? Immediate Start: Program Manager
Company: Guidehouse
Location: Washington
Posted on: July 1, 2025
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Job Description:
Job Family: Technology Consulting Travel Required: None
Clearance Required: Active Top Secret (TS) What You Will Do:
Guidehouse is looking for a Program/Project Manager to lead a team
of 10-20 engineers and cybersecurity resources supporting a federal
clients classified network. This includes leading a 24/7 support
team working across various facilities and overseeing all aspects
of their technical environment. The team will encompass a
classified helpdesk, network engineering, security/compliance
engineering, endpoint maintenance, and applications support team.
Team responsibilities include: - Operation of all systems to ensure
system availability - Ensure the security posture of all the
Program Systems and their compliance with all required DOJ
standards and policies - Validate hardware/software changes before
production deployment - Produce and maintain comprehensive system
documentation - Provide technical support for the resolution for
system incidents. - Participate in performance improvement
initiatives - Identify, generate and provide documentation for
common issues to assist the Helpdesk in resolving problems on the
first call. The program manager will assist with assessing,
managing, and eliminating risk related to program schedule and
performance. The program manager will project short/long term
strategic planning and prepare justifications to support resource
requirements. Responsibilities of this role are as follows, to
include but not limited to: - Set priorities, develop work
schedules, monitor and report progress towards goals, and track
details and activities. - Provide monthly focused reviews of
program service areas - Develop and maintain the strategic road map
for classified IT, ensuring that information technology
capabilities continually support the overall business’s goals and
objectives. - Collaborate with Systems Architects to review
architectural documentation, develop and review technical
documentation, and ensure quality of deliverables. - Manage
relationships with the organization’s internal stakeholders,
excellent written and verbal communication skills. - Participate in
the organization’s cross functional IT and non-IT groups to solve
problems across projects. - Review technical and architectural
documentation - Stay current on private cloud capability and
maintain strategy for leveraging cloud in program/engineering lab
and classified environments. - Guide with the organization in
understanding and analyzing the risks and future impacts of
decisions. - Critical thinking & problem solving: The Contractor
shall recognize problems and analyze solutions to support strategic
direction. - Work with senior management to resolve complex
problems. - Engage in multiple complex projects/programs from
design and development to deployment and production. - Collect
requirements and requirements definitions and plan project
lifecycle deployment. - Identify and define resources and schedule
for project/program implementation. - Create strategies for risk
mitigation and contingency planning for multiple projects. - Plan
and schedule project deliverables, goals, and milestones. - Direct
and oversee contractor and subcontractor project engineering teams
and manage conflict within the groups. - Perform team assessments
and evaluations. - Efficiently identify and solve project issues. -
Design and maintain technical and project documentation. - Ability
to work with and across executive staff, joint staff, commands, and
agencies. - Providing data-driven metrics and analysis to support
decision-making for the organization. - Employs all aspects of
quality project management, including risk management, scheduling
and cost control, quality assurance, change management and resource
management. What You Will Need: - An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED "TOP
SECRET" Federal or DoD security clearance; must UPGRADE and
MAINTAIN a "TOP SECRET/SCI (TS/SCI)" Federal or DoD security
clearance - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information
Systems, Business Administration or related field. - FIVE (5) or
more years of experience managing large federal security projects.
- PMP certification What Would Be Nice To Have: - SEVEN (7) or more
years of overall professional experience - Master’s Degree
preferred. - Strong written and verbal communication skills
required. - Cyber/System Engineering background - Ability to solve
problems involving complex situations. - Ability to work in a
fast-paced environment and adapt to changing requirements. -
Experience running agile projects. - Background supporting
classified systems in a 24/7 environment The annual salary range
for this position is $130,000.00-$216,000.00. Compensation
decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not
limited to skill sets, experience and training, security
clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and
organizational needs. What We Offer: Guidehouse offers a
comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive
compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our
commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace. Benefits
include: - Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance - Personal and
Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays - Position may be eligible
for a discretionary variable incentive bonus - Parental Leave and
Adoption Assistance - 401(k) Retirement Plan - Basic Life &
Supplemental Life - Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision &
Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts - Short-Term & Long-Term
Disability - Student Loan PayDown - Tuition Reimbursement, Personal
Development & Learning Opportunities - Skills Development &
Certifications - Employee Referral Program - Corporate Sponsored
Events & Community Outreach - Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program -
Mobility Stipend About Guidehouse Guidehouse is an Equal
Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with
Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or
regulation. Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified
applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the
requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair
Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco. If you have
visited our website for information about employment opportunities,
or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation,
please contact Guidehouse Recruiting at 1-571-633-1711 or via email
at RecruitingAccommodation@guidehouse.com. All information you
provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the
extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation. All
communication regarding recruitment for a Guidehouse position will
be sent from Guidehouse email domains including @guidehouse.com or
guidehouse@myworkday.com. Correspondence received by an applicant
from any other domain should be considered unauthorized and will
not be honored by Guidehouse. Note that Guidehouse will never
charge a fee or require a money transfer at any stage of the
recruitment process and does not collect fees from educational
institutions for participation in a recruitment event. Never
provide your banking information to a third party purporting to
need that information to proceed in the hiring process. If any
person or organization demands money related to a job opportunity
with Guidehouse, please report the matter to Guidehouse’s Ethics
Hotline. If you want to check the validity of correspondence you
have received, please contact recruiting@guidehouse.com. Guidehouse
is not responsible for losses incurred (monetary or otherwise) from
an applicant’s dealings with unauthorized third parties. Guidehouse
does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or
staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the
property of Guidehouse and Guidehouse will not be obligated to pay
a placement fee.
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