Senior Technical Program Manager, Digital Engineering Applications

Information TechnologyFull-time

Initiating & Planning (Capability Roadmaps & Strategy)
Strategic Alignment: Design and maintain strategic capability roadmaps that align software and digital product evolution with the RSO Charter's mission to improve readiness, reduce lifecycle costs, and accelerate logistics and sustainment technologies
Business Acumen & Risk Management: Evaluate business execution risks and return on investment (ROI) of emerging technologies; apply an entrepreneurial mindset to challenge traditional approaches and identify opportunities for technology insertion
Technical Requirements & Systems Engineering: Lead the translation of complex operational requirements from the sustainment enterprise (depots, field maintenance, supply chain) into actionable technical specifications for software and systems engineering teams
Executing (Acquisition, Software Fielding, & Evaluation)

Technical Fielding: Lead end-to-end development, integration, and deployment of software-centric products; oversee agile development cycles, ensuring technical solutions for digital ecosystems meet operational readiness standards
Acquisition & Program Management: Draft comprehensive Statements of Work (SOW), Performance Work Statements (PWS), and acquisition strategies utilizing rapid contracting processes (e.g., IDIQs, BAAs, CSOs, OTAs)
Test & Evaluation Support: Establish clear software product test requirements and actively assist in the planning, coordination, and execution of software-centric test and evaluation (T&E) activities to ensure final products meet functional and security standards
Technical Evaluations: Conduct rigorous technical and programmatic evaluations of vendor proposals, technical white papers, and engineering deliverables

Program Control: Guide projects through schedule, scope, and budget baselines in accordance with industry-standard project management principles
Stakeholder Communication: Serve as the liaison between engineering teams, RSO leadership, contracting officers, and end-users; facilitate technical interchange meetings and quarterly program reviews; deliver executive-level briefings, as required

Operational Transition: Ensure the successful bed-down of mature technologies across the enterprise, determining long-term management strategies, configuration control, and integrated product support elements

10+ years' of combined engineering/project management experience leading the development and delivery of software products in an Agile/DevSecOps environment
Direct experience with modern IT infrastructure, cloud platforms, and/or CI/CD pipelines
Experience with Department of War acquisition processes and familiarity with FAR/DFARS
U.S. citizenship
Master’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or related technical field or an MBA with a bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or related technical field
A bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or related technical field and 18+ years of combined relevant software and project management experience may be substituted for a master’s degree
Even Better If You Have These Desired Skills

5+ years of experience in an Air Force or sister service acquisitions program office
Experience with model-based systems engineering products and processes, government reference architectures and models, Unified Modeling Language (UML), Systems Modeling Language (SysML), and Unified Architecture Framework (UAF)
Experience developing, fielding, and utilizing cloud-hosted software
Experience developing software for Denied, Disrupted, Intermittent, and Limited environments
Experience with Authorization to Operate (ATO), Authorization to Connect, (ATC), and Risk Management Framework (RMF) for software programs
Experience with configuration management and change control board processes on software programs
Professional certifications in project and/or software management (e.g., PMP, PMI-ACP, CSPO, PSPO, CSM, PSM, etc.)

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