Senior IT Program Manager - Federal & Cloud Initiatives

Mpower; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

mPower, Inc. is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead and coordinate complex IT programs from planning through implementation in a Federal/Government context.

You will oversee scope, schedules, budgets, risks, and deliverables, ensuring alignment with organizational and client objectives. The ideal candidate combines IT leadership with deep project management experience, cross-functional team management, and the ability to drive modernization, cloud initiatives, cybersecurity, and process

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, Project Management, or a related field.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification required.
• 7+ years of progressive experience managing IT projects or programs, including experience leading complex technical initiatives and cross-functional teams.
• Experience managing a Federal Government IT services contract.
• Demonstrated experience managing project schedules, budgets, resources, risks, and deliverables.
• Broad understanding of enterprise IT environments, including infrastructure, applications, cloud technologies, cybersecurity, and IT service management.
• Experience with project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Jira, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, or similar platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of multiple concurrent IT projects and initiatives.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with Government customers, stakeholders, technical teams, and corporate leadership.
• Anticipate customer needs, proactively address program challenges, and identify opportunities to enhance service delivery and mission outcomes.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, milestones, and performance metrics.
• Manage project scope, risks, issues, dependencies, and change requests.
• Coordinate activities across technical teams, business stakeholders, vendors, and leadership.
• Monitor program performance and provide regular status reports, dashboards, and executive-level briefings.
• Ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and in accordance with established requirements and quality standards.
• Lead project meetings, stakeholder discussions, and technical coordination activities.
• Manage and mentor project managers, technical leads, and other program resources as applicable.
• Support IT modernization, system implementations, cloud initiatives, infrastructure upgrades, cybersecurity, and other technology projects.
• Ensure compliance with organizational IT policies, security requirements, and project management standards.
• Identify opportunities to improve IT processes, service delivery, and operational efficiency.
• Manage vendor and contractor performance and ensure contractual deliverables are met.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional teams

Communication

Problem-solving

Risk management

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/IS/business/PM or related field

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

Tools

Microsoft Project

Jira

Azure DevOps

ServiceNow

Job description

mPower, Inc. is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead and coordinate complex IT programs from planning through implementation in a Federal/Government context.

You will oversee scope, schedules, budgets, risks, and deliverables, ensuring alignment with organizational and client objectives. The ideal candidate combines IT leadership with deep project management experience, cross-functional team management, and the ability to drive modernization, cloud initiatives, cybersecurity, and process