Description

• Strategic Program Leadership
  • Serve as the senior-most interface between customer leadership, mission partners, providers, and delivery teams.
  • Drive the development of modernization roadmaps, implementation strategies, and investment justifications.
  • Maintain direct accountability for program scope, schedule, cost, and performance metrics aligned with DoD standards.
• Technical Oversight and Architecture Integration
  • Provide hands-on technical guidance across hybrid cloud, mainframe, and DevSecOps initiatives.
  • Participate in technical assessments, architecture reviews, and code modernization strategy sessions.
  • Guide the integration of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), microservices, API gateways, and AI/ML capabilities into modernization plans.
  • Review and approve solution architecture blueprints, technical risk mitigation plans, and system design artifacts.
• Risk, Compliance, and Governance
  • Lead and/or support the development of RMF-compliant security plans and ensure alignment with Zero Trust, ICAM, and FedRAMP standards across multiple programs.
  • Oversee all activities required for ATO and CPTC approvals across hybrid environments across multiple programs.
  • Ensure all technical deliverables (e.g., code conversions, infrastructure builds, API integrations) meet DISA STIGs, NIST guidelines, and DoD mandates.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Change Management
  • Facilitate executive-level briefings, cross-agency planning sessions, and modernization working groups.
  • Provide, coordinate and support modernization consulting expertise to customer mission partners and other mission application owners seeking modernization support through the program.
  • Oversee organizational change management, training, and workforce transition strategies.
  • Ensure timely reporting and issue escalation using modern project management tooling (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Power BI).

Requirements

• Active Secret clearance required.
• 10+ years of program management experience in large-scale federal IT modernization efforts, ideally involving mainframe transformation.
• Demonstrated technical proficiency in:
  • IBM Z systems and mainframe infrastructure
  • Cloud platforms (AWS GovCloud, Azure IL5/6, Hybrid Cloud)
  • Code modernization (COBOL to Java/Python/.NET)
  • CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps tooling
  • AI/ML integration and real-time analytics
• Deep knowledge of DoD IT governance, RMF, SNAP/eMASS, and Zero Trust architecture.
• Proven success managing hybrid technical teams including cloud engineers, architects, cybersecurity analysts, and developers.

Preferred Certifications:

• PMP or SAFe Program Consultant (SPC)
• AWS or Azure Cloud Architect Certification
• CISSP or CISM