IT Program Manager

Gunnison Consulting Group • Washington, DC

4d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is contingent upon a future opening with Gunnison. Provide overall leadership, integration, and accountability across multiple contract workstreams, ensuring successful execution of development, operations, maintenance, and enhancement activities. Oversee performance across all functional areas, ensuring delivery of program outputs in alignment with scope, schedule, cost, and quality requirements. Serve as the primary interface with government stakeholders, providing strategic guidance, status reporting, and issue resolution. Manage delivery of all contract deliverables, including work plans, sprint artifacts, status reports, and compliance documentation. Lead Agile program execution, coordinating cross-functional teams to deliver iterative improvements and respond to evolving requirements. Ensure adherence to federal security, privacy, and accessibility standards, including continuous monitoring, risk management, and authorization support. Direct integrated technical teams supporting enterprise applications, cloud-based systems, collaboration platforms, and data/analytics environments. Identify and mitigate program-level risks, dependencies, and performance issues while maintaining continuity of operations. Oversee lifecycle management activities, including system enhancements, user support, and technology modernization efforts. Support governance forums and executive reviews by preparing materials, tracking decisions, and driving action closure.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business, Engineering, or related field
• 10+ years of experience managing complex IT programs involving development, operations, and maintenance activities
• Demonstrated experience overseeing web platforms, content management systems, and enterprise collaboration environments (e.g., Drupal, SharePoint, or similar technologies)
• Proven ability to manage cross-functional technical teams delivering integrated solutions across multiple workstreams
• Experience delivering solutions in cloud or hybrid environments, including coordination across application, infrastructure, and security functions
• Experience supporting systems subject to federal security, privacy, and accessibility requirements
• Strong experience managing program delivery, including schedule, risk, performance, and stakeholder engagement
• PMP certification
• Agile certification
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance

Nice To Haves

• Drupal experience
• Salesforce experience
• Cloud certification (AWS/Azure)
• Security+ (or equivalent)
• Masters degree in Information Technology, Business, Engineering, or related field

Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership, integration, and accountability across multiple contract workstreams, ensuring successful execution of development, operations, maintenance, and enhancement activities
• Oversee performance across all functional areas, ensuring delivery of program outputs in alignment with scope, schedule, cost, and quality requirements
• Serve as the primary interface with government stakeholders, providing strategic guidance, status reporting, and issue resolution
• Manage delivery of all contract deliverables, including work plans, sprint artifacts, status reports, and compliance documentation
• Lead Agile program execution, coordinating cross-functional teams to deliver iterative improvements and respond to evolving requirements
• Ensure adherence to federal security, privacy, and accessibility standards, including continuous monitoring, risk management, and authorization support
• Direct integrated technical teams supporting enterprise applications, cloud-based systems, collaboration platforms, and data/analytics environments
• Identify and mitigate program-level risks, dependencies, and performance issues while maintaining continuity of operations
• Oversee lifecycle management activities, including system enhancements, user support, and technology modernization efforts
• Support governance forums and executive reviews by preparing materials, tracking decisions, and driving action closure

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
• 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!
• bonus and profit-sharing opportunities

What This Job Offers

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