Technical Program Manager - Clearance Required

LMI Consulting, LLC; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 145,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

LMI Consulting, LLC seeks a Technical Program Manager to lead the deployment and evolution of LIGER, an enterprise AI platform. You’ll be the senior technical owner, bridging hands-on engineering execution with federal leadership, mitigating risk, and ensuring AI capabilities support mission outcomes.

This role requires an active Secret clearance, deep cloud and federal compliance expertise, and the ability to coordinate complex development efforts with senior stakeholders to deliver end-to-end

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years in software engineering, solution architecture, and cloud deployments including security.
• Experience implementing GenAI platforms, AI agents, or AI-enabled workflows in federal environments.
• Experience interfacing with senior stakeholders and delivering roadmaps from scratch.
• Familiarity with federal standards for digital, cloud, cyber, and data systems.
• Experience with federal stakeholders and partner contractors.
• Ability to explain complex AI concepts to non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical lead for LIGER deployment and GenAI development aligned with mission priorities.
• Translate mission needs into architectures and agent-based solutions integrating with cloud environments.
• Oversee AI platform deployments, agents, and data pipelines while mitigating risk.
• Partner with stakeholders to integrate AI capabilities into cloud and enterprise IT environments.
• Develop technical documentation including architectures and workflow specs.
• Provide technical guidance to personnel and partner contractors.
• Stay current on GenAI patterns, cloud infrastructure, and federal standards.
• Ensure cybersecurity, data governance, and AI risk management compliance.
• Control cost efficiency and prevent overruns in platform delivery.
• Provide regular status updates to senior leadership and management.
• Manage deliverables, schedules, budgets, and team performance through lifecycle.

Skills

Active Secret Security Clearance

GenAI platforms experience

Communication of AI concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT / Software Development

Tools

Cloud platforms

GenAI platforms

Job description

Technical Program Manager - Clearance Required

We're looking for a Technical Program Manager to lead the deployment and evolution of LIGER, an enterprise AI platform. You'll be the senior technical owner of the program: bridging hands-on engineering execution with senior government leadership, mitigating technical and programmatic risk, and making sure the AI capabilities we ship directly support mission outcomes. This position requires an active Secret clearance.

This role requires deep expertise in cloud platforms, federal compliance environments, and agentic AI systems, plus the ability to coordinate complex development efforts and align senior stakeholders. You'll move quickly in an environment that emphasizes building, deploying, and iterating in parallel, communicating clearly, driving consensus, fostering strong team collaboration, and owning the end-to-end solution lifecycle with the customer.

LIGER sits within LMI's Chief Technology Office. We're a small, high-visibility team building AI tools for federal agencies. The culture is more startup than traditional government contractor; we move fast, solve problems in design spikes rather than scheduled reviews, and care more about outcomes than process. That said, we're building for users who need reliability and trust, so craft and attention to detail matter.

As Technical Program Manager, you'll work daily with the LIGER platform lead, engineering team, product manager, and stakeholders. You'll have real influence over how AI capabilities land in a real federal mission environment.

LMI is a new breed of digital solutions provider dedicated to accelerating government impact with innovation and speed. Investing in technology and prototypes ahead of need, LMI brings commercial-grade platforms and mission-ready AI to federal agencies at commercial speed.

Leveraging our mission-ready technology and solutions, proven expertise in federal deployment, and strategic relationships, we enhance outcomes for the government, efficiently and effectively. With a focus on agility and collaboration, LMI serves the defense, space, healthcare, and energy sectors—helping agencies navigate complexity and outpace change. Headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, LMI is committed to delivering impactful results that strengthen missions and drive lasting value.

Responsibilities

What You'll Do

• Serve as the technical lead for LIGER's deployment, coordinating GenAI and agentic AI development efforts to align with customer requirements, constraints, and mission priorities
• Translate mission needs into LIGER architectures, workflows, and agent-based solutions that integrate with existing systems and cloud environments
• Combine deep technical expertise with strong stakeholder management to align leaders behind AI-driven solution approaches
• Oversee deployment and evolution of GenAI platforms, AI agents, and supporting data pipelines, mitigating technical, security, and delivery risk
• Partner with stakeholders to integrate AI capabilities into existing cloud, data, and enterprise IT environments
• Develop and maintain technical documentation: system architectures, agent interaction diagrams, AI workflow specifications, and solution design narratives
• Provide technical guidance and advisory support to personnel and partner contractors
• Stay current on GenAI, agentic AI patterns, cloud infrastructure advancements, and evolving DHS and federal digital standards
• Ensure compliance with cybersecurity, data governance, and AI risk management requirements
• Partner with program leadership to optimize cost efficiency and prevent cost overruns in AI platform delivery
• Provide clear, regular status updates to senior leaders and LMI management
• Manage program deliverables, financials, schedules, and team performance across the full solution lifecycle

Qualifications

What We're Looking For

• An active Secret Security Clearance
• Prior U.S. Special Operations Forces experience
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Development, or a related technical field, or equivalent professional experience
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, solution architecture, and cloud deployments, including security, cyber, and data infrastructure
• Demonstrated experience implementing or managing GenAI platforms, AI agents, or AI-enabled workflows in enterprise or federal mission environments
• Experience interfacing between hands-on technical teams and senior stakeholders, creating delivery roadmaps from scratch
• Strong familiarity with federal standards and requirements for digital, cloud, cyber, and data systems
• Experience working directly with federal stakeholders and partner contractors
• Ability to clearly communicate complex AI and technical concepts to non-technical audiences

What Will Set You Apart

1. Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field
2. Direct experience leading delivery of GenAI or agentic AI systems in federal environments\
3. FedRAMP authorization or assessment experience
4. Experience leading delivery of operational federal solutions where mission constraints (latency, availability, security) materially shape design
5. Relevant certifications: Security+, Cloud+, Data+, CySA+, Solution Architect (AWS or Azure), PMP, Scrum/Agile

Target salary range: $145,000 - 220,000

Disclaimer: The salary range displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is not a guarantee of compensation. Individual salaries are determined by various factors including, but not limited to location, internal equity, business considerations, client contract requirements, and candidate qualifications, such as education, experience, skills, and security clearances.

#LI-SH1

Applicants must meet eligibility requirements for a U.S. Government security clearance. Only US Citizens are eligible for a security clearance. For this position, LMI will only consider applicants with security clearances, due to the nature of the work.

Job Locations

US-FL-Tampa

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