Senior Program Manager

Nationwide IT Services, Inc.

Program Manager directing contractor teams and liaising between the Government and contractor for IT services at NIS. Ensuring performance standards and project deliverables are met.

Posted 7/23/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $135,000 - $155,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in program management, including leadership of contractor teams, development of program management plans, and compliance with federal regulations. Proficient in managing risks, schedules, and deliverables while ensuring effective communication with stakeholders.

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Program ManagementPMP CertificationSystems Engineering Life CycleChange ManagementTechnical Direction

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Hard Skills

Project ManagementRisk ManagementPerformance ManagementSystems IntegrationSoftware DevelopmentInfrastructure ManagementCost ManagementSchedule ManagementChange ManagementProcess Improvement

Soft Skills

LeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingStakeholder Engagement

Tools & Technologies

AgileDevSecOpsIT Service ManagementConfiguration Management

Certifications & Qualifications

PMP Certification

Industry Keywords

USCG ComplianceDHS ComplianceDoD ComplianceCybersecurityPrivacySafetySection 508Supply Chain Risk Management

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber SecurityPMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide overall program leadership for five contractor teams.
Serve as the primary contractor liaison with the Contracting Officer, Contract Specialist, COR, ISD management, Government technical leads, and other stakeholders.
Establish the program-management structure, governance model, communication process, escalation process, and performance-management framework.
Develop, maintain, and implement the Program Management Plan and associated technical, staffing, quality, risk, transition, communication, and performance plans.
Ensure all work is planned and performed within approved scope, schedule, staffing, cost, quality, and contractual requirements.
Integrate schedules and dependencies across development, operations, configuration management, information assurance, and operational-technology projects.
Monitor staffing levels, vacancies, employee performance, onboarding, background investigations, security clearances, training, retention, and replacement actions.
Review and approve program schedules, project plans, staffing plans, risk registers, corrective-action plans, deliverables, and management reports.
Anticipate technical, staffing, schedule, cost, cybersecurity, and performance problems and implement timely mitigation actions.
Ensure all contractual deliverables are complete, accurate, consistent, and submitted within required timeframes.
Oversee preparation and submission of the Monthly Progress Report, staffing matrix, project metrics, system-performance reports, personnel and training reports, risk reports, and other required deliverables.
Monitor service levels, project performance, ticket backlogs, change-request completion, system availability, vulnerability remediation, quality, schedule adherence, and customer satisfaction.
Conduct regular program-management reviews with Project Managers, team leads, corporate leadership, and Government stakeholders.
Ensure contractor personnel comply with USCG, DHS, DoD, Federal, local, cybersecurity, privacy, safety, Section 508, supply-chain risk-management, and records-management requirements.
Manage program-level risks, issues, dependencies, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Coordinate phase-in, phase-out, knowledge transfer, continuity of operations, and transition activities.
Ensure all projects follow applicable Agile, DevSecOps, Systems Engineering Life Cycle, project-management, configuration-management, and IT service-management processes.
Provide technical direction for systems-development and systems-integration activities and resolve cross-team conflicts and priorities.
Identify innovative technologies, processes, and management practices that improve mission performance, quality, security, efficiency, and cost effectiveness.
Represent the contractor at program reviews, executive briefings, performance meetings, technical reviews, audits, and other Government meetings.
Provide timely written and oral reports to Government and company executive management.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s or associate degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Business Management, or a related field.
Active PMP certification.
At least eight years of experience providing technical direction and project management.
At least three additional years of supervisory experience.
At least five years of experience with change management and process improvement.
Demonstrated experience leading information-systems engineering, systems-integration, software-development, infrastructure, or comparable enterprise IT programs.
Familiarity with all phases of the Systems Engineering Life Cycle.
Experience managing cost, schedule, staffing, technical performance, risks, deliverables, and customer relationships.
Experience preparing and presenting written and oral program reports to Government and corporate leadership.
Ability to obtain and maintain a favorable Tier 1 background investigation for unclassified systems.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental, and vision insurance
life and disability insurance
401(k) plan with employer match
paid holidays
PTO (sick/vacation)
commuter benefits
employee assistance program (EAP)
educational reimbursement
Pet Insurance