

Bachelor's degree in related field

PMP certification

Outils

Microsoft Office Suite

Smartsheet

Visio

Cloud collaboration tools

Description du poste

At Agile Defense we know that action defines the outcome and new challenges require new solutions. That’s why we always look to the future and embrace change with an unmovable spirit and the courage to build for what comes next.

Our vision is to bring adaptive innovation to support our nation's most important missions through the seamless integration of advanced technologies, elite minds, and unparalleled agility—leveraging a foundation of speed, flexibility, and ingenuity to strengthen and protect our nation’s vital interests.

About Agile Defense

At Agile Defense we know that action defines the outcome and new challenges require new solutions. That’s why we always look to the future and embrace change with an unmovable spirit and the courage to build for what comes next.

Our vision is to bring adaptive innovation to support our nation's most important missions through the seamless integration of advanced technologies, elite minds, and unparalleled agility—leveraging a foundation of speed, flexibility, and ingenuity to strengthen and protect our nation’s vital interests.

Requisition #: 1892

Job Title: Program Manager

Location: Remote (hybrid as approved- Silver Spring, MD / College Park, MD)

Clearance Level: Ability to Obtain and Maintain a Public Trust Clearance

Required Certification(s): PMP

Job Description

The Program Manager II provides mid to senior level portfolio, program, and project management support for NOAA’s National Weather Service (NWS). This role supports medium to large scale IT initiatives and strategic programs, ensuring alignment with federal policies, CPIC requirements, and NWS governance processes. The PM collaborates closely with government program managers, integrated project teams, and stakeholders to plan, execute, monitor, and report on project performance across the full lifecycle. The ideal candidate is a strong communicator and proactive problem solver, capable of managing complex projects in a dynamic environment.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Deliver program and project management support across NWS portfolios, programs, and IT initiatives
• Support planning, execution, monitoring, control, and project close out using industry standard project management principles
• Develop, update, and maintain project schedules, Integrated Master Schedules (IMS), risk registers, dashboards, and status reports
• Monitor and manage cost, schedule, scope, performance metrics, risks, issues, and action items
• Support CPIC activities including investment reporting, baseline change requests, and data call responses
• Prepare and maintain high quality project artifacts such as plans, briefings, reports, charters, SOPs, and business process documentation
• Facilitate and support governance boards, IPT meetings, and stakeholder reviews
• Assist with budget formulation, execution tracking, and financial reporting
• Support acquisition related activities such as RFIs, SOWs, RFPs, and procurement documentation (non inherently governmental functions only)
• Communicate complex concepts clearly and effectively to technical teams, leadership, and executive level stakeholders
• Contribute to audits, independent assessments, and continuous improvement initiatives

Education and Background

• Bachelor’s degree in business, management, IT, or a related field.
• 5–8 years of experience supporting federal IT programs or projects.
• PMP® certification.
• Strong understanding of portfolio, program, and project management frameworks and best practices.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project), Smartsheet, Visio, and cloud based collaboration tools.
• U.S. citizenship required to meet federal contract eligibility requirements.

Required Skills

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and customer service skills.
• High attention to detail and strong organizational capabilities.
• Effective time management skills with a consistent ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and delegate appropriately.
• Ability to perform effectively in a fast paced, high visibility, and occasionally high pressure environment.

Preferred Skills

• Experience supporting NOAA, NWS, or Department of Commerce initiatives.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and hybrid project environments.
• Experience supporting cloud, enterprise IT, or infrastructure programs.
• Experience preparing responses to executive level reporting requirements and data calls.

Working Conditions

• Work performed in a professional office environment at NOAA facilities or remotely as approved
• Occasional travel to NOAA locations in the Washington, DC Metro Area.
• Strength Demands
• Work is primarily sedentary
• May require short periods of standing or walking during meetings and onsite activities
• Physical Requirements
• Ability to work at a computer for extended periods

In addition, Agile Defense invests in its employees beyond just compensation. Agile’s benefits offerings include, dependent upon position, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, short-term and long-term Disability, Retirement and Learning and Development opportunities as well as other optional benefit elections.

Our Core Values

• Happy - Be Infectious.
• Helpful - Be Supportive.
• Honest - Be Trustworthy.
• Humble - Be Grounded.
• Hungry - Be Eager.
• Hustle - Be Driven.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.