Technical Project Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an ABET-accredited college or university in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 12–15 years of applicable professional experience.
• Strong technical foundation and demonstrated experience supporting complex software, engineering, integration, test, or other technical development efforts.
• Experience leading technical projects, engineering activities, software development efforts, or cross-functional technical teams, with interest and ability to grow into broader program management responsibilities.
• Working knowledge of software development and engineering processes, and experience with MATLAB, Python, or similar programming or scripting languages.
• Experience with formal software testing, including developing or executing methodical test approaches and authoring and maintaining test plans and procedures.
• Experience with automated software testing and understanding of its role in software integration, verification, and release processes.
• Knowledge of Linux environments, including administration, scripting, and basic network configuration and troubleshooting.
• Experience installing, using, or managing containerized software applications and environments.
• Familiarity with modern DevSecOps practices and CI/CD pipelines, preferably in a GitLab environment.
• Ability to understand software-intensive systems, communicate with engineers and technical subject-matter experts, and translate technical information for customers and program leadership.
• Experience planning and coordinating technical activities, including schedules, resource requirements, technical deliverables, risks, and dependencies.
• Ability to lead and coordinate multidisciplinary teams across engineering, software, cybersecurity, IT, test, and other functional organizations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including identifying technical and programmatic issues, evaluating alternatives, and driving resolution.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, including the ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced technical environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for technical teams, customers, and organizational leadership.
• Demonstrated initiative and leadership potential, with interest in developing broader responsibility for technical execution, customer relationships, cost and schedule performance, and program management.
• Ability and willingness to travel periodically to customer and company locations.
• Must reside in the Huntsville/North Alabama area or be willing to relocate.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and possess or be able to obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET security clearance.
• This role requires regular on-site presence and is not remote or work-from-home.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting U.S. Government, Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, or other national-security customers.
• Prior experience as a Technical Project Manager, Program Manager, Engineering Manager, Product Owner, Technical Lead, or similar technical leadership role.
• Experience managing software development programs using Agile or hybrid methodologies.
• Product Owner experience, including requirements decomposition, backlog management, feature prioritization, and representing customer priorities to development teams.
• Experience with government contracting, including Task Orders, IDIQ contracts, statements of work, contract deliverables, and proposal development.
• Experience developing technical proposals, BOEs, staffing plans, and labor or material cost estimates.
• Familiarity with program financial management, including budgets, forecasts, actual-versus-plan analysis, Estimate at Completion (EAC), and coordination with Program Finance.
• Experience developing and managing integrated technical schedules for software development, integration, test, technical reviews, customer acceptance, and production releases.
• Familiarity with software configuration management, build and release processes, software testing, deployment, and controlled delivery of software products.
• Understanding of cybersecurity and Information Assurance requirements for classified or government information systems, including RMF/ATO processes, continuous monitoring, vulnerability management, and risk acceptance.
• Experience working in classified development, laboratory, or operational environments.
• Experience coordinating technical refresh, IT infrastructure, laboratory environments, Government Furnished Equipment, procurement, and other engineering organization resources.
• Experience identifying, developing, or pursuing follow-on work and contributing to the growth and long-term strategy of an established customer portfolio.
• Active Top Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and execution of multiple technical projects and Task Orders, managing technical performance, schedule, cost, staffing, risk, and customer commitments.
• Work with government customers and internal technical leaders to understand mission needs, define and prioritize requirements, set project priorities, demonstrate system capabilities, and plan development and modernization initiatives.
• Travel periodically to customer locations as required.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, technical schedules, staffing plans, budgets, cost estimates, and Work Breakdown Structures (WBS).
• Lead cross-functional teams across software and systems engineering, cybersecurity, Information Assurance, IT, test, security, facilities, finance, contracts, procurement, and other organizations; coordinate resources and dependencies, resolve issues, and drive completion.
• Monitor technical, schedule, and financial performance against baselines; identify emerging risks and issues, develop corrective or recovery plans, and maintain accountability for project objectives.
• Prepare and deliver recurring technical, schedule, financial, and programmatic reviews to customers, program leadership, and executive management.
• Manage software development and delivery throughout the lifecycle, including requirements and backlog prioritization, Agile planning and execution, integration and test, technical reviews, release readiness, customer testing, and production deployment.
• Serve as a primary interface between customers and development teams, translating mission requirements into technical priorities and ensuring delivered capabilities meet operational needs.
• Support and progressively lead proposal and business-development activities, including technical approaches, Basis of Estimates (BOEs), staffing and resource plans, cost estimates, Task Order proposals, and competitive IDIQ contract recompetes.
• Coordinate software configuration, release, documentation, and secure delivery of software and technical products to government customers, including classified systems and controlled technical information.
• Coordinate IT, cybersecurity, and Information Assurance activities for secure classified and unclassified development and laboratory environments, including ATO, technical refresh, vulnerability remediation, continuous monitoring, risk management, and compliance.
• Coordinate program resources and infrastructure, including facilities, IT resources, Government Furnished Equipment (GFE), material procurement, software and system access, and accountability requirements.
• Identify and manage technical, schedule, cost, resource, supplier, cybersecurity, and customer-related risks and opportunities.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with customers, technical teams, functional organizations, subcontractors, suppliers, and company leadership to support execution and long-term portfolio growth.