Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Top Secret/SCI

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Program Delivery and Execution

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Cost Management, Planning, Planning Ability

Certifications:

None

Experience:

20 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

Senior Program Manager

Our work depends on a Program Manager Expert leading defense and security efforts. In this role, you will be the primary point of contact responsible for the overall management, performance, and execution of a complex intelligence support contract designed for permanent theater-readiness and crisis response across the Indo-Asia-Pacific area.

• Contractual Oversight: Direct all aspects of program performance, including budget, schedule, and technical execution, ensuring all mission requirements are met or exceeded.
• Strategic Leadership: Provide high-level guidance to a multi-disciplinary team of planners, technicians, and specialists to ensure synchronized support for customer objectives.
• Strategic Alignment: Ensure all program activities align with the National Security Strategy (NSS 2025) and National Defense Strategy (NDS 2026) for peer competition.
• Surge Execution Management: Oversee the implementation of preemptive plans for crisis surges, ensuring the contract can successfully pivot to a 72-hour response timeline during China-related contingency operations.
• Stakeholder Diplomacy: Maintain authoritative relationships with customer senior executives, Combatant Command (CCMD) leadership, and government contracting officers.
• Resource Optimization: Manage the allocation of personnel and technical assets across the Security, Strategic Communications, and Intelligence Management cells to maintain operational tempo.
• Risk & Compliance: Lead the program's risk management strategy and ensure absolute compliance with customer security protocols and Intelligence Community standards.
• Executive Reporting: Deliver authoritative management reports, program reviews, and strategic assessments to customer leadership and corporate stakeholders.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED

• Active TS/SCI w/ polygraph
• US Citizenship Required
• On Customer Site

Desired Education and Experience:

• Master’s degree with 20 years of related experience. At least a portion of your experience must be in the last 2 years.

Required Skills:

• Intelligence Planning background that allows for effective planning of intelligence support across the spectrum of intelligence activities.
• Demonstrated ability to lead high-pressure mission surges and manage a 72-hour response mandate.

Preferred Skills:

• Extensive experience supporting U.S. military operations in the Indo-Pacific region or China-specific mission sets.
• Deep understanding of the mission set and organizational structure.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI)

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE

• 401K: With company match.
• Health & Wellness: Comprehensive health and wellness packages.
• Career Growth: Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career.
• Professional Development: Growth opportunities including paid education and certifications.
• Innovative Tech: Access to cutting-edge technology to stay ahead of the mission.
• Work-Life Balance: Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays.

The likely salary range for this position is $170,000 - $230,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:

Onsite

Work Location:

USA DC Washington

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

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