Sr Program Manager

General Dynamics Information Technology
Alexandria, VA
Public Trust: None
Requisition Type: Pipeline
Your Impact

Own your opportunity to serve as a critical component of our nation’s safety and security. Make an impact by using your expertise to protect our country from threats.

Job Description

Program Sr Manager

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Program Sr Manager supporting sustainment of a Federal agencies IT network. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Program Sr Manager you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on Program Sr Manager joining our team to sustain and establish the foundation for network modernization.

HOW A PROGRAM SR MANAGER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT
Sr. Program Manager to lead a critical program to sustain a U.S. Government agency’s IT infrastructure to support the rapidly growing demand for secure information across heterogeneous networks and devices and many locations. This senior manager will build and direct a world-class team to work with client stakeholders to improve the capability and capacity of core infrastructure operations and service delivery to meet the needs of a highly mobile workforce.
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The Sr. Program Manager will serve as the GDIT primary point-of-contact with the Government program office for management and technical matters and contract-level issues. He/she will provide planning, direction, coordination, and control necessary to accomplish all work requirements and manage and oversee all activities performed by contractor personnel, including subcontractors.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
• Direct the design, engineering, deployment and sustainment of a modernized, resilient, and secure IT infrastructure and systems
• Ensure efficient and effective O&M for existing infrastructure and systems during the modernization effort
• Plan and implement technology and processes to enable effective scaling and support for surge operations
• Organize, plan, schedule, implement, control, analyze, and report on all elements of the contract.
• Present the status of contract activities, requirements, and problems during program reviews and in response to requests from the Government
• Coordinate with contracts, finance, human resources, and procurement management functions
• Identify, mitigate and control risks. Drive process improvement and innovation.
• Create plans and processes required to meet all performance, schedule, quality, cost, and security requirements.
• Manage and integrate the efforts of subcontractors, assuring flow-down and fulfillment of all contractual requirements.
• Maintain currency on relevant tools and technologies and provide inputs for white papers and proposals


MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:


• Active TS clearance; ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance.
• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field and 15 years of prior relevant experience
• Active PMP certification
• 6 years of experience as a program manager on very large (over $300M total value) IT infrastructure programs encompassing multiple geographically dispersed locations and a mobile workforce
• 3 years of experience leading complex IT infrastructure modernization efforts
• Experience with IT infrastructure integration with command, control, and communications platforms
• Experience in planning and implementing managed services
• Experience serving as a Program Manager on performance-based contracts for the U.S. Government
• Experience effectively communicating at senior levels within a customer organization and meeting with stakeholders to formulate, review, and execute task plans and deliverable items
• Experience with NIST SP 800 series or ISO 27000 series documents for information security management and risk assessment
• Experience applying the ITIL framework and best practices
• Understanding of DevOps/Agile concepts and processes
• Experience presenting briefings to senior customer management, customer stakeholders, and company management
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills


ADDITIONAL DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:


• Master's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
• 5 years’ experience managing cost-type task orders and performance -based contracts
• Experience in network and cyber security design, engineering and operations
• Experience with Service Desk support and operations
• Experience in Earned Value Management
• ITIL v3 Foundation Certification

• Technology Business Management (TBM) Certification
• Experience with ship and aircraft-based IT platforms
• Experience implementing and managing large purchasing initiatives


GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

● 401K with company match
● Comprehensive health and wellness packages
● Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
● Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
● Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
● Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

Work Requirements

Years of Experience

5 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

Project Management Professional (PMP) | Project Management Institute (PMI) - Project Management Institute (PMI)

Travel Required

10-25%

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship Required

Posted 2025-08-22

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