Transition Manager

GD Information Technology • Austin, TX

2d • Remote

About The Position

GDIT is hiring a Transition Manager to support the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in Austin, Texas, or remotely. The role leads technical, operational, and programmatic Phase-In activities for the IOSS Application Services program, guiding the transfer of responsibilities, processes, tools, documentation, and operational ownership across multiple service lines. The Transition Manager ensures continuity of operations, compliance with federal and VA requirements, coordinated onboarding, operational readiness, and effective stakeholder communication as GDIT assumes full operational responsibility.

The position oversees Phase-In governance, including schedules, risks, performance, reporting, and quality, to establish a stable, secure, mission-ready environment. The work spans Identity and Access Management, Cybersecurity, PKI, Web/Middleware, Application Virtualization, Printer Security, Database Administration, and Operations Control. The role also identifies modernization opportunities supporting Zero Trust, cloud migration, and long-term enterprise improvements.

The position requires a bachelor's degree and at least eight years of relevant experience, including experience leading large-scale federal or enterprise IT transitions across multiple technical domains. The job posting lists a likely salary range of $112,840–$121,900, subject to experience, location, and contractual requirements. Scheduled hours are 40 per week, and travel is less than 10%. The work location is listed as Austin, Texas, or remote, with Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, also listed as an additional work location.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• At least 8 years of experience in enterprise IT operations, program management, or technical leadership.
• Experience overseeing large-scale federal or enterprise IT transitions across multiple technical domains.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity frameworks and compliance obligations, including NIST SP 800-53, RMF, Zero Trust, and TIC 3.0.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional engineering and operations teams in multi-vendor environments.
• Experience with modernization efforts across identity services, PKI, vulnerability management, database operations, web/middleware hosting, virtualization, and workflow automation.
• Proven project management, stakeholder communication, risk mitigation, status reporting, and governance skills.
• Strong organizational skills and strategic thinking, with the ability to present technical information to executive audiences.
• Ability to support escalations, incident coordination, and enterprise governance activities as needed.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance.

Nice To Haves

• PMP, PgMP, SAFe, or ITIL v4 certification.
• Experience supporting VA or other federal agencies.
• Experience leading RMF, ATO, cybersecurity compliance, or large systems integration programs.
• Technical depth in cloud platforms, PKI, ICAM, virtualization, middleware, databases, or enterprise monitoring.
• Experience managing performance-based contracts and KPI/AQL delivery environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead Phase-In transition activities to support a seamless, disruption-free shift to full operational capability.
• Manage knowledge transfer, documentation, standard operating procedures, tooling access, and operational handoffs across Application Services domains.
• Oversee onboarding, account provisioning, baseline assessments, readiness checks, and transition risk mitigation.
• Establish transition governance, including schedules, synchronization meetings, dependency mapping, risk boards, and stakeholder communications.
• Ensure alignment with federal cybersecurity requirements, VA Handbook 6500, TRM, and PWS-defined security and privacy standards.
• Coordinate cross-functional integration with Cybersecurity, ICAM, PKI, Web/Middleware, Virtualization, Printer Security, Database, and OC/CMOP teams.
• Produce executive-ready reports, dashboards, and updates on readiness, risks, onboarding progress, and transition performance.
• Ensure validated documentation, SOPs, architecture diagrams, and operational runbooks are transferred to GDIT ownership.
• Identify modernization opportunities and establish a Phase-In foundation for Zero Trust, cloud migration, and long-term enterprise improvements.
• Support escalations, incident coordination, and enterprise governance activities as needed.

Benefits

• Medical plan options, including some with Health Savings Accounts.
• Dental plan options.
• Vision plan.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Full flex work weeks where possible.
• Paid time off, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, 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, provided or available.
• Wellness programs.
• AI-powered career advancement tools and internal mobility opportunities.

What This Job Offers

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