Senior Program Manager: Agile IT & Classified Systems

MANTECH; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

MANTECH in Chantilly, VA seeks a motivated Program Manager to deliver next generation IT solutions. You will leverage a strong technical background and engineering leadership to manage complex software and systems development, accelerate value delivery through Agile practices, and ensure high-performing delivery in classified environments.

As a leader, you will build multi-disciplinary teams, oversee SAFe release trains, translate user needs into technical requirements, and implement modern

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• 5+ years of experience leading project teams working in classified work environments
• 5+ years of experience managing large service contracts and leading engineering teams as a combined release team.
• Understanding of understanding of System Engineering processes, lifecycle standards (IEEE/ISO/IEC 15288-2023), and Risk Management Frameworks.
• 2+ years managing team using SAFe
• Experience managing at least 20 developers and engineers across multiple teams to deliver integrated solutions on schedule.
• Practical experience using Agile tracking tools to manage, execute, and report against integrated schedules.
• Working knowledge of ITIL concepts

Responsibilities

• Build a multi-disciplinary team of project managers, scrum masters, and various types of cloud, cyber, network, and systems engineers to build new services and to upgrade existing services across classified environments.
• Oversee dedicated Agile Release Team architects and engineers to align work delivery and maximize value delivery through well-coordinated Agile Release Trains.
• Oversee requirements specialists as they document and translating user stories into technical requirements
• Implement Test-Driven Development and modern engineering workflows.
• Implementing Department of War and Navy acquisition processes, system engineering lifecycles (IEEE/ISO/IEC 15288-2023), and Risk Management Frameworks.
• Monitoring and reporting engineering and quality metrics using Agile project tracking tools and integrated master schedules.
• Using best practices from ITIL Service Management, Configuration and Change Management processes, and enterprise service delivery to consistently deliver high quality work products.
• Drive team members to implement code-first approaches, deploying automation, orchestration, and AI-based code development techniques to accelerate high-quality project delivery.

Skills

Project leadership

Large contract management

System engineering processes

SAFe

People management

Agile tracking

ITIL concepts

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field

Master’s Degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field

Job description

MANTECH in Chantilly, VA seeks a motivated Program Manager to deliver next generation IT solutions. You will leverage a strong technical background and engineering leadership to manage complex software and systems development, accelerate value delivery through Agile practices, and ensure high-performing delivery in classified environments.

As a leader, you will build multi-disciplinary teams, oversee SAFe release trains, translate user needs into technical requirements, and implement modern