Technical Program Manager – Federal Health

Location: Washington, DC

• Lead the planning, execution, optimization, and performance of complex technical programs across multiple teams and workstreams.
• Ensure program delivery aligns with client architecture standards, security requirements, regulatory obligations, integration patterns, and lifecycle readiness gates.
• Develop and manage program schedules, budgets, forecasts, dependencies, and appropriate schedule and cost contingencies.
• Maintain traceability from client-approved requirements through implementation, milestones, testing, and final acceptance.
• Establish and maintain a consolidated view of program risks, assumptions, dependencies, and mitigation plans.
• Oversee testing, integration readiness, user acceptance, and modernization efforts involving legacy and modern systems.
• Provide technical guidance and support to engineering, infrastructure, platform, and program teams.
• Drive continuous improvement across program delivery processes and operations.

• Serve as a trusted partner to government stakeholders, technical leaders, program leadership, and external partners.
• Translate program objectives into clear project plans, priorities, resource requirements, and measurable outcomes.
• Provide accurate, consistent visibility into program status, risks, dependencies, and delivery commitments.
• Proactively identify and escalate risks before they impact program schedules or client outcomes.
• Establish performance metrics and communicate progress to stakeholders on a regular cadence.
• Represent the program in client meetings, technical reviews, governance forums, and independent oversight activities.
• Develop a strong understanding of the client's mission, business processes, regulatory environment, users, and technology landscape.
• Coordinate effectively across government teams, contractors, technical SMEs, and advisory partners.

• Lead and develop program and project management professionals supporting the engagement.
• Ensure teams are appropriately staffed with the technical and domain expertise necessary for successful delivery.
• Mentor team members and foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Align technical and program teams around broader client objectives and business goals.
• Lead effectively across teams where influence, communication, and trust are as important as direct authority.

• Support organic and adjacent growth opportunities within existing customer accounts.
• Provide technical and program delivery expertise for federal bids and proposals.
• Contribute to technical approaches, staffing strategies, delivery models, sequencing, and level-of-effort estimates.
• Partner with growth and technical leadership to identify and shape potential opportunities.
• Ensure proposed technical solutions and delivery approaches are realistic, executable, and aligned with customer requirements.
• Build trusted relationships with government and industry stakeholders.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 8+ years of experience in technical program delivery, IT infrastructure, cloud operations, platform services, or related technology environments.
• 3+ years leading complex, multi-team technical programs with direct accountability for schedule, budget, risk, and compliance.
• 2+ years of people management or formal team leadership experience.
• Experience delivering technology programs in a client-facing consulting, professional services, or government contracting environment.
• Experience operating within regulated environments involving formal security, compliance, governance, or acceptance requirements.
• Strong executive communication, stakeholder management, risk management, and organizational skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Public Trust.

• Experience supporting federal health or other federal civilian agencies.
• Experience leading technical teams within a government contracting or professional services organization.
• Experience managing teams of 10 or more professionals.
• Working knowledge of cloud infrastructure, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD, DevSecOps, and modern platform operations.
• Experience leading modernization or replacement of legacy systems, including phased migration, coexistence, and cutover activities.
• Experience working with IV&V teams, independent oversight organizations, or formal government governance structures.
• Experience supporting federal proposals, capture efforts, or account growth initiatives.
• Strong business acumen and the ability to operate comfortably across both technical and executive environments.

• Technical programs operating predictably against schedule, budget, security, and compliance requirements.
• Clear and consistent documentation of commitments, assumptions, dependencies, risks, and mitigation strategies.
• Strong visibility into program health for client and leadership stakeholders.
• Well-supported and effectively led engineering and program teams.
• Trusted relationships with government customers, partner organizations, and technical stakeholders.
• Meaningful contributions to account growth, proposals, or adjacent federal opportunities.