IT Program Manager

Axle is currently hiring a dynamic, driven, and solution oriented IT Program Manager in Rockville, MD to lead the integration and management of authorization solutions.

Benefits We Offer:

• 100% Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage for Employees
• Educational Benefits for Career Growth
• Paid Time Off (Including Holidays)
• Employee Referral Bonus
• 401K Matching
• Flexible Spending Accounts:
  • Healthcare (FSA)
  • Parking Reimbursement Account (PRK)
  • Dependent Care Assistant Program (DCAP)
  • Transportation Reimbursement Account (TRN)

Overview

We are seeking a skilled IT Program Manager to lead complex programs, ensuring on-time delivery, contract compliance, and strong client relationships. This role combines program leadership with expertise in federal contracting and authorization solutions to drive mission success. 

Responsibilities

• Manage the full lifecycle of government-sponsored programs, ensuring on-time, within-budget delivery and adherence to scope and deliverables.
• Lead the integration and management of authorization solutions, with a focus on overseeing Software-as-a-Service system delivery and support for secure, compliant access across users, systems, and datasets.
• Develop project plans, track milestones, and coordinate cross-functional teams to deliver scientific, technical, and administrative support services.
• Monitor compliance with federal contract requirements, policies, and reporting standards.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for government clients, building and maintaining strong client relationships by anticipating needs, addressing concerns, and providing strategic guidance.
• Translate client objectives into actionable plans and ensure solutions align with mission outcomes.
• Support growth by identifying new opportunities within existing contracts and accounts.
• Partner with technical staff to evaluate, recommend, and implement authorization and identity management frameworks, including software enhancements and related access control systems.
• Ensure adherence to government security and privacy requirements, supporting audits, compliance activities, and reporting specific to authorization platforms.
• Prepare progress reports, briefings, and presentations for federal sponsors and internal leadership.
• Track program performance metrics and recommend improvements for efficiency and effectiveness.
• Manage budgets, staffing plans, and subcontractor performance as needed.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of authorization and identity management solutions, including demonstrated experience managing government access control frameworks.
• 5+ years of program management or account management experience with federal government clients.
• Demonstrated success leading multi-disciplinary teams in a government contracting environment.
• Experience with NIH institutes strongly preferred.
• Proven track record in federal contract management and client relationship management.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, public administration, computer science, or related field.
• PMP, CSM, or similar certifications desirable.

The diversity of Axle’s employees is a tremendous asset. We are firmly committed to providing equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and will not tolerate any illegal discrimination or harassment-based age, race, gender, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, covered veteran status, sexual orientation, status with respect to public assistance, and other characteristics protected under state, federal, or local law and to deter those who aid, abet, or induce discrimination or coerce others to discriminate.

Accessibility: If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process, please contact [email protected]

Disclaimer: The above is meant to illustrate the general nature of work and level of effort being performed by individual’s assigned to this position or job. This is not restricted as a complete list of all skills, responsibilities, duties, and/or assignments required. Individuals may be required to perform duties outside of their position, job or responsibilities as needed.

This role has a market-competitive salary with an anticipated base compensation range listed below. Actual salaries will vary depending on a candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills, and location.

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