Senior Program Manager

As a Sr. Program Manager, you’ll lead programs in DevSecOps, Cloud, and Cyber within our National Security business unit. Our National Security business unit is responsible for enabling transformative improvements and IT modernization for our client’s mission-critical solutions. 

What you’ll do:

• Be a technical problem solver on the team, identifying innovative solutions to project deadlocks and resolving issues and constraints through consensus and sound judgment
• Work closely with the development teams (SDEs, Data Scientists, Product Managers, UX Designers) and play a leadership role in product architecture and design
• Develop, cultivate, and manage client relationships; maintain lines of communication and delivery with government contracts and contracts technical representative staff
• Assist in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments and removing roadblocks to their work; leverage organization resources to improve capacity for project work; and interview, select, develop, and evaluate team members
• Define and manage project management processes and champion ongoing process improvement initiatives to implement best practices for technical project management
• Team build and promote the empowerment of the team, ensure that each team member is fully engaged in the project and making a meaningful contribution, and encourage a sustainable pace with high levels of quality for the team
• Manage project financials and supporting contract documents ensuring a healthy project gross margin, appropriate staff utilization, funding and contracts paperwork, invoicing and payments, budge to actual variances, financial and staffing projections, estimate to complete and estimate at completion, project management review reporting, and, if appropriate, earned-value reporting
• Prioritize, lead, and manage tasking of project team and completion of assignments
• Evaluate, prioritize, and manage impacts of project scope changes
• Collect and translate business requirements into technical requirements
• Escalate project risks to the appropriate MetroStar and client stakeholders

What you’ll need to succeed:

• Active TS/SCI and the ability to obtain CI poly 
• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology Management or Engineering, or other comparable degree or experience
• A minimum of ten (10) years of delivery leadership of complex federal programs and at least two (2) years of specialized experience in leading IT DevSecOps projects and managing large Agile teams
• Experience supporting the Intelligence Community and delivering a full range of IT support services, including development and modernization using Human-Centered Design (HCD), Agile, and DevSecOps; and operations and maintenance for mission applications (on-premises and cloud environments)
• Experience establishing and providing clear communication to executive leadership including reporting, forecasting, strategic roadmaps, risk assessments, and stakeholder expectation management
• Experience monitoring and managing the financials and staffing of large IT programs
• Strong interpersonal skills including mentoring, coaching, collaborating, and team building
• Strong written and oral communication skills, as well as experience demonstrating the ability to determine and implement improvements for programs to achieve quality, and customer excellence

We know that you can’t have great technology services without amazing people. At MetroStar, we are obsessed withour people and have led a two-decade legacy of building the best and brightest teams. Because we know our future relies on our deep understanding and relentless focus on our people, we live by our mission: A passion for our people. Value for our customers.We know that you can’t have great technology services without amazing people. At MetroStar, we are obsessed withour people and have led a two-decade legacy of building the best and brightest teams. Because we know our future relies on our deep understanding and relentless focus on our people, we live by our mission: A passion for our people. Value for our customers.Like we said, we are big fans of our people. That’s why we offer a generous benefits package, professional growth, and valuable time to recharge. Learn more about our company culture code and benefits. Plus, check out our accolades.

Don’t meet every single requirement?  

Studies have shown that women, people of color and the LGBTQ+ community are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification.  At MetroStar we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic culture, so, if you’re excited about this role, but your previous experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to go ahead and apply.  We pride ourselves on making great matches, and you may be the perfect match for this role or another one we have. Best of luck! – The MetroStar People & Culture Team

What we want you to know:

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

MetroStar Systems is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of MetroStar Systems.

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