IT Program Manager (Expert)

About the role

BAE Systems, a top-ten prime contractor to the U.S. Department of Defense, enables the U.S. government to transform data into intelligence and provides engineering, integration and sustainment support for critical military platforms and systems. Intelligence & Security provides services and products to the Department of Defense, the government, federal law enforcement officials, and troops deployed around the world. At BAE Systems, we promote a strong, collaborative culture and provide our employees with the tools, skills and training they need to succeed. We are all about trust, camaraderie and a shared ambition to lead the world in defense technologies and national security services. We offer flexible work environment to support the balance in your life and keep you performing at your best. Be a part of a company that is part of the community; driven to improve our future and protect our freedom. We are looking for an IT PM to work in an Agile fast paced Network Infrastructure and security-focused environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform day-to-day team and customer requirements management.
• Work with the customer and others to develop and mature short-/long-term and strategic objectives to ensure end user requirements are satisfied.
• Provide status reporting to leadership on progress toward objectives on a weekly basis.

Requirements

• Minimum of 11 years IT management experience.
• Minimum 5 years of experience working on government enterprise infrastructure and engineering programs, including on-site customer engagement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree preferred in one or more of the relevant disciplines.
• Previous IT PM experience directly supporting the Intelligence Community.
• Program Management Professional (PMP) certification.

Skills

• Proficient in planning, directing, and coordinating team, projects, and network engineering efforts using Agile methodology.
• Significant experience providing program management for engineering programs.
• Possess proficiency in multi-tasking and being a good communicator/facilitator.
• Comfortable communicating at all levels from engineer to senior staff.
• Highly capable of formulating and executing aggressive but reasonable acquisition and engineering schedules in coordination with multiple subcontractors and technology vendor partners.
• Conversant in modern Network Engineering best practices, network technology, and automation of network provisioning.
• Strong in use of agile management methodology (Scrum Master certification NOT required).
• Proficient in identifying risks and documenting team progress including implementation, timelines, issues, risks, quality and success measures to meet customer established requirements.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Health savings accounts.
• 401(k) savings plan.
• Disability coverage.
• Life and accident insurance.
• Employee assistance program.
• Legal plan.
• Discounts on home, auto, and pet insurance.
• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• Paid parental, military, bereavement, and applicable federal and state sick leave.
• Company recognition program (monetary or non‑monetary awards).
• Other incentives based on position level and/or job specifics.

Pay

Full-Time Salary Range: $149,603 – $254,