Technical Program Manager

Type of Requisition:

Pipeline

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Top Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Top Secret/SCI

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Program Delivery and Execution

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Agile Methodology, Cybersecurity, Product Ownership, Scrum (Agile), Team Leadership

Certifications:

None

Experience:

8 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

Technical PROGRAM MANAGER (Onsite):

Join GDIT’s mission‑driven team supporting the Department of Defense as we help unify the Air Force’s cyber defense to outpace threats with shared insight, faster decisions, and stronger mission protection. As the Technical Program Manager you’ll see the bigger picture on mission initiatives and where your program management career can go at GDIT.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT:

• The Technical Program Manager drives the Agile orchestration backbone of the enterprise, translating authoritative requirements into executable development work across all contractor teams.
• This role shall, in close coordination with and approval of the Government, lead and orchestrate the overarching Agile framework for the program, including facilitation of cross-functional planning events such as joint Program Increment (PI) Planning, to ensure synchronized execution, map technical dependencies, and align delivery schedules across the Platform and Application contractor teams.
• The TPM also owns requirements traceability: establishing and managing a formalized requirements ingestion process, ensuring each enterprise technical requirement is properly mapped and traced back to authoritative Government capability documentation.
• The TPM facilitates cross-contractor Agile planning by overseeing the decomposition of high-level authoritative requirements into actionable, manageable development iterations (e.g., Epics, Features, and User Stories) aligned to upcoming Program Increments.

Priority Technical & Leadership Skill Sets

• Expertise in Agile decomposition, backlog management, PI/Sprint planning, and requirements traceability.
• Experience integrating high‑level capability documents (IS‑ICD, RDP, Forms 1067) into digital thread workflows.
• Strong understanding of DevSecOps pipelines, CI/CD, and software testing frameworks.
• Ability to coordinate multi‑contractor teams in a hybrid cloud and cybersecurity‑intensive environment.
• Technical fluency with enterprise architecture, MBSE models, or Zero Trust frameworks.
• Expert-level Scrum/SAFe Agile methodology, backlog management tooling (e.g., Jira), and experience orchestrating PI planning across multiple contractor teams in a System of Systems environment.
• Must be able to evaluate, categorize, and route validated requirements into the correct Agile pipeline (infrastructure, pipeline, software, or application), per the Contractor's responsibility to evaluate, categorize, and recommend validated requirements to the Government for approval and execution within the appropriate internal Agile development pipeline, e.g., routing to support infrastructure, pipeline requirements, software, custom configuration, application requirements, etc.
• Occasional SCIF access supports periodic engagement with classified requirements sources and governance boards.

 

QUALIFICATIONS - WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and 8 years in technical program or product leadership; 5+ years leading Agile development pipelines; 3+ years supporting MBSE, DevSecOps, or software engineering programs

• Security Clearance Level: Active Top Secret with SCI eligibility

• Certification: Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)

• Location: San Antonio, TX

• US citizenship required

 

• Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home.

• 401K with company match.

• Comprehensive health and wellness packages.

• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career.

• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications.

• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from.

• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays.

The likely salary range for this position is $128,039 - $173,229. 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:

10-25%

Telecommuting Options:

Onsite

Work Location:

USA TX Lackland AFB

Additional Work Locations:

USA TX San Antonio

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.

 

 

Our Identity Verification Process:

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.