Contract Program Manager - TS/SCI with Polygraph

Contract Program Manager

GDIT is hiring a seasoned Contract Program Manager to lead a high-visibility, mission-critical program delivering enterprise DevSecOps, Platform Engineering, Observability, FinOps, and AI-enabled services across multiple classification domains. You will serve as the primary customer interface, providing strategic leadership, technical oversight, financial management, and workforce direction for a large, complex mission environment supporting thousands of developers and hundreds of mission applications. You will own the full business, technical, financial, and performance lifecycle for the program-ensuring delivery excellence, customer satisfaction, and operational success.

Key Responsibilities

Program Leadership & Customer Engagement

• Serve as the primary point of contact for all technical, cost, schedule, and contractual matters.
• Build trusted relationships with senior government stakeholders and mission partners.
• Provide strategic direction, program governance, and executive-level reporting.

Financial & Business Management

• Own full P&L responsibility, including forecasting, budget execution, revenue, and margin performance.
• Lead cost optimization in collaboration with the Sponsor's FinOps team.
• Oversee monthly financial status, performance metrics, CDRLs, and risk reporting.

Agile Delivery & Technical Execution

• Lead program delivery using the Sponsor's Lean Agile framework and MVI (Minimum Value Increment) approach.
• Oversee design, build, sustain, and support activities across the platform ecosystem.
• Ensure high-quality delivery of DevSecOps, CI/CD, cloud, observability, and security services.

Staffing & Workforce Management

• Direct a large, multi-disciplinary team of cleared and uncleared personnel.
• Lead hiring, onboarding, performance evaluations, and personnel development.
• Manage staffing pipelines, backfill readiness, and continuity planning.

Innovation & Modernization

• Drive continuous improvement and technology insertion, including AI/ML, Agentic AI, Zero Trust, and multi-cloud capabilities.
• Leverage GDIT corporate capabilities and reach-back resources to enhance mission value.
• Identify and pursue opportunities for organic program growth.

Compliance & Security

• Ensure full compliance with all Sponsor policies, security requirements, ICD 503/704/705, NISPOM, and GDIT internal standards.
• Support A&A activities, documentation, and audits across multiple domains.

Required Qualifications

• TS/SCI with Polygraph
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience directing large-scale technical programs within the IC or DoW.
• Demonstrated success managing cost, schedule, performance, and profitability.
• Experience leading Agile software delivery, DevSecOps pipelines, and cloud-centric technical programs.
• Strong leadership, communication, and customer-interface skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP, SAFe, ITIL, or similar certification.
• FinOps certification or cloud economics experience.
• Experience with AWS, Azure, and/or GCP multi-cloud environments.
• Experience introducing emerging technologies (AI/ML, automation, observability).
• Prior leadership of programs supporting >1,000 developers.

Why GDIT

• Meaningful mission impact across the Intelligence Community
• Opportunities for technical innovation and modernization
• Competitive compensation, benefits, and professional development
• A culture of integrity, collaboration, and mission-centered delivery