Technical Program Manager

We are looking for an experienced program manager with IT expertise to oversee a five-year technology-based program that supports a key government customer in Chantilly, Virginia!
This position requires Program Managerial support to:

• Plan, direct, and schedule all work performed under the Statement of Work (SOW).
• Ensure the technical quality of services, support, and products procured under the contract. The Program Manager will serve as the primary contact for the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) regarding project technical, cost, and schedule performance.
• Manage Sponsor priorities within the approved schedule, cost, and performance constraints. This involves the appropriate allocation and mix of resources and skills to meet the requirements specified in the SOW.
• Foster a team environment, ensuring that all contractor personnel collaborate effectively with the Sponsor and other contractors. The Program Manager must guarantee that each team member possesses the necessary skill set in emerging technologies to complete all tasks required by the Sponsor, including cross-training among team members.
• Facilitate the quick acclimation of new COTRs, Administrative COTRs (ACOTRs), and Government Task Managers (GTMs) to the effort through technical exchanges, meetings, and documentation.
• Identify resource efficiencies and seek ways to streamline program cost and schedule to deliver multitude of system enhancements in a timely fashion.
• Be accessible and report to the Government Contracting Officer for all contract related issues and to the COTR for all technical issues. In the Program Managers absence, an alternate with full authority to act on all program matters will be provided. The Program Manager or designated alternate shall maintain an emergency contact list for all contract personnel.
• Communicate accurate and timely status updates to the Sponsor and the COTR.
• Maintain effective communications and coordination among all Sponsor stakeholders.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• A minimum of ten (10) years of demonstrated experience in IT disciplines, including five (5) years in technical program management, preferably focusing on network infrastructure projects.
• A bachelor's degree - OR - four (4) additional years of relevant experience in IT ( his substitution is in addition to the other experience requirements outlined below)
• Candidates must have d emonstrated experience in leading contractor teams in support of the Department of Defense (DoD) or IC, including managing subcontractors

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Experience as a PM over data center network projects.
• AWS experience
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.
• A master's degree in an IT-related field.
• Demonstrated experience with programs deploying IT solutions supporting complex intelligence collection platforms.
• Demonstrated experience with Department of Defense (DoD), IC, or IT accreditation processes.

Position requires active Security Clearance with appropriate Polygraph