Technical Program Manager

Jobtailor; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a Technical Program Coordinator in Arlington, VA to drive cross-functional execution across hardware, software, firmware, and platform teams. You will translate priorities into actionable plans, track milestones, dependencies, and risks, and facilitate alignment across engineering leadership.

The role requires hands-on Jira/Confluence usage, strong organization, and the ability to translate customer needs into technical requirements while navigating ambiguity.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in technical program coordination or related role in cross-functional tech environments.
• Strong milestone tracking, dependency management, risk mitigation, and capacity planning.
• Ability to translate customer and program needs into technical plans and align teams without direct authority.
• Hands-on experience with Jira, Confluence, and modern planning/reporting tools.
• Highly organized with empathy for end-users and comfort with ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate execution across hardware, software, firmware, platform, and systems teams to translate program priorities into actionable engineering plans.
• Track milestones, dependencies, risks, and resource constraints using Jira, Confluence, and dashboards.
• Identify and elevate execution risks to protect commitments.
• Facilitate cross-functional planning sessions, status reviews, and alignment meetings with engineering managers and leadership.
• Balance stakeholder requests with engineering capacity and organizational priorities.
• Gather requirements and feedback to improve internal tooling and reporting workflows.
• Support product deployment and ongoing operations onsite as needed.

Skills

Technical program coordination

Milestone tracking

Risk mitigation

Cross-team facilitation

Customer needs translation

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

• Coordinate execution across hardware, software, firmware, platform, and systems teams to translate program priorities, milestones, and requirements into actionable engineering plans
• Track milestones, dependencies, risks, and resource constraints using Jira, Confluence, and custom dashboards
• Identify, manage, and elevate execution risks to protect commitments
• Facilitate cross-functional planning sessions, status reviews, and alignment meetings with engineering managers, TPMs, and program leadership
• Manage and prioritize incoming requests from customers, internal users, and field teams
• Balance user responsiveness with engineering capacity and strategic organizational priorities
• Gather requirements, build feedback loops, and improve internal products, tooling, capacity planning, and reporting workflows
• Work onsite alongside technical and customer-facing teams as needed to support product deployment, implementation, adoption, and ongoing operations
• Maintain visibility into engineering commitments, dependencies, and program health to ensure on-time delivery
• Align engineering, product, and program leadership and drive decisions without direct authority

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in technical program coordination, engineering operations, project/program management, or a closely related role within cross-functional technical environments
• Strong track record in milestone tracking, dependency management, risk mitigation, resource/capacity planning, and cross-team facilitation
• Proven ability to translate customer/program needs into technical plans, communicate engineering constraints clearly, and drive alignment across teams without direct authority
• Hands-on experience with Jira, Confluence, and other modern program planning, reporting, and collaboration tools
• Highly organized and comfortable navigating ambiguity, with demonstrated empathy for end-users to integrate feedback into engineering decisions
• Preferred: Experience with integrated hardware and software systems, aerospace, defense, or other highly complex technical environments
• Preferred: Experience delivering software or hardware in support of U.S. Government-funded programs
• Preferred: Active Secret clearance or the ability to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in technical program coordination and engineering operations, with a strong focus on milestone tracking, risk mitigation, and cross-functional collaboration. Proficient in utilizing tools like Jira and Confluence to manage project workflows and enhance communication across teams.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Technical Program Coordination
• Milestone Tracking
• Risk Mitigation
• Jira
• Confluence

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Technical Program Coordination
• Milestone Tracking
• Dependency Management
• Risk Mitigation
• Resource Planning
• Capacity Planning
• Cross-Team Facilitation
• Customer Needs Translation
• Engineering Constraints Communication
• Feedback Integration

Soft Skills

• Highly Organized
• Empathy for End-Users
• Comfortable Navigating Ambiguity

Certifications & Qualifications

• Active Secret Clearance
• U.S. Government Security Clearance

Industry Keywords

• Aerospace
• Defense
• Complex Technical Environments
• U.S. Government-Funded Programs

Tools & Technologies

• Jira
• Confluence
• Program Planning Tools
• Reporting Tools
• Collaboration Tools