Senior Program Manager

Job Description

Clarity seeks intelligent, dedicated, and passionate top-notch individuals to join our high-performing team. We provide a work atmosphere that fosters professional and individual growth while working toward common goals. As a Program Manager you will lead multi-functional teams providing solutions to challenging problems in the cyber operations mission domain across a broad set of Federal Government customers.

This program focuses on designing, implementing, and managing a secure, classified development network leveraging cutting-edge cloud infrastructure. It provides a scalable and resilient environment tailored to meet the stringent security and operational requirements of the Department of Defense. By integrating advanced cybersecurity measures, continuous monitoring, and robust access controls, the network ensures the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of classified data and systems. The program also emphasizes agility and efficiency, enabling rapid development, deployment, and collaboration on mission-critical projects while maintaining compliance with federal standards and guidelines for classified operations.

*This position will allow limited partial remote work.
Responsibilities

• Serve as the Program Manager for a 15+ person team developing solutions for challenging problems in cyberspace
• Build cohesion, continuity, and resiliency in order to ensure a healthy team
• Build strong and trusting relationships with customers and stakeholders
• Ensure stakeholder feedback, concerns, and issues are regularly captured and addressed
• Manage execution to achieve program cost, technical, and schedule commitments
• Ensure objectives and scope are commonly understood and well documented
• Ensure requirements are clear, decomposed, and verifiable
• Keep schedules accurate and with well-defined deliverables
• Work aggressively to ensure projects have required resources to meet all commitments and team needs, e.g. staffing, supplies, licenses, hardware, etc.

Key Responsibilities:

Project Management:

• Lead and manage cloud operations, security operations, and development projects from inception through completion.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, and budgets.
• Build and coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure project objectives are met.
• Monitor project progress and provide regular status updates to stakeholders.

Customer Engagement:

• Act as a senior point of contact for customers regarding cloud operations.
• Understand customer requirements and translate them into actionable project plans.
• Ensure customer satisfaction by delivering high-quality solutions and support.

Technical Expertise:

• Experience leading teams through the software development life cycle and delivering capabilities to operations.
• Experience procuring computer equipment and systems.
• Oversee the runtime environment for client operations, ensuring optimal performance and uptime.
• Maintain a deep understanding of cloud operations, including common services and enclaves.
• Implement and manage cloud infrastructure, ensuring security, scalability, and efficiency.
• Track and enable Agile Software Development practices

Operations Management:

• Develop and implement operational processes and procedures for cloud environments.
• Manage the deployment, configuration, and monitoring of cloud services.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and best practices.
• Collaborate with security teams to maintain the integrity and security of cloud operations.

Qualifications:

• Mission First Mindset
• Proven experience in project management, preferably in cloud operations, IT infrastructure, or software development supporting production systems.
• Strong understanding of cloud operations on commercial cloud infrastructure ((e.g., AWS, Azure) and modern software development utilizing Kubernetes and GitOps.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Relevant certifications (e.g., PMP, AWS Certified Solutions Architect) are a plus.
• Top Secret Security Clearance with the ability to acquire SCI
• 5+ years of Project Management experience managing solution development efforts in cloud deployments, software/application development, and/or Cyber Operations domain with Federal Government customers. This includes domain or technical expertise, financial management expertise and pricing knowledge.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of software development, specifically Agile methodologies
• Attitude of team success before self
• A drive for excellence and quality

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience developing cyber operations tools and and an understanding of the unique needs and concerns associated with building them