Sr. Program Manager, Deployable Communications & IT Systems (N2701)

SimIS Inc.; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Short-Term Disability

Life Insurance

401(k) Savings Plan

Tuition Assistance

Professional Development

Paid Time Off

Federal Holidays

Job summary

SimIS, Inc. seeks a Senior Program Manager for Deployable Communications & IT Systems to design, secure, and optimize NATO’s electronic data networks, hardware, and communication infrastructure so they work together as one integrated system.

This 100% onsite role requires leadership in complex programs with multinational military exposure, strong risk and quality assurance skills, and a commitment to mission-focused IT integration for defense environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in program management, electronics, CS, telecommunications, systems engineering, IT, or related field.
• Ten years of experience in project management of communications or information systems.
• Three years in a multinational military environment.
• Five to ten years of experience managing risk and change in a complex program environment.
• MSP, PRINCE2 or PMI certification is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Efficiently deal with issues/changes that arise by using established processes, direction and guidance.
• Accurately and comprehensively capture, assess, and provide situational awareness over any changes to the programme and its projects.
• Facilitate identification and sequencing of activities and milestones.
• Contribute to a continuous process of quality improvement.
• Review Joint Staff Reports, Management Products, and project specifications for clarity and content.
• Utilize qualitative and quantitative techniques to perform programme quality reviews and audits.
• Support Bi-Strategic Commands in capturing Operational Lessons Identified and gaps in DCIS capability.
• Proactively identify risks, assess impacts, and develop responses.
• Establish and maintain the programme risk log and Risk Register.
• Identify and prepare responses to programme risks.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Job description

Position is 100% Onsite

Position is 100% Onsite

Who We Are:

Founded in 2007, SimIS Inc. is an innovative information technology solution Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) that models future environments, requirements, and capabilities, and then secures the enterprise from internal and external threats compliant with Federal, State, and industry standard governance to ensure client mission success. Our performance standard is “excellence,” with an outcomes-based, quality focus in our services and products, guided by our core values of honesty (in word and deed), relationships (confidence and trust with clients and partners), teamwork (shared goals, mission, and purpose), loyalty (allegiance to our client and team), and importance of others (work and win as a team). SimIS is currently recruiting for the listed position and is contingent upon award.

Job Description:

SimIS is seeking contract support for the capture, development, architecture, analysis, and quality assurance of capability requirements necessary to adapt to future threats and shape NATO’s long-term military strategy. To support our customer, SimIS, Inc. seeks a Senior Program Manager for Deployable Communications & IT Systems to design, secure, and optimize NATO’s electronic data networks, hardware, and communication infrastructure so they work together as one integrated system.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in program management, electronic engineering, computer science, telecommunications, systems engineering, information technology, or related field
• Ten (10) years of experience in project management of communications or information systems integration, implementation or operation, using program and project management methodologies
• 3 years of experience working in a multinational military environment
• MSP, PRINCE2 or PMI certification highly desirable
• 5-10 years of experience managing risk and change management in a complex and interdependent programme environment
• 5 years of experience utilizing qualitative and quantitative techniques to perform project quality reviews and audits
• Minimum 2 years capturing and interpreting Operational Lessons Identified (LI), identifying potential gaps in capability
• MSP, PRINCE2 or PMI certification is highly desirable

Responsibilities:

• Efficiently deal with issues/changes that arise by using established processes, direction and guidance
• Accurately and comprehensively capture, assess, and provide situational awareness over any changes to the programme and its projects
• Facilitate identification and sequencing of activities and milestones
• Contribute to a continuous process of quality improvement
• Thoroughly review Joint Staff Reports, Management Products, and project specifications for clarity and content
• Utilize qualitative and quantitative techniques to perform programme and project quality reviews and audits
• Support the Bi-Strategic Commands (Bi-SCs) in capturing and interpreting Operational Lessons Identified (LI) that are derived from current Operations and Exercises, identifying potential gaps in DCIS capability, and ensuring that revisions to CPPs remain coherent with the broader delivery of NATO CIS Capability
• Proactively identify risks, assess impacts, and develop responses to decrease the probability of negative events and increase the probability of positive outcomes
• Establish and maintain the programme risk log based on the Risk Register product;
• Establish a continuous process to identify, estimate, evaluate, and prepare responses to programme risks

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Short-Term Disability (at no cost to you) & Long-Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Flex Spending Accounts
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Professional Development
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 11 Federal Holidays each year

SimIS, Inc. is an EOE / M / F / Disability / VET / Drug Free Employer