IT Program Manager

Gunnison Consulting Group • Atlanta, GA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

This position is contingent upon a future opening with Gunnison. Lead delivery of a complex federal IT portfolio that includes multiple web and data applications, shared services, and ongoing modernization efforts in a Microsoft centric environment. Serve as the primary interface to client leaders on program execution, priorities, risks, issues, staffing, and performance across several concurrent projects. Manage integrated schedules, roadmaps, and reporting across teams using modern work management and collaboration tools such as Azure DevOps or similar platforms. Oversee governance and lifecycle compliance, ensuring project artifacts, status, and decisions are documented in line with federal IT processes and stage gate reviews. Coordinate closely with technical leads who are using Git based repositories (for example, GitHub or equivalent) and automated pipelines to plan releases and manage dependencies. Lead regular status reviews, portfolio health reviews, and executive briefings, including clear escalation and mitigation plans for schedule, quality, or technical risks. Support transition, surge, and continuity planning in a dynamic environment where priorities, volumes, and technologies evolve over time. Ensure delivery aligns with federal security, privacy, and operational requirements, working with security and compliance leads to address findings and follow up actions.

Requirements

• US Citizenship required
• 10+ years of federal IT program management, portfolio management, or related leadership roles.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent workstreams across application development, integration, operations and maintenance, and modernization initiatives.
• Experience working with government customers, contract deliverables, performance metrics, executive reporting, and formal governance processes.
• Experience managing teams using agile or iterative delivery approaches, Git-based collaboration, and coordinated release planning.
• Demonstrated success managing schedules, risks, staffing, communications, and cross-functional technical teams in regulated environments.
• PMP
• ITIL Foundation (or equivalent IT service management certification)
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or related field
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.

Nice To Haves

• Experience leading programs that use GitHub and/or Azure DevOps for work tracking, source control, and release coordination.
• Experience managing teams that deliver through CI/CD pipelines with integrated testing and security checks, not just manual deployments.
• Experience supporting cloud migration, application modernization, or data modernization efforts in Azure, AWS, or similar cloud platforms.
• Experience with federal health, public health, or HHS/CDC-adjacent IT programs.
• Experience standing up or maturing IT service management practices (for example, incident, change, and problem management) using modern ITSM tools.
• Agile certification such as CSM, PMI ACP, or SAFe.
• Cloud certifications that support large program oversight.
• Master’s degree in a related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of a complex federal IT portfolio that includes multiple web and data applications, shared services, and ongoing modernization efforts in a Microsoft centric environment.
• Serve as the primary interface to client leaders on program execution, priorities, risks, issues, staffing, and performance across several concurrent projects.
• Manage integrated schedules, roadmaps, and reporting across teams using modern work management and collaboration tools such as Azure DevOps or similar platforms.
• Oversee governance and lifecycle compliance, ensuring project artifacts, status, and decisions are documented in line with federal IT processes and stage gate reviews.
• Coordinate closely with technical leads who are using Git based repositories (for example, GitHub or equivalent) and automated pipelines to plan releases and manage dependencies.
• Lead regular status reviews, portfolio health reviews, and executive briefings, including clear escalation and mitigation plans for schedule, quality, or technical risks.
• Support transition, surge, and continuity planning in a dynamic environment where priorities, volumes, and technologies evolve over time.
• Ensure delivery aligns with federal security, privacy, and operational requirements, working with security and compliance leads to address findings and follow up actions.

Benefits

• 3 weeks of Personal Leave your first year
• 11 paid Holidays each year
• 5 days of Flexible Time Off each year for approved training or certifications (self-study is ineligible)
• 401(k) company match at 50% up to 10% of your salary
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Public Transportation Subsidies
• Certifications and Training Allowance - Up to $5,000/year!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior