Program Director

General Dynamics Information Technology • Arlington, VA

20d • $169,604 - $229,464 • Onsite

About The Position

GDIT supports a federal client in the Washington, D.C. area with operational security, client support and help desk, data center operations, asset management, and systems engineering services. The Program Director oversees operational, financial, and contractual delivery aspects of the program and serves as its senior business leader.

The role directs programs from inception through completion and is accountable for cost, schedule, technical performance, contractual performance metrics, and financial metrics. It involves customer engagement and liaison, contract negotiation, proposal and budget coordination, delivery planning, risk management, and direction of program employees. The director works with customers, vendors, other agencies, and stakeholders to shape solutions and acquisitions, address customer priorities, and deliver contractual requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• At least 10 years of related experience, including Enterprise IT Infrastructure Program Management.
• Experience leading a large team of 250 or more individuals.
• Experience managing large-scale data centers with more than 2,000 servers, 5,000 network devices, and 20 PB of storage.
• Experience supporting Azure Cloud, Big Data, and Managed Services.
• PMP certification.
• ITIL v4 or ITIL v5 Foundations certification.
• U.S. citizenship.
• Background investigation and a current clean financial background.
• Ability to demonstrate technical skills and an engineering attitude, dedication, and commitment.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or MS in Computer Science or Engineering.
• ITIL Strategic Leader (SL) or ITIL Managing Professional (MP) certification.
• CISSP or AWS/Azure certifications.
• Previous experience supporting large federal customers or agencies.

Responsibilities

• Direct all phases of programs from inception through completion.
• Manage cost, schedule, technical performance, and financial metrics for company programs or major program subsystems.
• Participate in negotiating contracts and contract changes.
• Meet contractual performance metrics, including SLAs, KPIs, and OPIs.
• Coordinate preparation of proposals, business plans, proposal work statements and specifications, operating budgets, and contract financial terms and conditions.
• Serve as the primary customer contact and lead program review sessions on cost, schedule, and technical performance.
• Establish design concepts, criteria, and engineering efforts for product research, development, integration, and testing.
• Develop new business or expand the product line with the customer.
• Establish milestones, monitor adherence to plans and schedules, identify program problems, and obtain solutions, including resource allocation or changes to contractual specifications.
• Direct employees assigned to the program from technical and administrative areas.
• Determine customer needs and priorities, coordinate technical responses, help shape customer acquisitions, and position GDIT to deliver services.
• Plan and provide recommendations to the client on task workload.
• Manage the risk-tracking process.
• Attend customer meetings and serve as client liaison.
• Interact with vendors, other agencies, client staff, and stakeholders.
• Coordinate development and timely delivery of contractual deliverables.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Competitive pay and paid time off.
• Medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts.
• Dental and vision plan options.
• Flexible work weeks where possible.
• Vacation, sick, personal, holiday, 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.

What This Job Offers

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