USAF - Program Manager
On-siteEllsworth, Maine, United States
Job Summary
Lead engineering program planning and execution across the full scope of work, establishing priorities, milestones, dependencies, and measurable outcomes. Develop and control the integrated master schedule, identify cross-task dependencies, and forecast impacts to drive timely resolution of variances. Identify program, technical, cybersecurity, schedule, resource, and operational risks; develop mitigation plans and track risks throughout the lifecycle. Plan and facilitate systems engineering technical reviews, coordinate engineering change management, and ensure configuration baseline integrity. Serve as the primary integration interface with Government stakeholders, system owners, and vendors. Develop, monitor, and report performance metrics aligned with QASP objectives, including system availability, authorization status, and vulnerability remediation. Lead resource planning, workload balancing, and team coordination to ensure adequate coverage. Establish technical documentation governance, version control, and records traceability. Oversee hardware/software procurement and vendor performance for commercial services, ensuring compliance with FAR and DoD STIG requirements. Support COOP, disaster recovery, and emergency corrective actions to protect mission-essential capabilities. Work onsite at Ellsworth AFB during PWS duty-hour windows, requiring TS/SCI SSBI clearance and relevant program management credentials.
Required Qualifications
- Active TS/SCI SSBI clearance
- B.S. Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
- 10+ years of Program/Project Management experience
- Demonstrated ability to manage a complex, multi-disciplinary engineering and cybersecurity program in a mission-critical environment
- Demonstrated experience with program planning and execution, IMS management, risk management, resource planning, workload balancing, performance measurement, and executive reporting
- Experience integrating cybersecurity, systems engineering, infrastructure, database, application sustainment, configuration management, testing, and operational support workstreams
- Working knowledge of DoD and Air Force cybersecurity and system-lifecycle environments, including RMF, A&A, vulnerability remediation, continuous monitoring, and authorization decision support
- Experience managing technical reviews, engineering changes, technical baselines, version-controlled documentation, and post-deployment validation
- Ability to translate PWS and QASP requirements into actionable work plans, metrics, quality controls, deliverables, and corrective actions
- Strong stakeholder-management and communication skills suitable for interaction with senior Government leadership, authorizing officials, program offices, system owners, engineers, security personnel, and vendors
- Ability to work primarily at Ellsworth AFB during the PWS duty-hour window and support rare work at Wright-Patterson AFB or a contractor facility, as required
- Ability to obtain and maintain the required NACI/Entrance NACI, CAC, installation credentials, and any other investigation or access determination required for assigned duties
- Ability to comply with the DD Form 254 when issued and with applicable Air Force Instructions, system security instructions, memoranda, and local installation security directives
- PMP, PgMP, PMI-ACP, Certified ScrumMaster, or comparable program/project management credential
- Experience supporting U.S. Air Force, DoD financial-management, or other high-availability mission systems
- Familiarity with eMASS, ITIPS, CyberArk, DB2, WebSphere, Nutanix, Windows/Linux, Active Directory, IAVA, TCNO, NOTAM, COOP, FAR-compliant procurement, and QASP-based performance management
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