Senior Program Manager - Springfield, VA
About The Position
Altech Solutions is hiring a Senior Program Manager to lead the delivery of the TSA DISCOVER II contract. This is a multi-year IT engineering and O&M program supporting the Security Technology Integrated Program (STIP) platform across approximately 15,000 transportation security equipment units at 440 federalized airports. This is a named Key Personnel role, and the candidate will be proposed to TSA. The role involves leading the program from Transition-In through full operations, covering Enhancement Services, O&M, Cybersecurity Posture, and Program Management workstreams. The DISCOVER II program includes an Oracle to MS SQL Server migration, a COGNOS to Power BI transition, and the integration of next-generation TSE systems. The ideal candidate will lead a 13–16 FTE federal IT delivery team through both steady-state operations and active modernization.
Requirements
- Minimum 8 years of program management experience on federal IT contracts.
- Active PMP certification.
- Demonstrated PM experience on federal O&M contracts of $20M+ total contract value.
- U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain Public Trust with SSI access.
- Hands-on experience with the full federal IT program management cadence: PMP, Risk Register, EVM/burn reporting, QASP, sprint metrics, CPARS.
Nice To Haves
- Direct experience on STIP, DISCOVER I, STEMM, or other TSA IT programs at TSA HQ Springfield.
- Prior PM role with ASRC Federal, Booz Allen, GDIT, Peraton, or another firm supporting TSA OIT.
- ITIL Foundation or SAFe / Agile certification (SPC, RTE, or Agilist).
- Experience managing federal O&M contracts that included an active modernization workstream (database migration, cloud migration, dashboard modernization).
- Active Public Trust at submission.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary point of accountability to the TSA Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) and STIP PMO leadership for all contract deliverables across CLINs 0001 (Enhancement), 0002 (O&M), 0003 (PM), and 0004 (Transition-In).
- Lead Transition-In execution within 10 days of award, including Transition-In Plan delivery, hardware/software inventory reconciliation, and weekly Transition Status Briefings.
- Maintain the Program Management Plan, Risk Register, Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) reporting, and Communications Plan.
- Lead daily 9:00 am status calls, monthly burn-rate and Earned Value reporting, sprint velocity / burndown reviews, and quarterly Program Management Reviews (PMRs).
- Manage Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) under CLIN 0001 (NTE-ceiling structure) — scope estimation, schedule, ROM responses to TSA.
- Direct subcontractor oversight, performance management, and CPARS self-assessment.
- Drive 98.9% system Availability (Ao) KPP and 95% RMM success-rate KPP through risk identification and mitigation.
- Build and sustain a collaborative working relationship with TSA stakeholders, B&B Consulting Enterprises (SETA/IV&V), and TSE OEMs.
Benefits
- performance bonus eligibility
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
