Full-Time

Senior Program Manager

Updated on 9/3/2026

Deadline 7/17/27
Scientific Research Corporation

Scientific Research Corporation

1,001-5,000 employees

Engineering, integration, testing for defense systems

No salary listed

No H1B Sponsorship

Orlando, FL, USA

In Person

Travel is less than 10%.

US Citizenship, US Top Secret Clearance Required

Bachelor's, Master's

Category
Project & Program Management (1)
Required Skills
Computer Networking
Operating Systems
Risk Management

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Requirements
  • 12+ years of related, proven experience in program management overseeing complex, multi-team efforts.
  • A bachelor's degree with a focus in business administration or a related field of study, or a bachelor's degree with a focus in computer science, engineering, or a related field of study.
  • Experience in financial planning, including preparing annual budgets, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective actions.
  • Experience in strategic planning, including contributing recommendations with supporting data and preparing and executing action plans.
  • Proven proficiency analyzing, evaluating, and overcoming program risks across multiple project teams.
  • Experience managing Government programs.
  • Working knowledge of software development and requirements management.
  • Ability to apply comprehensive technical knowledge across key tasks and high impact assignments.
  • Ability to work and collaborate effectively with others as well as experience working independently.
  • U.S. citizenship is required.
  • A U.S. government security clearance at the Secret level with Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information eligibility is required.
Responsibilities
  • Manage and oversee all program efforts to ensure objectives are met on time and within budget.
  • Take overall responsibility for managing scope, cost, schedule, internal staffing, outside vendors, and contractual deliverables.
  • Directly interface with the Government and communicate objectives, directions, and guidance to the contractor team.
  • Split complex instantiations into manageable pieces and track tasks alongside a team of engineers under your supervision.
  • Support medium to large system deployments, including planning, designing, and evaluating software options, selecting operating systems and protocol suites, configuring media, and deriving requirements.
  • Design, implement, and troubleshoot elements of system networking, including routing and switching, and support special communication methods such as virtual private networks.
  • Seek optimum designs within customer specifications, quality standards, schedule, and funding limitations.
  • Work with site users to deploy and integrate their solutions.
  • Offer assistance to participants during initial integration stages or when integration fails.
  • Assist in documenting changes.
  • Assist with briefing senior management and customer personnel on technical matters, technical research studies, and applications, and in developing technical presentations.
  • Work within established configuration and change management policies to ensure awareness, approval, and success of changes made to system infrastructure.
  • Assist in selecting and implementing security tools, policies, and procedures.
  • Liaise with vendors and other information technology personnel for problem resolution in fielded environments.
  • Work inside classified and unclassified environments to accomplish government goals.
Desired Qualifications
  • A master's degree with a focus in business administration or a related field of study, or a master's degree with a focus in computer science, engineering, or a related field of study.
  • 15+ years of related, proven experience in program management overseeing complex, multi-team efforts.
  • Industry project management certifications.
  • Direct experience with software development and requirements management.
  • Working knowledge of cyber testing or training.
  • Experience managing remote and distributed teams.
Scientific Research Corporation

Scientific Research Corporation

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Scientific Research Corporation is an advanced engineering company that provides engineering, integration, testing, support, and research and development services to the U.S. government, private industry, and international markets. Its work spans information, communications, intelligence, electronic warfare, simulation, training, and instrumentation systems. SRC designs and builds complex systems, integrates them into clients’ environments, conducts rigorous testing, and offers ongoing field support through laboratories and facilities that replicate real-world operation. The company differentiates itself through its broad, end-to-end capabilities across multiple disciplines, its long history since 1988, and its extensive network of engineering offices and state-of-the-art test facilities for both defense and commercial applications. SRC’s goal is to help customers meet emerging challenges by delivering high-quality products and technical services that perform in real-world conditions.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Atlanta, Georgia

Founded

1988

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What believers are saying

  • NAVSEA Seaport Enhanced gives SRC access to a $3.5 billion, 15-year Navy pipeline.
  • The August 2026 Navy contract for C4I engineering broadens work across multiple ship fleets.
  • CBP kept SRC as incumbent for $21.39 million aircraft sensor support through September 2026.

What critics are saying

  • CBP’s Aircraft Sensors Technical Support Services ends September 22, 2026, forcing recompete risk.
  • SRC’s growth depends on defense contracting cycles and incumbent renewals, not product revenue.
  • Private ownership and federal concentration make a single protest or budget cut damaging.

What makes Scientific Research Corporation unique

  • SRC won NAVSEA Seaport Enhanced across seven zones in March 2026.
  • SRC holds deep C4I, cyber, and aircraft-sensor sustainment work across Navy and CBP.
  • SRC remains embedded in follow-on federal vehicles, including OASIS UNR and Seaport.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) Company Match

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Growth & Insights

Headcount

6 month growth

7%

1 year growth

7%

2 year growth

9%