Program Manager

19 Feb 2025

Vacancy expired!

As an AIS Program Manager, you will provide technical and management leadership on task orders and projects. The Program Manager we're seeking will have in-depth experience and knowledge associated with technical requirements such as modernization and migration; operations and maintenance services; and supplying training and engineering support for application refactoring, application migration, training, operations, maintenance, and continual enhancement of applications. This Program Manager will oversee all order-level project management to ensure deliverables are on track and important milestones are met.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Providing PMO oversight of IDIQ bid forecast and response.
  • Manage task orders and projects in ways that model delivery excellence by meeting contractual obligations, ensuring risk management, verifying quality management, promoting client satisfaction, understanding profitability targets, and complying with AIS Project Management Standards and processes.
  • Foster relationships with clients to partner and advise project execution by overseeing budgets, methods, and staffing.
  • For each Task Order, ensure the development of an Order Management Plan - describing the technical approach, organizational resources, risk management, quality assurance, and other management controls to meet the cost, performance, and schedule requirements throughout Order execution.
  • Maintain situational awareness of day-to-day activities on the ground, serving as the first escalation point for the client and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement of delivery services.
  • Serve as liaison between business and technical aspects of current task orders and projects.
  • Build positive relationships with our Delivery Teams, Clients, and AIS Coworkers.
  • Support project and program team members as needed for successful delivery and as they identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
  • Thoroughly prepare for all client interactions, inclusive of client negotiations and interfacing with senior management, and on-time delivery of required recurring reporting.
  • Serve as the primary front-line staff manager: approve timesheets and expenses, distribute and manage internal communications, deliver performance reviews, provide team mentorship, and help individual team members with career development goals.

Location and Travel Details

This is a remote position with occasional travel (if needed).

Security Clearance and Citizenship Requirements

Must be able to maintain an Active DoD Secret Security Clearance.

Profile of Success

  • Minimum of ten years of proven experience managing IT programs in ways that model delivery excellence: meeting contractual obligations, managing risk, promoting client satisfaction, realizing profitability targets, supporting team morale, managing multi-million budgets, and complying with project management standards and processes.
  • Working knowledge and experience managing technology, software, and IT infrastructure programs.
  • Ability to handle complex tasks across development and engineering teams/projects.
  • Knowledge of CI/CD tools, DevSecOps Best Practices, and Software Development lifecycle.
  • Hands-on knowledge and experience in creating the Critical Path of a project and the ability to ask insightful questions to achieve desired results.
  • Critical to the success of this position will be the ability to communicate effectively with multiple clients and levels of management.
  • Active PMI PMP certification.
  • Appropriate IAW DoD Directive (DoDD) 8140.01, Cyber Workforce Management, Certification(s).

Desirable Skills

  • Understand cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, Google, and Oracle) and hybrid cloud environments.
  • Certified Scrum Master (CSM).

About AIS

AIS, Dedicated to Our People

AIS employees can spend their entire career at AIS doing challenging, rewarding work and reach their desired level of achievement and responsibility. We offer the opportunity to move up, without the obligation to move out of a position where one excels. We are committed to our employee's success; however, they define it.

It's our dedication to our employees that inspired our leadership to invest in our future and become partially employee-owned through an Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP).

Our employees are our greatest strength, and we do all that we can to serve them. We invest in technology as early adopters, allowing us to create transformative and innovative solutions for our customers while exposing our team to cutting edge technology.

We hire outstanding individuals who are committed to curiosity, passionate about emerging technology, and who are excited to find innovative solutions for the biggest tech challenges facing international brands and government agencies today.

We Invest in Individuals Committed to Innovation

AIS is seeking professionals of a certain character and level of excellence. People that we can learn from and that we can help grow to achieve their personal career goals.

We are looking for:
  • Smart people with a passion for technology
  • Strong technical capabilities with a consultancy mindset
  • Close involvement with local technical communities
  • A willingness to think outside of the box to provide innovative solutions to clients
  • Ability to solve challenging technical business problems
  • Self-directed professionals

Our Core Values
  • Client Success
  • Continued Learning and Technical Excellence
  • Strong Client Relationships
  • Citizenship and Community

EEO Statement

Applied Information Sciences is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis covered by law. Employment decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business need.

  • ID: #49294813
  • State: Virginia Reston 20191 Reston USA
  • City: Reston
  • Salary: USD TBD TBD
  • Job type: Permanent
  • Showed: 2023-02-19
  • Deadline: 2023-04-19
  • Category: Et cetera