Technical Program Manager, DoD & NCCT Initiatives

Riverside Research; Greenville (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverside Research is seeking a Project Manager (Technical) to oversee cross-functional teams and manage NCCT program integration from initiation through delivery. You will plan, prioritize, and coordinate technical activities across internal customers and external partners, ensuring on-time, on-budget performance aligned with business objectives.

The role requires active TS/SCI or ability to obtain, with strong background in data engineering, API integration, and modern software architectures

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance or ability to obtain TS/SCI
• Must have DoD or national security domain experience
• Experience with requirements development and program management in a DoD environment
• Experience leading small technical, project-focused IPTs
• Experience with data engineering concepts and messaging frameworks like Kafka/NATS
• Understanding of DoD interoperability and data standards (UCI, JICD)
• Familiarity with AI/ML applications in intelligence/targeting problems

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, development, testing, and deployment of new software and system capabilities into NCCT network
• Translate requirements into capability roadmap aligned with CONOPs/requirements
• Coordinate technical efforts with external stakeholders (I2SPO, NIOC, DTCWC, AOCO, NIFE)
• Organize technical exchanges with government, prime vendors, and technology providers
• Advise program manager on progress, budgets, and schedules
• Assist in authoring contract documents (PWS, SOW, BOM) and evaluate proposals
• Apply data engineering and modern software architecture (containers, orchestration, messaging)
• Solve complex integration challenges and drive projects forward
• Travel for technical planning meetings as needed

Skills

Project management

Technical leadership

Data engineering concepts

Stakeholder liaison

AI/ML familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Engineering, CS, or related field

Professional certification (desired)

Tools

Kafka

NATS

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

API integration

Job description

Riverside Research is seeking a Project Manager (Technical) to oversee cross-functional teams and manage NCCT program integration from initiation through delivery. You will plan, prioritize, and coordinate technical activities across internal customers and external partners, ensuring on-time, on-budget performance aligned with business objectives.

The role requires active TS/SCI or ability to obtain, with strong background in data engineering, API integration, and modern software architectures