Senior IT Program Manager — DoD & Federal Programs

Altagrove LLC; Carlsbad (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Altagrove LLC is seeking an IT Program Manager to lead federal and DoD IT programs from kickoff to delivery. You will manage scope, schedule, budget, staffing, risks, and customer expectations while interfacing with government stakeholders.

The role requires 7+ years in IT/engineering programs, PMP or equivalent certification preferred, and onsite work in Carlsbad, CA with hybrid flexibility. Experience across cloud, cyber, and infrastructure is valued.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience supporting IT, engineering, or technology programs, preferably in DoD, intelligence, NATO, or federal government.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day execution of federal and DoD IT programs from kickoff through delivery and sustainment.
• Manage program scope, schedule, budget, staffing, risks, deliverables, and customer expectations.
• Serve as a primary customer interface and maintain strong relationships with Government program, technical, and contracting stakeholders.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across network engineering, cloud, cybersecurity, software, SATCOM, and infrastructure disciplines.
• Develop and maintain program schedules, milestones, staffing plans, status reports, performance metrics, and risk registers.
• Track contractual requirements, deliverables, dependencies, corrective actions, and program performance against baselines.
• Support financial management including forecasting, labor utilization, burn rates, subcontractor costs, and program profitability.
• Lead recurring program reviews, internal status meetings, customer briefings, and technical coordination sessions.
• Manage subcontractors, technology partners, vendors, and internal resources supporting successful program execution.
• Support change management, task order modifications, proposals, estimates, follow-on growth, and continuous improvement while ensuring alignment with DoD security, quality, and compliance requirements.

Skills

Program management

7+ years

3+ years PM experience

Customer engagement

Communication

Stakeholder management

Team coordination

Microsoft Office

Project management tools

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Teams

SharePoint

Project management tools

Job description

Altagrove LLC is seeking an IT Program Manager to lead federal and DoD IT programs from kickoff to delivery. You will manage scope, schedule, budget, staffing, risks, and customer expectations while interfacing with government stakeholders.

The role requires 7+ years in IT/engineering programs, PMP or equivalent certification preferred, and onsite work in Carlsbad, CA with hybrid flexibility. Experience across cloud, cyber, and infrastructure is valued.