Program Manager – BMx FoS

KC; Montgomery (AL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Karthik Consulting, LLC seeks a lead contractor to oversee four maintenance software programs, coordinating staffing, transition, risks and deliverables for a government program in Montgomery, AL. The role requires active security clearance and offers an anticipated salary range of $140,000-$150,000, with onsite-first work in Montgomery.

Responsibilities include managing program execution, transition planning, and migration decisions to sustain and modernize critical Air Force software

Qualifications

• Experience leading multi-application IT sustainment or software delivery.
• Ability to reconcile release and incident demands across COBOL/C#, cloud-hosted apps and Maximo teams.
• Demonstrated management of subcontractor commitments and government review gates.
• Secret clearance before access; sponsorship or interim clearance not guaranteed.

Responsibilities

• Integrated program execution: deliver a plan linking backlogs, staffing, testing and government dates.
• Transition and mission continuity: organize staffing, knowledge transfer and handover against milestones.
• Migration and assurance decisions: coordinate migration gates and data-integrity certification.

Skills

Staffing coordination

Program management

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in management, information technology, engineering or related discipline

PMP or comparable program-management credential

Job description

Position Summary

Lead contractor delivery across four maintenance software programs with different mission users, technical baselines and release paths. You will coordinate the team’s staffing, transition, risks and deliverables while keeping day-to-day support and mandatory migration work moving. Government officials retain prioritization, acceptance and authorization decisions. This position is contingent based on award, with an anticipated salary range of $140,000-$150,000 based on candidate qualifications and final contract requirements.

Work Environment

• Work Location: Montgomery, AL / Maxwell AFB–Gunter Annex; onsite-first or approved local hybrid.
• Security Clearance: Active Secret
• Salary: $140K-$150K

Compensation

Karthik Consulting is committed to providing competitive compensation based on the responsibilities of the role, required qualifications, security clearance level, relevant experience, certifications, customer requirements, geographic location, and overall business needs. The salary range listed for this position represents a good-faith estimate of the current compensation range for this role.

At Karthik Consulting, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the salary range. Final compensation decisions are based on the facts and circumstances of each candidate’s experience, qualifications, certifications, clearance level, contract requirements, and overall alignment with the role.

Employees may be eligible for company benefits and additional compensation programs, subject to company policy, contract requirements, and individual eligibility.

Program Scope and Description

The Base Maintenance Family of Systems joins technical sustainment and functional support for FMxC2, FEM, IMDS CDB/IMDS-MSM and PAMS. The mission is dependable Air Force maintenance and logistics software, controlled modernization, secure operation and continuity through transition.

Portfolio responsibility spans FMxC2 migration, IMDS CDB/MSM sustainment, FEM/Maximo delivery and PAMS continuity. Coordinate application leads, independent testers and designated authorization specialists; this is not a replacement for those technical assignments.

Key Responsibilities

Integrated program execution

• Build an accountable delivery plan linking each program’s backlog, staffing, independent testing, release evidence and Government decision dates; resolve cross-program resource conflicts.
• Maintain the monthly status/risk package and PI roadmap inputs; assess the PWS targets for milestone attainment, sprint goals and accepted deliverables rather than reporting ceremonies alone.
• Coordinate Associate Contractor Agreements, FAS interfaces and hosting dependencies through authorized channels; do not direct unrelated contractors.

Transition and mission continuity

• Organize hiring/access readiness, knowledge transfer, tool and configuration inventories, GFE accountability and application handover against contract transition milestones.
• Approve contractor coverage and escalation arrangements for extended weekday support and continuous CAT I remediation; protect core capacity instead of relying on optional surge.

Migration and assurance decisions

• Coordinate FMxC2 migration gates and sign contractor data-integrity certification only after qualified evidence review; secure COR acceptance before the next phase.
• Assign qualified owners and backups for test-strategy leadership, configuration management, program protection, COOP and authorization-support deliverables; track their actual capacity.

Qualifications

Education

Bachelor’s degree in management, information technology, engineering or a related discipline preferred. Approved contract-category equivalencies govern experience substitutions.

Professional Certifications

• PMP or a comparable program‑management credential preferred. SAFe/Agile delivery and risk‑management training preferred; any mandatory credential follows the approved contract‑category mapping.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience leading multi‑application IT sustainment or software delivery with measurable responsibility for staffing, transition, risks and customer reporting.
• Ability to reconcile release and incident demands across COBOL/C#, cloud‑hosted applications and customized Maximo teams without assuming identical technical workflows.
• Demonstrated management of subcontractor commitments, formal deliverables, Government review gates and corrective actions.
• Ability to explain a controlled migration gate, a critical‑incident escalation and an independent‑testing boundary using concrete program examples.
• Possess or obtain and maintain Secret clearance before Government system or facility access, and complete required investigation, CAC, access and security training. A T1/NACI or CAC alone is not a substitute for Secret eligibility; sponsorship or acceptance of an interim clearance is not promised.

Preferred Qualifications

• Air Force BES or comparable maintenance/logistics IT leadership; knowledge of IMDS, FMxC2, FEM or PAMS is particularly relevant.
• Experience coordinating Agile release trains, RMF/ATO evidence and a contract transition without interruption to production support.

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