Program Manager (Remote)GovCIO

United States

Suitability/Public Trust

Fully remote

Project/Program Management

Overview

GovCIO is seeking a Program Manager to join the Data and Scientific Computing Service for Sustainment of GenISIS Team. The Program Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, and overseeing the work of approximately 20+ technical professionals, including software developers, system administrators, and infrastructure support personnel. This individual ensures that projects, operational activities, and technical deliverables are completed on schedule, within scope, and in accordance with established quality standards.

The successful candidate will establish clear priorities, manage competing demands, track progress, identify risks, resolve project impediments, and communicate status to leadership and stakeholders. The position requires a strong foundation in project management, the ability to work effectively with diverse technical teams, and the leadership skills necessary to promote collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate is organized, proactive, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple projects and operational responsibilities in a dynamic technical environment.

This role is a fully remote position within the United States with core hours of operation from Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM ET.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, deliverables, and resource assignments.

• Break complex technical initiatives into manageable tasks with clear owners and deadlines.

• Coordinate multiple projects simultaneously and manage dependencies across development and systems administration teams.

• Monitor progress against established schedules and proactively address delays or resource conflicts.

• Ensure deliverables meet defined requirements, quality standards, and customer expectations.

• Maintain project documentation, action items, decisions, and change requests

• Establish clear expectations for task ownership, deadlines, status reporting, and deliverables.

• Conduct regular team meetings, project reviews, and individual follow-ups as appropriate.

• Identify workload imbalances and coordinate resources to address changing priorities.

• Understand the software development lifecycle, including requirements, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.

• Understand systems administration responsibilities, including server and infrastructure management, operating systems, networking, storage, backups, security, patching, and system availability.

• Ensure development and infrastructure teams work together to resolve technical dependencies and operational issues.

• Track system support requests, operational tasks, defects, and technical debt.

• Prepare concise, accurate project status reports for leadership and stakeholders.

• Track milestones, schedule performance, resource utilization, risks, issues, and deliverable completion.

• Communicate project progress, upcoming deadlines, dependencies, and potential delays.

• Identify project risks, schedule conflicts, resource constraints, and potential delivery issues early.

• Develop mitigation plans and recommend corrective actions.

• Establish consistent project management practices, reporting standards, and documentation procedures.

• Improve task tracking, workflow management, resource allocation, and team communication.

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

• 12 years of program management or technical program coordination experience.

• Demonstrated experience coordinating technical teams, preferably consisting of 10 or more professionals.

• Experience working with both software development and IT infrastructure or systems administration teams.

• Strong knowledge of project planning, scheduling, task tracking, risk management, and status reporting.

• Experience using project management and collaboration tools such as Jira, Microsoft Project, Azure DevOps, Smartsheet, or similar platforms.

• Excellent written, verbal, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills.

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.

• Ability to identify problems, make informed decisions, and drive issues to resolution.

Clearance Required: Ability to obtain and maintain a Suitability/Public Trust clearance

Preferred Skills and Experience

• PMP, CAPM, or comparable project management certification.

• Experience managing teams in government, research, scientific computing, enterprise IT, or other complex technical environments.

• Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and traditional project management methodologies.

• Experience with infrastructure operations, Linux or Windows administration, networking, storage, cloud platforms, or high-performance computing environments.

• Experience preparing executive-level status reports, performance metrics, and project documentation.

• Familiarity with IT service management, incident management, change management, and configuration management practices.

Posted Salary Range

USD $170,000.00 - USD $180,000.00 /Yr.

Company Overview

GovCIO is a team of transformers--people who are passionate about transforming government IT. Every day, we make a positive impact by delivering innovative IT services and solutions that improve how government agencies operate and serve our citizens.

But we can't do it alone. We need great people to help us do great things - for our customers, our culture, and our ability to attract other great people. We are changing the face of government IT and building a workforce that fuels this mission. Are you ready to be a transformer?

What You Can Expect

Interview & Hiring Process

If you are selected to move forward through the process, here’s what you can expect:

• During the Interview Process

• Virtual video interview conducted via video with the hiring manager and/or team

• Camera must be on

• A valid photo ID must be presented during each interview

• During the Hiring Process

• Enhanced Biometrics ID verification screening

• Background check, to include:

• Criminal history (past 7 years)

• Verification of your highest level of education

• Verification of your employment history (past 7 years), based on information provided in your application

Employee Perks

At GovCIO, we consistently hear that meaningful work and a collaborative team environment are two of the top reasons our employees enjoy working here. In addition, our employees have access to a range of perks and benefits to support their personal and professional well-being, beyond the standard company offered health benefits, including:

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Corporate Discounts

• Learning & Development platform, to include certification preparation content

• Training, Education and Certification Assistance*

• Referral Bonus Program

• Internal Mobility Program

• Pet Insurance

• Flexible Work Environment

*Available to full-time employees

Our employees’ unique talents and contributions are the driving force behind our success in supporting our customers, which ultimately fuels the success of our company. Join us and be a part of a culture that invests in its people and prioritizes continuous enhancement of the employee experience.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. EOE, including disability/vets.

Posted Pay Range

The posted pay range, if referenced, reflects the range expected for this position at the commencement of employment, however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, education, experience, and internal equity. The total compensation package for this position may also include other compensation elements, to be discussed during the hiring process. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the GovCIO reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, GovCIO or individual department/team performance, and market factors.