Technical Program Manager

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-flex scheduling

401K with company match

Health and wellness packages

Internal mobility support

Education and certifications paid

Cutting-edge technology exposure

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. invites experienced professionals to join as Technical Program Manager in San Antonio, TX. You will lead Agile planning across multiple contractor teams, ensure requirements traceability, and coordinate PI planning with government approval.

The role requires TS with SCI eligibility, CSPO certification, and 10–12 years of technical leadership. US citizenship is required. You will influence enterprise delivery in a cybersecurity-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and 10–12 years in technical program or product leadership.
• 5+ years leading Agile development pipelines.
• 3+ years supporting MBSE, DevSecOps, or software engineering programs.
• US citizenship and Top Secret/SCI eligibility required.

Responsibilities

• Translate requirements into executable development work across contractor teams.
• Lead and orchestrate the Agile framework, including PI planning for synchronized delivery.
• Own requirements traceability from government capabilities to development items.
• Coordinate cross-contractor Agile planning in a hybrid cloud environment.

Skills

Agile decomposition

PI/Sprint planning

Requirements traceability

Cross-contractor coordination

Jira

DevSecOps

SAFe Agile

Zero Trust

MBSE

Education

Bachelor's degree

10–12 years in technical program leadership

5+ years Agile development pipelines

3+ years MBSE/DevSecOps

Tools

Jira

Job description

Technical PROGRAM MANAGER:

Join GDIT’s mission‑driven team supporting the Department of Defense as we help unify the Air Force’s cyber defense to outpace threats with shared insight, faster decisions, and stronger mission protection. As the Technical Program Manager you’ll see the bigger picture on mission initiatives and where your program management career can go at GDIT.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT:

• The Technical Program Manager drives the Agile orchestration backbone of the enterprise, translating authoritative requirements into executable development work across all contractor teams.
• This role shall, in close coordination with and approval of the Government, lead and orchestrate the overarching Agile framework for the program, including facilitation of cross-functional planning events such as joint Program Increment (PI) Planning, to ensure synchronized execution, map technical dependencies, and align delivery schedules across the Platform and Application contractor teams.
• The TPM also owns requirements traceability: establishing and managing a formalized requirements ingestion process, ensuring each enterprise technical requirement is properly mapped and traced back to authoritative Government capability documentation.
• The TPM facilitates cross-contractor Agile planning by overseeing the decomposition of high-level authoritative requirements into actionable, manageable development iterations (e.g., Epics, Features, and User Stories) aligned to upcoming Program Increments.

Priority Technical & Leadership Skill Sets

• Expertise in Agile decomposition, backlog management, PI/Sprint planning, and requirements traceability.
• Experience integrating high‑level capability documents (IS‑ICD, RDP, Forms 1067) into digital thread workflows.
• Strong understanding of DevSecOps pipelines, CI/CD, and software testing frameworks.
• Ability to coordinate multi‑contractor teams in a hybrid cloud and cybersecurity‑intensive environment.
• Technical fluency with enterprise architecture, MBSE models, or Zero Trust frameworks.
• Expert-level Scrum/SAFe Agile methodology, backlog management tooling (e.g., Jira), and experience orchestrating PI planning across multiple contractor teams in a System of Systems environment.
• Must be able to evaluate, categorize, and route validated requirements into the correct Agile pipeline (infrastructure, pipeline, software, or application), per the Contractor's responsibility to evaluate, categorize, and recommend validated requirements to the Government for approval and execution within the appropriate internal Agile development pipeline, e.g., routing to support infrastructure, pipeline requirements, software, custom configuration, application requirements, etc.
• Occasional SCIF access supports periodic engagement with classified requirements sources and governance boards.

QUALIFICATIONS - WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and 10–12 years in technical program or product leadership; 5+ years leading Agile development pipelines; 3+ years supporting MBSE, DevSecOps, or software engineering programs
• Security Clearance Level: Top Secret with SCI eligibility
• Certification: Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
• Location: San Antonio, TX
• US citizenship required

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home.
• 401K with company match.
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages.
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career.
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications.
• Cutting‑edge technology you can learn from.
• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays.

Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY Explore a career in program management at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your passion for the mission and delivering results.