Program Manager (Clearance Required)

Whiteboard Federal; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent government contracting firm located in Virginia is looking for a Program Manager to support mission-critical initiatives. The role includes planning, managing multiple projects, and integrating security/DevOps strategies within technical environments. The ideal candidate should possess a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, PMP certification, and experience with AWS/Azure. This position involves working with various stakeholders to ensure program effectiveness and strategic goals are met.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master's Degree or equivalent experience required.
• Demonstrated experience with internal and external customer relations.
• Must hold a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

Responsibilities

• Support development and integration of security/DevOps strategy.
• Plan and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Brief customers and stakeholders on program capabilities and status.

Skills

Programmatic excellence

Lean Agile principles

Experience with AWS or Azure

Business process management

Education

Bachelor or Master's Degree

Tools

Project management tools

Job description

Overview

Whiteboard Federal is seeking a Program Manager to provide mission-critical support to our customers. The Project Manager will support the development, deployment, and integration of a security/DevOps strategy into existing environments. The ideal candidate will work in a mixed technical environment and maintain productivity when switching between projects, business processes, and/or technologies.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrated programmatic excellence and well versed in strategic planning and tactical programmatic execution of state-of-the-art technologies and IT applications, as well as a solid understanding of legacy systems technologies and challenges, experienced in actively managing software development program activities to include management of quality assurance, system administration, training teams and development deliveries.
• Demonstrated experience planning and managing multiple projects simultaneously, including creating feature roadmaps and release plans, prioritizing tasks across a disparate customer base, managing customer expectations, and working closely with development teams to successfully deploy enterprise capabilities.
• Demonstrated experience organizing and structuring solutions to complex challenges, including the ability to plan projects, meet objectives, assess risks and develop mitigation strategies, manage schedules, and develop contingency plans.
• Demonstrated experience briefing customers, stakeholders, and management (at various levels) on enterprise program capabilities and status.
• Demonstrated experience with lean Agile principles and techniques, traditional product management methodologies, and multiple project and requirements management tools (e.g., COTS, Open Source, Custom solutions).
• Demonstrated experience defining measurable metrics to monitor progress and determine return on investment.

Basic Qualifications

• A Bachelor or Master's Degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience dealing effectively with internal and external customers.

Desired Skills

• Demonstrated experience creating program lifecycle documentation (as-is and to-be), effectively tailored for the program.
• Demonstrated experience gathering user requirements, documenting and developing user stories, use cases and communicating effectively with the development team and stakeholders on intent of the requirements and importance across an enterprise user base.
• Demonstrated experience supporting projects using Amazon Web Services or Azure.
• Demonstrated experience collecting, prioritizing, and status-in technical, procedural, or policy security solutions to resolve system/network deficits.
• Demonstrated experience in business process management.

Certification Requirements

• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) in good standing

Clearance (Required)

• TS/SCI+

Equal Opportunity

Whiteboard Federal is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, pregnancy, lactation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic.