Senior IT Program Manager

Job Type
Full-time

Description

Overview:  

We are hiring a Senior IT Program Manager that supports the DIA CIO RMF Program by planning, coordinating, controlling, and reporting portfolio status and Assessment and Authorization activities across an assigned portfolio. This role:
 
• Converts Government and program priorities into executable plans
• Works directly with senior Government leaders (GG-14 level and above)
• Coordinates system owners, program offices, cybersecurity personnel, assessors, authorizing stakeholders, and contractor teams
• Ensures schedules, risks, issues, actions, dependencies, decisions, and leadership briefings remain current and decision-ready
• Owns scope, schedule, milestones, dependencies, budget tracking, and delivery governance
• Maintains project plans, RAID logs, decision records, action trackers, and status reporting
• Facilitates stakeholder alignment, working sessions, reviews, and executive briefings
• Coordinates RMF, A&A, technical, security, program-office, customer, and contractor workstreams
• Manages change control, acceptance criteria, deliverables, and project closeout
• Escalates risks and decisions early with clear options, impacts, and recommendations  

Skills:  

• Strong   interpersonal and communication skills to engage senior Government   stakeholders
• Excellent project management and organizational skills
• Ability to synthesize complex information into executive-ready briefings   and reports
• Solid analytical and problem-solving skills for dependency and risk   management
• Effective facilitation and stakeholder coordination across technical and   non-technical teams

Abilities:

  • Lead or contribute to security initiatives requiring cross-functional coordination
  • Manage competing priorities and complex stakeholder relationships
  • Work effectively in classified environments
  • Maintain compliance with classified information protection requirements

Requirements

Certifications Preferred:

• Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)     
• Certified Information Systems Security   Professional (CISSP) 
• Project Management Professional (PMP)  
• PMI-ACP, Certified ScrumMaster, SAFe, or ITIL
• No certification mandatory if candidate demonstrates   equivalent experience and capability 

 

Education: 

• Possess a Bachelor’s degree

 Other: 

• 8 years of experience in addition to education.

 

Clearance: 

• Hold a Top-Secret Security Clearance with   SCI eligibility.
• Ability to Pass CI Poly.

Salary Description
$125,000 to $142,000