ValidaTek, Inc.

Senior Program Manager

ValidaTek, Inc.

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: AshburnVirginiaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $140,000 - $170,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Provide overall contract and program leadership for the CBP Service Desk environment, ensuring consistent and effective IT support service delivery.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact (POC) to CBP program managers, technical leadership, and government stakeholders.
  • Lead, mentor, and manage Service Desk, Shift Leads, Tier 1 and Tier 2 support personnel, and associated field support resources.
  • Oversee performance-based service delivery metrics, SLAs, KPIs, ticket response/resolution times, and user satisfaction.
  • Conduct regular status briefings, performance reviews, and operational summaries for CBP leadership.
  • Develop and enforce standard operating procedures (SOPs), quality assurance processes, and service improvement initiatives.
  • Support onboarding, workforce planning, training, and career development for contractor personnel.
  • Ensure escalated incidents, outages, and high-visibility service interruptions are coordinated and resolved efficiently, including leading or supporting incident response bridges as required.
  • Coordinate with engineering teams, cybersecurity teams, data centers, and enterprise service providers to resolve systemic issues and implement improvements.
  • Manage project schedules, resources, budgets, and procurement requirements in compliance with CBP and federal acquisition policies.
  • Ensure documentation, reporting, and compliance align with ITIL-based service management processes and DHS enterprise standards.

Requirements

  • U.S. Citizenship required (per CBP security/suitability requirements)
  • Ability to obtain and maintain CBP Public Trust / Suitability
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, IT Management, Engineering, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience)
  • 7+ years of experience managing IT support, service desk operations, or enterprise IT service delivery programs
  • Demonstrated experience leading teams in a high-volume, performance-based 24/7/365 IT support environment with a minimum of 50 FTEs
  • Experience implementing and managing ITIL-based service management practices and measurable performance metrics
  • Strong understanding of enterprise desktop, network, and cloud support environments
  • Excellent communication, briefing, reporting, and stakeholder engagement skills.
Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Flexible working arrangements
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
IT supportservice desk operationsperformance metricsITILincident responseSOP developmentquality assuranceworkforce planningproject managementbudget management
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringcommunicationstakeholder engagementreportingteam managementproblem-solvingtrainingorganizational skillsperformance review
Certifications
CBP Public TrustITIL certification