Senior IT Program Manager

About

Koniag Tech and Infrastructure Solutions, LLC, a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking a Senior IT Program Manager with a TS/SCI security clearance to support KTIS and our government customer in Northern VA.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, execution, and delivery of enterprise IT modernization programs, ensuring alignment with DoD strategy, mission priorities, budget, and acquisition requirements.
• Provide Program Management Office (PMO) support including scheduling, risk management, budgeting, acquisition documentation, requirements tracking, and stakeholder communications.
• Oversee design, deployment, and sustainment of Zero Trust architectures, ensuring compliance with DoD Zero Trust Strategy and cybersecurity frameworks.
• Manage large‑scale cloud adoption and migration initiatives across multiple security domains, leveraging AWS, Azure, or DoD‑specific cloud environments.
• Drive integration of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Data Science capabilities into enterprise workflows, ensuring responsible AI practices and mission alignment.
• Lead cybersecurity modernization initiatives, including accreditation, cyber risk assessments, continuous monitoring, and alignment with DoD cybersecurity policy.
• Coordinate across senior Pentagon stakeholders, Joint Staff, Services, OSD components, and mission partners, providing clear, actionable program guidance.
• Translate complex technical concepts into executive-level communications, briefings, roadmaps, and decision documents.
• Oversee contractor and vendor performance, ensuring delivery of requirements, milestones, and high-quality technical outputs.
• Foster collaboration among engineering teams, cyber teams, cloud architects, data scientists, and operational units.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity, Data Science, or a related field (Master’s in similar, MBA, Management or related topic highly preferred).
• 10+ years of program or project management experience leading large-scale DoD or federal IT programs.
• Proven experience operating within the Pentagon, Joint Staff, OSD, or equivalent high‑visibility DoD environment.
• Demonstrated expertise in: Cybersecurity and RMF
• Demonstrated expertise in: Zero Trust architecture
• Demonstrated expertise in: Cloud platforms and cloud migrations
• Demonstrated expertise in: AI/ML technologies and data analytics
• Demonstrated expertise in: Enterprise IT modernization
• Demonstrated expertise in: PMO support in federal/DoD settings
• Strong understanding of DoD acquisition processes, policy frameworks, and budgeting cycles (PPBE).
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including executive briefing development.
• PMP certified or DAWIA certification(s).
• Experience deploying solutions within IL4/IL5/IL6/SIPR/JWICS environments.
• Experience guiding AI governance, responsible AI practices, or data strategy implementation.
• Experience with both FAR and Non-FAR Acquisition
• Familiarity with DevSecOps, continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD), or platform engineering.

Clearance Requirement

• Active DoD Top Secret clearance (SCI preferred).

Benefits

• health insurance
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• 401K with company matching
• flexible spending accounts
• paid holidays
• three weeks paid time off