ECS is seeking an experienced Program Manager to work remotely providing support for cloud-related application and infrastructure migration and modernization efforts performed under this contract for NIH NIAID Enabling and Advancing Technologies (NEAT). This engagement supports the External Enterprise Software Development Support Services program area which includes the development, support, and maintenance of NIH enterprise applications managed by the Software Engineering Branch.
Please Note: This position is contingent upon [contract win].
The NIAID NEAT Program Manager will act as the technical single point of contact providing ongoing status and progress to the NIAID CO and COR. In this role, you will be responsible for building and managing program budgets and justifications, financial tracking and analysis, and overall tracking and coordination of funding forecasts-to-actuals. You will lead 65 - 75 FTEs providing Project Management, Agile Practice's, DevOps, Business Process Analysis, and Organizational Change Management IT services.
Key Responsibilities:
Programmatic Support:
- Work closely with NIAID business domain leaders and stakeholders to ensure alignment with NIAID mission and goals.
- Prepare a Task Order Management Plan outlining the labor categories, hours, and approaches by task to be used to provide the required services including the specific deliverable documents, analyses, and reports to be developed.
- Establish Continuous Integration/ Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines for all NIAID software applications
- Track and manage program milestones and deliverables, ensuring compliance with funding agreements.
- Monitor and report on program performance metrics, providing insights to Project Managers and leadership.
Financial Management:
- Development and execution of program budgets, including forecasting, tracking, and analyzing expenditures.
- Managing finances and burn rates for the team and augmenting staff as needed
- Analyze financial data and trends, identifying potential risks and opportunities.
- Prepare financial reports and presentations for internal and external stakeholders.
Task Order Management:
- Coordinate Other Direct Cost (ODC) procurement of supplies, materials, and supporting software licenses and service agreements.
- Ensure overall quality, compliance and delivery of contract requirements to include data calls and ad hoc requests.
- Supporting growth opportunities across the business unit as needed and marketing the solutions and accomplishments of the team.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security or related field.
- Active Public Trust or higher security clearance.
- Minimum 10 years experience supporting Health IT software development initiatives leveraging Agile and DevOps/DevSecOps practices leading cross-functional teams.
- 5+ years of experience with Program Management, Financial Management, Portfolio Management or cloud migration/modernization initiatives.
- PMP (Project Management Professional) Certification.
- Reside within the Washington DC Metro area
- Travel within the Washington DC Metro Area, and CONUS as needed.
Skills Required
- Experience building and managing program budgets and financial tracking/analysis
- Experience establishing Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines
- Experience managing large cross-functional teams (65-75 FTEs)
- Minimum 10 years experience supporting Health IT software development initiatives leveraging Agile and DevOps/DevSecOps practices leading cross-functional teams
- 5+ years of experience with Program Management, Financial Management, Portfolio Management or cloud migration/modernization initiatives
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security or related field
- PMP (Project Management Professional) Certification
- Active Public Trust or higher security clearance
- Reside within the Washington DC Metro area
- Travel within the Washington DC Metro Area and CONUS as needed
ECS Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — ECS advertises multiple national-network medical plan options with HSA eligibility alongside dental and vision coverage. Coverage generally begins quickly and is paired with company-paid short- and long-term disability, adding stability to the health package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with Safe Harbor and immediate vesting on employer contributions is emphasized, with an employer match available. Access to an employee stock purchase plan via the parent company provides an additional savings avenue.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave up to 30 days, adoption assistance, and other family-oriented leaves are highlighted. Feedback suggests these offerings add meaningful value beyond base pay for many roles.
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What We Do
ECS, a segment of ASGN (NYSE: ASGN), delivers advanced solutions and services in cloud, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), application and IT modernization, and science and engineering. The company solves critical, complex challenges for customers across the U.S. public sector, defense, intelligence and commercial industries. ECS maintains partnerships with leading cloud, cybersecurity, and AI/ML providers and holds specialized certifications in their technologies. Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, ECS has more than 3,400 employees throughout the U.S. and has been recognized as a Top Workplace by The Washington Post for the last five years.
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