IT Program Manager (TS/SCI + Poly)

Description

The DarkStar Group is seeking an IT Program Manager with a TS/SCI + Poly clearance (applicable to this customer) to join one of our top projects in Chantilly, VA. Below is an overview of the project, as well as information on our company, our benefits, and our $25,000 referral program.

THE PROGRAM
The DarkStar Group is a member of 100% of the winning teams for the largest technology program in the Intel Community. We've been supporting this customer on many different sub-projects of this program since our founding in 2013. We've grown on this effort by providing the customer with Engineers who have done exceptional work, and we've retained our staff by paying very strong salaries, and working hard to ensure each Engineer is doing work that aligns with their career interest.

THE PROJECT
The Sponsor is seeking IT Program Management support with a primary focus on integrating and managing multiple projects. The Sponsor requires IT Program Management support to develop and maintain programmatic data ranging from project plans, artifacts, waypoints, timelines, implementation planning, transition, and project closeouts supporting data collection exploitation platforms that support or enhance the data collection process.

THE ROLE

• The Contractor shall lead the integration of current and future efforts, ensuring smooth coordination across different technical teams and program initiatives.
• The Contractor shall serve as the liaison on technical matters between Sponsor leadership and external stakeholders.
• The Contractor shall facilitate collaboration among multi-technical disciplines (data, development, and infrastructure) and Sponsor teams, ensuring that projects align with the Sponsor's long-term goals and technological standards.
• The Contractor shall support cross-functional team meetings and coordinate efforts across various domains to ensure seamless project integration.
• The Contractor shall communicate project updates, technical challenges, and solution strategies to government leadership and stakeholders, to enable transparency and effective decision-making.
• The Contractor shall assist Sponsor executive team in prioritizing efforts, managing schedules, and making informed business decisions related to maritime technology projects.
• The Contractor shall assist in planning and managing multiple projects involving Sponsor infrastructure and exploitation platforms.
• The Contractor shall collect, organize, or create program artifacts, in support of the Sponsor's data collection requirements.
• The Contractor shall provide coordination across Sponsor's organization and business partners to expedite data sharing, processing and governance activities.
• The Contractor shall assist in improving existing processes to enhance operational efficiency and work to ensure timely project completion.
• The Contractor shall assist in managing evolving mission priorities for current technologies, including adapting to changes in mission needs.
• The Contractor shall coordinate the preparation of presentations, reports, and other materials for senior leadership.
• The Contractor shall serve as a liaison between project teams and Sponsor leadership to facilitate timely project updates and decisions.
• The Contractor shall be expected to travel overseas for work approximately 1 week out of every month.

Required Skills

• Demonstrated experience serving as the primary point of contact for a program for all technical, cost and schedule performance matters and issues.
• Demonstrated experience overseeing daily operations for a program.
• Demonstrated experience managing assigning, providing oversight and reviewing work of program personnel.
• Demonstrated experience ensuring necessary programmatic and technical artifacts required to effectively and successfully manage the program are created, maintained and are accurate.
• Demonstrated experience consulting with users, management, vendors, and technicians to assess needs and mission priorities.

Desired Skills (Optional)

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or related field.
• Demonstrated experience with communication and coordination skills, with the ability to work effectively across technical and leadership teams.
• Demonstrated experience preparing program management artifacts such as presentations or reports.

About The DarkStar Group

Our Company

The DarkStar Group is a small business that solves BIG problems. We're one of the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the US, and our engineers and scientists support the most critical national security missions in Virginia, Maryland, and elsewhere. Data Science, Software Engineering, Cloud/AWS Infrastructure, and Cyber/CNO are our core areas of expertise. We offer interesting and important work, job security, some of the best and most flexible benefits you'll find in the IC, and salaries so strong that they'll likely surprise you.

Our Benefits

The DarkStar Group offers exceptional compensation and benefits:

• very strong salaries;
• 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for you and all dependents;
• the ability to get increased salary if you don't need medical/dental/vision;
• 100% company-paid disability and life insurance benefits;
• a generously-funded HSA;
• an 8% 401(k) contribution;
• 31 days of PTO/holidays to start (more with tenure);
• the ability to flex time across pay periods without using your PTO;
• a generous training budget;
• $25,000 employee referral bonuses;
• business development / growth incentives; and
• top notch company swag.

** We have a huge growth opportunity, so we are offering up to a $25,000 reward for anyone new you refer whom we hire. **

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.