Transition Manager

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT); Austin (TX); Remote; USD 113,000 - 122,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Benefits package

401(k) match

Flexible work weeks

Wellness programs

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) in Austin, TX (Remote option) is seeking a Transition Manager to lead Phase-In activities for VA’s IOSS Application Services. This role directs cross-functional teams across Identity & Access Management, PKI, and cybersecurity to ensure a secure, mission-ready environment.

You will manage governance, documentation, onboarding, and stakeholder communications, delivering executive-ready updates and risk mitigation across multiple domains.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years in enterprise IT operations, program management, or technical leadership.
• Experience overseeing large-scale federal or enterprise IT transitions across multiple domains.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity frameworks and compliance (NIST SP 800-53, RMF, Zero Trust).
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional engineering and operations teams in multi-vendor environments.
• Experience with modernization efforts across identity services, PKI, vulnerability management, databases, web/middleware, virtualization, and workflow automation.
• Proven project management, stakeholder communication, risk mitigation, status reporting, and governance.
• Strong organizational skills, strategic thinking, and ability to present technical information to executives.
• Ability to support escalations, incident coordination, and enterprise governance activities as needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead all Phase-In transition activities ensuring a seamless, disruption-free shift to full operational capability.
• Manage knowledge transfer, documentation, SOPs, tooling access, and operational handoff across all Application Services domains.
• Oversee onboarding, account provisioning, baseline assessments, readiness checks, and transition risk mitigation.
• Establish transition governance including schedules, sync meetings, dependency mapping, risk boards, and stakeholder communications.
• Ensure alignment with federal cybersecurity requirements, VA Handbook 6500, TRM, and all PWS-defined security and privacy standards.
• Coordinate cross-functional integration with Cybersecurity, ICAM, PKI, Web/Middleware, Virtualization, Printer Security, Database, and OC/CMOP teams.
• Produce executive-ready reports, dashboards, and updates on readiness, risks, onboarding progress, and transition performance.
• Ensure validated documentation, SOPs, architecture diagrams, and operational runbooks are fully transitioned to GDIT ownership.
• Identify modernization opportunities and establish Phase-In as a foundation for Zero Trust and cloud migration.

Skills

Program management

Stakeholder communication

Governance

Risk mitigation

Cross-functional leadership

RMF/NIST

Cloud platforms

Identity services

Cybersecurity basics

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

PKI

ICAM

Web/Middleware

Virtualization

Cloud platforms

Job description

Job Description:

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a TRANSITION MANAGER supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects, build your skills, and grow a rewarding career.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a TRANSITION MANAGER supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in Austin Texas, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter.

GDIT is partnering with the Department of Veterans Affairs to modernize and secure enterprise systems supporting millions of Veterans. As the Transition Manager, you will lead all technical, operational, and programmatic activities for the Phase‑In period of the IOSS Application Services program. You will manage the smooth transfer of responsibilities, processes, tooling, documentation, and operational ownership across major service lines including Identity & Access Management, Cybersecurity, PKI, Web/Middleware, Application Virtualization, Printer Security, Database Administration, and Operations Control.

You will ensure continuity of operations, compliance with federal and VA policies, coordinated onboarding, operational readiness, and effective stakeholder communication. You will oversee Phase‑In governance—schedule, risk, performance, reporting, and quality to establish a stable, secure, mission‑ready environment as GDIT assumes full operational responsibility.

HOW A TRANSITION MANAGER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

• Lead all Phase‑In transition activities ensuring a seamless, disruption‑free shift to full operational capability.
• Manage knowledge transfer, documentation, SOPs, tooling access, and operational handoff across all Application Services domains.
• Oversee onboarding, account provisioning, baseline assessments, readiness checks, and transition risk mitigation.
• Establish transition governance including schedules, sync meetings, dependency mapping, risk boards, and stakeholder communications.
• Ensure alignment with federal cybersecurity requirements, VA Handbook 6500, TRM, and all PWS‑defined security and privacy standards.
• Coordinate cross‑functional integration with Cybersecurity, ICAM, PKI, Web/Middleware, Virtualization, Printer Security, Database, and OC/CMOP teams.
• Produce executive‑ready reports, dashboards, and updates on readiness, risks, onboarding progress, and transition performance.
• Ensure validated documentation, SOPs, architecture diagrams, and operational runbooks are fully transitioned to GDIT ownership.
• Identify modernization opportunities and ensure the Phase‑In establishes a foundation for Zero Trust, cloud migration, and long‑term enterprise improvements.

What You’ll Need to Succeed

• Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of experience in enterprise IT operations, program management, or technical leadership.
• Experience overseeing large‑scale federal or enterprise IT transitions across multiple technical domains.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity frameworks and compliance obligations (NIST SP 800‑53, RMF, Zero Trust, TIC 3.0).
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross‑functional engineering and operations teams in multi‑vendor environments.
• Experience with modernization efforts across identity services, PKI, vulnerability management, database operations, web/middleware hosting, virtualization and workflow automation.
• Proven skills in project management, stakeholder communication, risk mitigation, status reporting, and governance.
• Strong organizational skills, strategic thinking, and ability to present technical information to executive audiences.
• Ability to support escalations, incident coordination, and enterprise governance activities as needed.

Desired Qualifications

• PMP, PgMP, SAFe, or ITIL v4 certification
• Experience supporting VA or other federal agencies
• Experience leading RMF, ATO, cyber compliance, or large systems integration programs
• Technical depth in cloud platforms, PKI, ICAM, virtualization, middleware, databases, or enterprise monitoring
• Experience managing performance‑based contracts and KPI/AQL delivery environments

Security Clearance

• Must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance

Work Location

• Austin, TX or Remote

No visa sponsorship available

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE

• Mission‑focused culture supporting those who serve
• AI‑powered career advancement tools and robust internal mobility
• Competitive pay, benefits, 401(k) match, and wellness programs
• A collaborative, innovative, military‑friendly workplace
• Opportunities to modernize VA’s Application Services environment and lead enterprise transformation across critical systems nationwide.

The likely salary range for this position is $112,840 - $121,900. 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.

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 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 our 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. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. 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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