Manager, Program/Project III

Accountabilities

• • Lead Agile software development program management across application sustainment, enhancements, cybersecurity initiatives, and modernization activities.
  • Facilitate bi-weekly work-planning and priority-setting sessions with government representatives and maintain alignment on program objectives.
  • Own and maintain the government-accessible product backlog, including priorities, milestones, deployment dates, velocity, and progress against the program roadmap.
  • Identify, assess, track, and mitigate program and technical risks while maintaining a comprehensive risk register and regularly communicating risk status.
  • Coordinate with government technical stakeholders, technical points of contact, contracting representatives, developers, architects, cybersecurity personnel, and other delivery team members.
  • Oversee schedules, milestones, dependencies, change-management activities, software releases, staffing considerations, and overall delivery performance.
  • Ensure timely preparation, review, and submission of required Contract Data Requirements List deliverables, including project management plans, backlog documentation, status reports, and related program materials.
  • Provide management oversight for initiatives operating under DoD Risk Management Framework and Security Technical Implementation Guide requirements.
  • Coordinate cybersecurity activities with technical and security teams to support compliance and secure delivery.
  • Support government reviews, status meetings, release planning, issue escalation, and executive-level management reporting.
  • Maintain visibility into cost, schedule, performance, staffing, risks, dependencies, and government priorities while promoting effective Agile execution.

  Requirements

  • Minimum of 10 years of demonstrated experience managing Agile software development projects within a NIWC or Department of the Navy enterprise environment.
  • Proven experience supporting programs involving a public-facing and secure web presence.
  • Demonstrated experience managing projects subject to DoD Risk Management Framework and STIG compliance requirements.
  • Strong understanding of Agile program and project management methodologies, including backlog management, sprint planning, prioritization, release planning, and delivery tracking.
  • Experience coordinating complex technical programs involving developers, architects, cybersecurity specialists, government stakeholders, and other cross-functional teams.
  • Strong risk management, schedule management, dependency tracking, change management, and performance reporting capabilities.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to serve as a trusted management interface between government and technical teams.
  • Ability to manage competing priorities, identify issues early, drive resolution, and maintain accountability for contractual deliverables.
  • Must be located in the United States, as work cannot be performed outside the country.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust Background Investigation.
  • Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to operate effectively in a mission-focused, deadline-driven environment.
  • Experience supporting cybersecurity-focused government technology programs is highly valuable.

  Benefits

  • Annual salary range of $160,000–$200,000.
  • Compensation is determined based on factors including scope and responsibilities, experience, education, skills, and market conditions.
  • Remote/telecommute work arrangement.
  • Opportunity to contribute to high-impact government technology and cybersecurity missions.
  • Direct employment opportunity; 1099 arrangements are not considered.
  • Collaboration with experienced professionals in a growth-focused environment.
  • Exposure to complex Agile software delivery, modernization, cybersecurity, and government technology initiatives.
  • Opportunity to work on mission-critical systems supporting public-facing services.