Senior Operations Manager

Socket.dev; Fairfax, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth ECS in Fairfax, VA is seeking a Senior Operations Manager to oversee the integration of cloud, infrastructure, software, and other technologies for a DoW customer. The role manages multiple initiatives, coordinates with the Program Manager and Chief Architect, and reports to the Program Director.

Onsite five days a week, the candidate will lead cross-functional teams in a dynamic government environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 10+ years of progressively responsible project/program management experience.
• Active Secret security clearance and U.S. citizenship preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple concurrent technical projects and lines of effort spanning cloud, infra, software, data, and emerging tech.
• Translate government objectives into executable project plans with milestones and deliverables.
• Coordinate with government customers, vendors, and subcontractors to ensure timely delivery and compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Program management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem solving

Onsite work

DoW/IC experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Project

Jira

GitLab

Confluence

Job description

Everforth ECS is seeking a Senior Operations Manager to work onsite five days a week in Fairfax, VA.

Everforth ECS is seeking a Senior Operations Manager to oversee and direct the integration of Cloud, Infrastructure, Software, and other emerging technology initiatives supporting a Department of War (DoW) customer. The position will manage multiple concurrent technical initiatives, coordinate with the Program Manager and Chief Architect, and report to the Program Director.

This role requires a strong operational background and experience leading diverse teams in dynamic environments. The successful candidate will be a strategic leader with exceptional organizational abilities, proven success in managing complex operations, and extensive experience in a multidisciplinary environment spanning Government stakeholders, engineering teams, vendors, subcontractors, and enterprise/corporate support elements supporting several lines of effort delivering unique capabilities to the Department of War. The role requires a technically sound leader who can translate mission and technical requirements into executable plans and drive delivery across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments. The candidate is highly motivated and enthusiastic about implementing new technologies where deadlines are important to Department of War priorities.

Responsibilities:

• Lead multiple concurrent technical projects and lines of effort supporting, cloud, infrastructure, software, data, and emerging technological capabilities.
• Translate Government objectives and technical requirements into executable project plans, milestones, dependencies, resource requirements, schedules, and measurable deliverables.
• Manage schedule, performance/deliverables, scope, risks, issues, dependencies, and decision points; proactively identify blockers and drive cross functional teams toward resolution.
• Collaborate daily with Government customers, technical leads, subject matter experts, vendors, partners, and subcontractors to adjust priorities and deliver mission requirements.
• Coordinate deployment and sustainment of infrastructure across cloud, on-premises, hybrid, and multiple classification level environments in accordance with Government guidance and direction.
• Ensure assigned activities comply with applicable authorization, security, engineering, and operational processes; coordinate with appropriate Change Control Board representatives, Cybersecurity, and security stakeholders.
• Maintain integrated schedules, action items, risk/issue registers or logs, dependencies, and project health metrics; provide accurate assessments and recommended corrective actions and associated timelines.
• Prepare and deliver project status reports and brief Government Program Managers, Senior Leadership, and Everforth ECS leadership on schedule, cost, technical risks, dependencies, decisions, and recommended courses of action.
• Interface with contracts, procurement, logistics, HR, finance, security, and other support functions to execute program activities.
• Prepare Statements of Work (SOWs), support project kick-off activities, lead recurring status meetings, and ensure successful delivery of contract line items and other contractual deliverables.
• Support proposal planning, technical solution development, research, and responses to emerging customer challenges and requests.
• Provide collaborative leadership across matrixed teams and coordinate required skills and resources to complete project tasks.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Note, Salary is commensurate with skillset, qualifications, experience, and educational background.

Salary Range: $160,000-210,000

General Description of Benefit

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizen.
• Active Secret security clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in related field or an equivalent combination of education and directly relevant experience, subject to contractual labor category requirements.
• 10+ years of progressively responsible project/program management experience supporting complex technical programs.
• Ability to work onsite five days a week in Fairfax, VA.
• Ability to travel occasionally CONUS and OCONUS in support of project activities.
• Demonstrated:
  • Experience managing technical projects or programs for DoW and/or Intelligence Community customers.
  • Ability to manage multiple concurrent technical lines of effort with competing priorities, dependencies, schedules, resources, and stakeholders.
  • Experience briefing Government customers and senior leadership on project status, technical risks, schedule cost, dependencies, and recommended courses of action.
• Working knowledge of cloud, on-premises, and hybrid infrastructure environments and the ability to effectively coordinate engineering teams and communicate technical risks, dependencies, and requirements.
• Experience with:
  • Managing costs, schedule, performance, scope, risk, issues, and project dependencies.
  • SDLC, Agile delivery/management, and project lifecycle management.
  • Project and information management tools such as Microsoft Project, Jira, GitLab, Confluence, or comparable platforms.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities, with a proven ability to weigh the relative costs and benefits of potential actions and identify the most appropriate solution.
• Highly developed interpersonal and oral/written communication skills, with the ability to effectively and professionally interact with a diverse set of stakeholders (from peers to end-users to executive management).