Everforth ECS is seeking a Senior Program Manager to work in our Washington, DC office. Please Note: This position is contingent upon contract award.
We are seeking a cleared Senior Program Manager to lead a large, complex federal classified IT and cybersecurity services program supporting law enforcement, national security, and criminal justice missions within our National Security Business Unit. The Program Manager will serve as the single point of accountability for contract performance, staffing, schedule, risk, quality, deliverables, stakeholder engagement, transition, reporting, and mission delivery across infrastructure, cybersecurity, software engineering, COMSEC, litigation support, cross-domain, service management, and end-user support functions.
You will lead a multidisciplinary National Security Business Unit delivery team supporting classified and sensitive IT programs for law enforcement, national security, and criminal justice missions. This role is responsible for overall contract performance, staffing, team coordination, service delivery, customer engagement, risk management, quality control, reporting, and operational execution across infrastructure, cybersecurity, software engineering, COMSEC, litigation support, cross-domain, service management, and end-user support functions.
The Program Manager will also support account development by identifying organic growth opportunities, emerging mission needs, adjacent requirements, process improvements, modernization initiatives, and value-added solutions that strengthen customer partnerships and expand National Security Business Unit capabilities.
Responsibilities- Lead an integrated contractor delivery team across technical and operational workstreams.
- Manage contract performance, staffing, schedules, deliverables, risks, service levels, and reporting.
- Establish team operating rhythms, escalation paths, accountability structures, and quality controls.
- Oversee transition, onboarding, succession planning, staff development, and performance management.
- Lead customer meetings, executive briefings, status reviews, and program governance activities.
- Coordinate infrastructure, cybersecurity, software, COMSEC, litigation support, CDS, and service management activities.
- Mentor technical leads and key personnel while fostering collaboration and continuous improvement.
- Identify account growth opportunities, adjacent mission needs, modernization initiatives, and value-added services.
- Support capture, recompete, proposal, staffing, past performance, and customer relationship activities as requested.
Salary Range: $150,000-$175,000
General Description of Benefits
Preferred Qualifications- Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility; TS/SCI preferred.
- 10+ years of experience managing federal IT, cybersecurity, classified systems, or mission support programs.
- Experience leading multidisciplinary teams in complex technical environments.
- Strong knowledge of program management, service delivery, risk management, quality control, staffing, and reporting.
- Experience managing performance against service levels, operational objectives, and customer expectations.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to engage senior stakeholders, technical teams, and mission users.
Skills Required
- Active security clearance (cleared candidate required)
- Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility; TS/SCI preferred
- 10+ years managing federal IT, cybersecurity, classified systems, or mission support programs
- Experience leading multidisciplinary teams in complex technical environments
- Strong knowledge of program management, service delivery, risk management, quality control, staffing, and reporting
- Experience managing performance against service levels, operational objectives, and customer expectations
- Strong communication skills with ability to engage senior stakeholders and technical teams
ECS Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about ECS and has not been reviewed or approved by ECS.
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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.
