DHA Program Manager

Leidos•Reston, VA

18h

About The Position

Leidos Health and Services Sector is seeking a Program Manager, contingent upon contract award, to support the DMIX PMO. The role is responsible for product development for DHA health data technical solutions, managing the product lifecycle, gathering and prioritizing business and external customer needs, and translating those needs into product requirements. The Program Manager assists the Government DES Project Manager and COR in working with the Government Contracting Officer and other Government management personnel and customer agency representatives. The position manages operations and modernization concurrently, coordinates multiple vendors, and executes controlled transitions. It is accountable for overall performance, staffing readiness, transition execution, subcontractor integration, Government dependencies, and delivery through EIDS SAFe and Government Azure DevOps. The role leads a large team of experienced professionals, oversees contract deliverables, compliance, timelines, staffing, and direct staff engagement, and has internal Leidos budget accountability for elements of the budget. The work involves complex problems requiring information gathering and analysis, multiple small projects, multi-vendor coordination, and multiple stakeholder customers. The Program Manager communicates with Leidos personnel and DHA Government contract officials, and may need to influence parties outside their area on policies, practices, and procedures. The position requires broad management and leadership knowledge, an in-depth understanding of the DHA mission and related information technology and data exchange systems, and experience managing all phases of enterprise-level software development projects, including JLV (DOD or VA) or DES Solution experience.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain an ADP II Clearance.
Bachelor's degree in business, management, information technology, engineering, healthcare administration, or a related discipline, or the stated experience substitution.
10 years supporting IT programs or service delivery, including 5 years managing IT projects, programs, or services with responsibility for staffing, schedule, cost, risk, and performance.
DHA delivery experience.
At least 2 years coordinating delivery across multiple Agile teams using SAFe or a comparable Agile-at-scale framework.
Experience managing production IT services and system integration or modernization.
Experience coordinating multiple technical teams and vendors and managing service-level commitments.
Experience coordinating increment planning, cross-team dependencies, release activities, risks, and delivery outcomes.
Experience using Azure DevOps or a comparable enterprise Agile work-management platform for backlog, dependency, and progress management.
Before assuming duties, possess and thereafter maintain an active SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) or SAFe Practice Consultant (SPC) certification.
Experience managing all phases of enterprise-level software development projects, including experience managing Joint Legacy Viewer (JLV) (DOD or VA) or DES Solution.
Experience managing resources, subcontractors, and budget to cost.

Nice To Haves

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
Program Management Professional (PgMP) certification.
Advanced SAFe Practice Consultant (ASPC) certification.

Responsibilities

Lead product development for DHA health data technical solutions and manage the product lifecycle.
Gather and prioritize business and external customer needs and translate them into product requirements.
Assist the Government DES Project Manager and COR in working with the Government Contracting Officer, Government management personnel, and customer agency representatives.
Manage operations and modernization concurrently, coordinate multiple vendors, and execute controlled transitions.
Manage overall performance, staffing readiness, transition execution, subcontractor integration, Government dependencies, and delivery through EIDS SAFe and Government Azure DevOps.
Lead the team in developing and enhancing customer products, processes, standards, or operational plans supporting DMIX projects.
Manage elements of the internal Leidos budget.
Lead, direct, and review the work of a large team of experienced professionals and manage direct staff engagement.
Ensure contract deliverables, compliance requirements, and timelines are met.
Coordinate delivery across Agile teams, including increment planning, cross-team dependencies, release activities, risks, and delivery outcomes.