Task Area Program Manager

General Dynamics Information Technology; Washington (Washington County); Hybrid; USD 143,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology is seeking a Task Area Program Manager to lead enterprise IT programs and deliver engineering services across the Department’s needs. You will oversee a broad range of initiatives, from endpoint management to secure communications, ensuring timely delivery and coordination with project teams.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree, 8+ years managing IT projects (3+ in a federal environment), and an Active Secret clearance with potential Top Secret

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• 8+ years of IT project or program management experience, including at least 3 years in a federal environment.
• PMP or equivalent certification preferred.
• Experience supervising technical teams and managing budgets.
• Active Secret security clearance; ability to obtain Top Secret if required.
• Experience with enterprise endpoint protection tools and provisioning platforms.

Responsibilities

• Provide full range of Customer Support and Engineering Services to meet Department needs.
• Lead and manage a specific task area (e.g., Endpoint Management, IT Operations, Engineering Services).
• Ensure delivery of requirements and supervise project managers and technical staff.
• Design and maintain enterprise endpoint protection, provisioning, patch management, and secure communications systems.
• Develop and maintain VDI environments for secure, scalable workspaces.

Skills

Financial Management

ITIL

People Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Secret

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Program Delivery and Execution

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Financial Management, Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), People Management

Certifications:

None

Experience:

8 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

Task Area Program Manager

Advance how our customers operate while you advance your career. Join GDIT as Task Area Program Manager and build an impactful career in enterprise IT, collaborating with people who are driven and resourceful like you.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

As a Task Area Program Manager the work you’ll provide the full range of Customer Support and Engineering Services to meet the mission needs of the Department. This includes enhanced service delivery and response times to support all DT customers across all devices and services, utilizing a comprehensive and efficient approach to enable the Department’s global footprint, which encompasses approximately 175,000 desktops and laptops, and over 65,000 mobile phones and tablets.

The Contractor shall provide Endpoint Engineering Services, enabling the Department’s global workforce to operate security and efficiently, without interruption. Utilizing commercial off the shelf (COTS), Software as a Service (SaaS), and other endpoint technologies to design, maintain, and support a comprehensive secure, efficient, high performing endpoint technology stack/ecosystem. Leads and manages a specific task area (e.g., Endpoint Management, IT Operations, Engineering Services). Responsible for delivery of all requirements within the assigned area, alignment with Department business lines, and supervision of project managers and technical staff.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Bring your technology expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT. The Task Area Program Manager must have:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

• 8+ years of experience managing IT projects or programs, with at least 3 years in a federal environment

• PMP or equivalent certification preferred

• Experience supervising technical teams and managing budgets

• Active Secret security clearance. The ability to obtain a Top Secret security clearance by the time of award as required by the contract

• Work Experience: Manage and maintain enterprise endpoint protection tools (e.g., CrowdStrike, Microsoft Defender, Trellix, SentinelOne, etc.), ensuring all endpoints have active, properly configured, and updated security agents that provide continuous protection.

• Work Experience: Design, build, and maintain the provisioning platforms (e.g., Microsoft Configuration Manager, Intune, and MDM tools)

• Work Experience: Provide enterprise-wide endpoint patch management solution engineering, maintenance, and support

• Work Experience: Design, engineering, configuration, sustainment, and technical support for secure voice and video communications systems’

• Work Experience: Design, implement, and maintain the enterprise Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environment, enabling secure, scalable, and high-performance virtual workspaces for employees, contractors, and partners

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities

• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals

• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, competitive pay and paid time off

• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

The likely salary range for this position is $142,792 - $166,750. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:

Hybrid

Work Location:

USA DC Washington

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Our Identity Verification Process:

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work:

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

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