Program Manager (Secret)

ASRC Federal; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

ASRC Federal in Washington, DC is seeking an experienced Technical Program Manager to lead complex federal IT modernization initiatives. You will manage cost, schedule, technical performance, and successful delivery across multidisciplinary teams and government customers.

The role requires strong leadership, stellar communication, and the ability to navigate contractual requirements, risk management, and frequent program reviews.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of project management experience, including federal IT modernization programs.
• Proven ability to lead complex IT transformation initiatives and manage cross-functional teams.
• Experience managing federal government customers, contracts, budgets, and deliverables.
• Strong budgeting, scheduling, risk management, and technical performance tracking.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
• Active Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Manage cost, schedule, technical performance, and delivery of assigned programs.
• Serve as primary government customer contact; provide updates on performance, milestones, risks, and deliverables.
• Lead IT modernization and technology transformation initiatives aligned with objectives and contracts.
• Oversee multidisciplinary teams supporting cloud migration, application development, networking, and database optimization.
• Establish objectives, milestones, master schedules, and performance metrics.
• Identify risks and resource constraints; implement corrective actions.
• Coordinate engineering, development, integration, testing activities to meet requirements.
• Direct and oversee program personnel; ensure resource allocation and performance.
• Support business development and identify opportunities to expand programs and services.
• Balance changing priorities while maintaining execution, quality, and customer satisfaction.

Skills

Project management

Federal IT modernization

Cross-functional leadership

Budgeting and scheduling

Customer relationship management

Security clearance awareness

Job description

ASRC Federal is a leading government contractor furthering missions in space, public health and defense. As an Alaska Native owned corporation, our work helps secure an enduring future for our shareholders. Join our team and discover why we are a top veteran employer and Certified Great Place to Work™

ASRC Federal is seeking an experienced Technical Program Manager to lead complex federal IT modernization initiatives in Washington, DC. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in program management, technology transformation, and federal government contracting, with demonstrated success managing multidisciplinary technical teams, budgets, schedules, and program deliverables.

The position requires strong leadership, customer relationship management, and the ability to successfully execute programs in a dynamic environment.

Work Location: Washington, DC (Downtown)

Clearance Required: Active Secret Clearance

Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship Required

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the overall cost, schedule, technical performance, and successful delivery of assigned programs.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for government customers, conducting program reviews and providing updates on performance, milestones, risks, and deliverables.
• Lead complex IT modernization and technology transformation initiatives, ensuring alignment with customer objectives and contractual requirements.
• Oversee multidisciplinary technical teams supporting cloud migration, application development, networking, database optimization, maintenance, and related IT services.
• Establish program objectives, milestones, master schedules, and performance metrics to monitor progress and ensure timely delivery.
• Identify program risks, technical challenges, and resource constraints, and implement appropriate corrective actions.
• Coordinate engineering, development, integration, and testing activities to ensure technical requirements are achieved.
• Direct and oversee employees assigned to the program, ensuring effective resource allocation and team performance.
• Support business development efforts and identify opportunities to expand existing programs and services.
• Manage changing priorities while maintaining program execution, quality, and customer satisfaction.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of project management experience, including at least 5 years managing federal IT modernization initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex IT transformation and modernization programs.
• Proven ability to manage cross-functional technical teams across multiple IT disciplines, including cloud migration, application development, networking, and database management.
• Strong understanding of program budgeting, scheduling, risk management, and technical performance.
• Experience managing federal government customers, contractual requirements, and program deliverables.
• Excellent leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
• Active Secret security clearance required.
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Ability to work onsite in downtown Washington, DC.

Preferred Qualifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification strongly preferred.
• Understanding of data engineering concepts and related technologies.
• Experience supporting large-scale federal IT modernization and systems integration initiatives.

We invest in the lives of our employees, both in and out of the workplace, by providing competitive pay and benefits packages. Benefits offered may include health care, dental, vision, life insurance; 401(k); education assistance; paid time off including PTO, holidays, and any other paid leave required by law. The salary offered will depend on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, skills, education, geographic location, internal equity, business needs, and other factors permitted by law. Posted pay ranges are a general guideline only and are not a guarantee of compensation or salary.

EEO Statement

ASRC Federal and its Subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, gender, color, age, sexual orientation, gender identification, national origin, religion, marital status, ancestry, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other factor prohibited by applicable law.