AWS Cloud Program Manager
About The Position
At GDIT, we deliver clarity with our cloud and AI‑driven solutions and provide meaningful work that makes an impact. Your expertise will help transform our federal clients for the modern age, ensuring strong, secure, and mission‑aligned outcomes. We are seeking a highly skilled AWS Cloud Program Manager with hands-on cloud experience to lead a complex federal program focused on AI, AWS cloud services, data management, and enterprise modernization. This senior, customer-facing role is responsible for overall program leadership, delivery excellence, stakeholder engagement, and the performance of all services and activities under the Task Order (TO). You will serve as the primary point of contact for government leadership, provide authoritative guidance across multi-cloud and AI technical domains, and drive successful execution of all contractual requirements. If you thrive in high-visibility environments, excel at integrating cloud and AI solutions, and are motivated by leading large-scale federal programs, this role offers the opportunity to make a lasting impact.
Requirements
- BA / BS degree
- 10+ years of experience overseeing data management and analytics programs or tasks
- Hands-on experience supporting AWS Cloud, Big Data, and Managed Services
- Current Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
- Current CompTIA Cloud+ certification
- Demonstrated program management experience supporting large U.S. federal government agencies
- Candidates must be eligible to obtain a federal security clearance
Nice To Haves
- AWS Cloud Computing
- Federal Agencies
- IT Program Management
Responsibilities
- Apply mastery-level expertise integrating multi-cloud environments and solutions to meet complex mission and business requirements
- Provide expert technical advice, guidance, and recommendations to both technical and non‑technical audiences on critical program issues
- Apply creative and strategic thinking to develop solutions for previously unsolvable problems and influence key agency policies and programs
- Lead big data operational execution and delivery
- Oversee initiatives involving Data Warehouse, Business Objects, AWS, and Snowflake technologies
- Apply experience with system development methodologies including Agile, Scrum, Lean, DevOps, Kanban, XP, Spiral, and RAD
- Utilize expert-level knowledge of big data principles to select and apply efficient data processing hardware, software, and analytical methods
- Direct all phases of the program from inception through completion
- Be responsible for cost, schedule, and technical performance of programs or major subsystems
- Participate in contract negotiations and contract modifications
- Ensure achievement of all required contractual performance metrics (SLAs, KPIs, OPIs, etc.)
- Oversee financial performance to meet program financial metrics
- Coordinate the preparation of proposals, business plans, work statements, specifications, operating budgets, and contractual terms and conditions
- Act as the primary customer point of contact, leading program review sessions covering cost, schedule, and technical performance
- Establish design concepts, criteria, and engineering efforts for research, development, integration, and testing activities
- Establish program milestones and monitor adherence to master plans and schedules
- Identify program risks, issues, and challenges and drive solutions such as resource allocation adjustments or contractual modifications
- Direct the work of employees assigned to the program across technical and administrative roles
- Serve as the senior business leader for the program, determining customer needs, coordinating technical solution responses, shaping acquisitions, and positioning GDIT to deliver best‑in‑class services
- Conduct planning and provide recommendations to the client on workload and task execution
- Manage risk tracking processes and mitigation activities
- Attend customer meetings and serve as the client liaison
- Interact with vendors, partner agencies, stakeholders, and client leadership
- Coordinate development and ensure timely delivery of all contractual deliverables
Benefits
- 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
- Paid vacation and holidays to help you rest and recharge
- variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts
- dental plan options
- a vision plan
- a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match
- full flex work weeks where possible
- a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
- short and long-term disability benefits
- life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
