Deputy Program Manager

Job Description

Readiness Delivered. At Kratos, we encourage an entrepreneurial spirit balanced with discipline. We work hard, and take care of our customers, employees, and families. Recognized as thought leaders in our industry, we are motivated by creating and delivering innovative solutions to our nation and global customers. We are seeking a Deputy Program Manager (PM) to join a highly motivated team in running a large, complex program that has multiple development efforts occurring in parallel. The successful candidate will effectively interface directly with the larger PM team, including PM, other deputies, SW Architect, and Principal Engineer. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading project/program teams that will focus on systems engineering, software development, cybersecurity, finance, facilities, contracts, and business development. The candidate will play a critical role in ensuring the program requirements are met, while maintaining schedule and budget.

Key focus areas will include:

• Support to the agile development lifecycle - cradle to grave
• Performance of CAM and EV related duties as required
• Support the program management office to maintain the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), Estimate at Complete (EAC), and staffing profile
• Articulate technical concepts orally and in written forms for the customer, users, and internal stakeholders
• Support tracking overall progression of tasks to ensure on-time & on-budget completion per the planned development release schedule
• Monitoring and assessing progress from the team to ensure the program is on track, while managing customer expectations and interactions.
• Effective management of subcontractors, including Statements of Work
• Proactively leading risk identification and mitigation plans, and proactively conducting and leading contingency plans
• Ensuring Agreement Data Requirements Lists (ADRLs) are delivered on time and meet Data Item Description requirements
• Collaborate with functional / resource managers (matrix organization) to allocate staff resources and identify resource needs
• Properly manage classified information and activities
• Manage the capture of Engineering Change Proposals by leading proposal efforts
• Interface directly with customers to ensure project requirements are met and guarantee our performance exceeds customer expectations

Experience and Skills

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited college or university in an engineering, scientific, or other technical discipline
• Minimum of 2 or more years of project or program management experience executing technical development programs leading and managing multi-disciplinary teams
• Demonstrate proficiency with managing programmatic attributes such as EVMS, IMS, Risk and Risk reduction efforts, and customer and subcontractor relations and negotiations
• Direct experience managing within different FFP, CPFF/AF/IF, and T&M contract vehicles
• Experience with scheduling applications, with the ability to work with a program scheduler to develop and maintain a detailed Program Schedule, effectively tracking technical progress
• Experience in managing contractual and technical requirements directly with customers
• Experience in managing contractual and technical requirements, and project execution directly with subcontractors
• Experience writing subcontractor Statements of Work (SOW) and sole-source justifications
• Experience with procurement of materials
• Strong teaming, leadership, organizational and verbal/written communication skills
• Experience developing and delivering effective customer presentations (design reviews, status reports, kickoff meetings, test plans) demonstrating an ability to communicate comfortably at a system level
• Experience developing and delivering effective and accurate customer Agreement (or Contract) Data Requirements Lists (ACDRLs or CDRLs) and responding to subsequent customer comments
• Experience developing and delivering effective presentations for Senior Management, demonstrating an ability to concisely inform them of the status and future tasks and steps
• Proven ability to quickly pivot as appropriate to address issues caused by changing situations, such as customer needs and scope modifications and/or supplier challenges, and potentially capitalize on any opportunities the change may provide
• Experience working Waterfall and Agile/SAFe-Iterative development program schedule methodologies
• Experience managing projects with significant software development content
• Travel required ~ 10-20%.
• Requires a Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI

U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position will require the ability to access U.S. only data systems and export-controlled data

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience working US Government Projects, specifically with the US Space Force satellite ground systems.
• Experience working with RF communication equipment
• Experience working in Satellite communications
• Experience with Atlassian tools
• RF Antenna site construction and installations
• Operational Center design, verification and delivery
• Experience working with an Agile/Iterative software development scheduling approach
• Experienced in Satellite TT&C, C2, and/or Space to Ground communications
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a plus

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The grade-based pay range for this job is listed below. Individual salaries within that range are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, and skills.

Competitive salary based on experience and education
Salary Range: $150,000-$160,000

Kratos is valued for our ability to design and deliver leading edge, resilient solutions for aerospace communication, control, awareness and mission success across a continuum of offerings-from commercial to tailored custom solutions and integrated programs. Customers trust us to stay relevant and know we are in it for the long-haul. We bring both the capability and confidence that our customers value and depend on. And we always deliver.

This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Job Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance Coverage
• Life/ADD & Short/Long Term Disability Insurance
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Paid Time-Off (PTO)
• Holidays
• Education Reimbursement