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Program Manager

Type: Full-time
Category: Program Manager
Locations: Ft. Belvoir, VA; Kirtland AFB, NM
Clearance: TS

Description

OVERVIEW

As the Program Manager on our Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Defense Stockpile Management Systems Support (DSMS) team you will collaborate to assure DTRA’s mission to collect, collate, analyze, and disseminate nuclear weapons or related materials information to maintain the national nuclear weapons stockpile database and ensure 100%accuracy.

This program provides the support required for maintaining, modifying and enhancing all Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)-managed nuclear weapons applications for stockpile accountability management and related databases/systems to include Defense Integration and Management of Nuclear Data Services (DIAMONDS), the cryptographically isolated, Secret//Restricted Data system of record, and the CUI (controlled unclassified information) design/development application, Joint Application Design Environment (JADE), as well as their constituent networks, sub-systems, and applications collectively referred to as the Defense Stockpile Management Systems (DSMS)

Location: Position to be located at either Springfield VA (Ft Belvoir) or Albuquerque NM (Kirkland AFB). (Some Telework may be an option during the COVID Pandemic).

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Program Manager oversees a comprehensive IT program encompassing cybersecurity, system engineering, system and software development, database, network architecture, system administration, customer support and day-to-day administrative processes. Manages a team of leads responsible for these functional areas that is distributed between Ft. Belvoir, VA and Albuquerque, NM.

Specific tasks include, but are not limited to:

  • Ensure all objectives and agreed upon deliverables are clearly planned, documented, monitored, and reported upon in accordance with integrated schedule.
  • Give direction to functional team leads
  • Ability to manage subcontractors
  • Provide technical and functional activities for effective management of
  • Ensure SEI CMMI Level 3 processes are employed and maintained.
  • Provide effective productivity and management processes for requirements management, project plans, project estimates and management, subcontract management, quality assurance, and configuration
  • Provide an integrated management approach to support all activities by providing direction of the project so the Government’s needs and expectations are equitably satisfied.
  • Proactively addressing risks and challenges to achieve programmatic success.
  • Develop contingency response/network outage recall procedures and obtaining the necessary expertise to rectify issues.
  • Support, planning, and conducting periodic management reviews.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering, or a related field with 15 years of experience(4 additional years of relevant experience substitutes for a BS).
  • Must have a current PMI PMP or PMI PgMP Certification.
  • Working knowledge of nuclear weapons accountability practices / procedures reporting in a DoD Nuclear Weapons Accountability role or similar relevant experience.
  • Program Management experience with DOD or similar customer.
  • Ability to travel overseas in support of the DTRA mission as required.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite, e-mail, and telework software.
  • Prolonged periods setting at a desk and working on a computer.
  • S. citizen with an Active Top Secret security clearance.

Desired Experience:

  • Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance
  • Program Manager experience leading and managing Cost Plus Award Fee programs
  • Understanding of Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Level 3
  • Understanding and experience working within the DTRA Nuclear Enterprise, or other DTRA programs

Physical Requirements:

  • Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
  • Must be able to lift up to 10-15 pounds at times.


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