Program Manager - Defense IT & Security (TS/SCI)

Koniag Services, Inc.; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Parental leave

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Commuter benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Koniag IT Systems, LLC, a Koniag Government Services company, seeks a Program Manager with TS/SCI to lead a multidisciplinary contractor team supporting an Office of the Secretary of Defense level program at the Pentagon, Arlington, VA. Responsibilities include translating priorities into executable work plans and delivering mission-focused IT, analytics, and security services.

The successful candidate will oversee staffing, cost, schedule, quality, and customer engagement, working with senior

Qualifications

• 15+ years of professional experience in a technical field relevant to the program.
• Master’s degree from an accredited institution in a technical, management, business, public administration, or related field.
• Active Top Secret clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information access (TS/SCI).
• Demonstrated experience leading complex technical programs or multidisciplinary teams with staffing, cost, schedule, and quality responsibility.
• Experience supporting senior government stakeholders in a defense or national security environment.
• Working knowledge of federal contract execution and program controls, including financial tracking, risk management, and performance reporting.
• Ability to translate technical findings into concise recommendations and briefings for senior leaders; strong writing, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize competing requirements and resolve personnel and customer issues professionally.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day contract performance and serve as the primary contractor program management interface with government program leadership and the Contracting Officer’s Representative.
• Develop and maintain integrated work plans, staffing plans, work breakdown structures, schedules, and management controls aligned with contractual cost, performance, and delivery requirements.
• Recruit, onboard, mentor, and manage multidisciplinary personnel; set expectations and address performance issues.
• Oversee technical and analytical workstreams, ensuring recommendations are accurate and coordinated across subject matter experts and stakeholder organizations.
• Monitor contract expenditures, resource utilization, milestones, dependencies, and risks; prepare monthly progress and financial reports and support in-process reviews.
• Establish quality assurance and configuration management practices; ensure deliverables are complete and timely.
• Coordinate support for IT investment analysis, data-driven decision making, requirements development, acquisition planning, and PPBE activities.
• Prepare and review executive briefings, white papers, and staff action packages; facilitate senior-level meetings and track decisions to closure.
• Maintain relationships across government offices and subcontractors; resolve issues and escalate as needed.
• Ensure contractor personnel follow security and contractual requirements.

Skills

Program management

Staffing leadership

Cost management

Schedule management

Customer engagement

Security clearance TS/SCI

Education

Master’s degree

Job description

Koniag IT Systems, LLC, a Koniag Government Services company, seeks a Program Manager with TS/SCI to lead a multidisciplinary contractor team supporting an Office of the Secretary of Defense level program at the Pentagon, Arlington, VA. Responsibilities include translating priorities into executable work plans and delivering mission-focused IT, analytics, and security services.

The successful candidate will oversee staffing, cost, schedule, quality, and customer engagement, working with senior