Technical Program Manager

Core One•Sterling, VA

9d•$190,000 - $230,000

About The Position

The Technical Program Manager provides senior-level technical oversight for complex government programs, leading the development, sustainment, maintenance, and delivery of technical tools, systems, and requirements. The position owns platform sustainment, systems improvement, and technical risk management, while ensuring engineering teams make informed decisions, remain accountable to team, program, and company goals, and deliver high-quality work efficiently. The role leads and develops the technical team, collaborates across departments with senior leadership and customers, and manages technical resources to meet program priorities. It is part of the Strategic Services Division's Engineering Development Group and reports to the VP of Engineering. The position requires U.S. citizenship and an active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph clearance.

Requirements

Master’s degree and 5–8 years of relevant experience, or Bachelor’s degree and 8–11 years of relevant experience; commensurate military or commercial experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
Experience supporting and managing large, complex technical programs for sensitive U.S. Government customers.
Experience supervising technical staff across the full employee lifecycle, from hiring through professional development.
Ability to work with cross-functional teams to deliver technically feasible solutions that meet requirements.
Experience in technical project planning, execution, sustainment, and resource management.
Knowledge of network security policies, security best practices, and technical requirement implementation.
Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
U.S. citizenship.
Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph clearance.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
10 or more years of experience supporting and managing large, complex technical programs for sensitive U.S. Government customers.
Experience with managed attribution (MA) systems.
Background in technical operations within the intelligence community.
Project management or Agile certifications such as PMP, CSM, PMI-ACP, or SAFe.
Familiarity with federal contracting and procurement processes.
Experience overseeing technical solutions for government or national security clients.
Experience operating under formal customer approval and change control processes.

Responsibilities

Supervise and manage development, sustainment, maintenance, and delivery of technical tools, systems, and requirements.
Ensure technical tools and systems receive customer approval before deployment and use.
Assess current systems' performance, security, and effectiveness, and implement improvements.
Plan and implement customer-requested enhancements and new features.
Coordinate sustainment of all technical platforms.
Lead analysis, scoping, planning, and execution of technical solutions in alignment with program goals.
Partner with cross-functional teams to validate technical feasibility and alignment with requirements.
Identify and evaluate technologies that can improve technical execution while maintaining security best practices.
Communicate and enforce network security policies and procedures across the team.
Manage technical resources and assign personnel to requirements based on priority.
Develop and monitor project timelines to support timely completion and alignment with program and organizational objectives.
Identify, assess, track, and mitigate technical risks across programs.
Build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders and customer technical leadership to align objectives and resources.
Oversee technical-resource budget allocation and manage cost efficiency across projects.
Ensure engineering practices comply with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
Supervise and manage a diverse technical team with varied skill and experience levels.
Manage the team's full employee lifecycle, including hiring, onboarding, mentoring, performance management, and professional development.
Conduct regular performance assessments and provide technical team members with feedback and development support.