DNI is seeking a highly qualified Program Manager to lead execution of a large multi-faceted Program at the Joint Warfare Analysis Center (JWAC) IT Services (JITS) The Program Manager will serve as the accountable point of contact for the Government, coordinate delivery of cloud-native data engineering and AI/ML capabilities, and ensure performance remains aligned with JWAC priorities, technical requirements, security obligations, schedule, cost, and quality objectives.
Responsibilities- Serve as the primary contractor point of contact for JWAC Government stakeholders, including the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and Government managers.
- Lead daily program execution and maintain alignment among mission priorities, technical delivery, security requirements, cost objectives, and operational outcomes.
- Manage the integrated master schedule, delivery cadence, action register, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, and required Government decisions.
- Direct and coordinate Data Engineer personnel performing cloud-native data engineering, FinOps, Zero Trust security, and AI/ML infrastructure activities.
- Manage staffing, onboarding, personnel availability, work schedules, continuity, substitutions, and performance across the task order.
- Coordinate requirements gathering and translate JWAC priorities into actionable work packages, delivery plans, acceptance criteria, and measurable outcomes.
- Oversee design, development, testing, deployment, documentation, training, sustainment, and continuous improvement of delivered capabilities.
- Track technical progress and ensure deliverables—including solution design documents, data-flow and security records, FinOps reports, test evidence, operating procedures, user guides, and training materials—are complete, accurate, and delivered on schedule.
- Monitor program financials, labor utilization, burn rate, funding, invoicing, cost performance, and cost-to-complete projections.
- Ensure FinOps objectives are incorporated into planning and execution, including cloud cost visibility, workload-level cost analysis, right-sizing, and cost optimization.
- Coordinate implementation and documentation of DoD Zero Trust, NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5, data protection, access-control, encryption, monitoring, and compliance activities.
- Manage quality assurance and quality control processes, conduct reviews, track corrective actions, and ensure work products meet contract and Government standards.
- Prepare and deliver monthly status and financial reports, technical briefings, management reviews, risk reports, staffing updates, and ad hoc reports as required.
- Establish and lead recurring program meetings; document decisions, actions, owners, due dates, and follow-up status.
- Identify emerging risks and opportunities, develop mitigation and contingency plans, and escalate issues in a timely manner.
- Coordinate subcontractor performance, reporting, staffing, deliverables, quality, schedule compliance, and contractual obligations.
- Support transition, knowledge transfer, analyst training, operational handoff, and long-term sustainment planning.
- Promote disciplined communication, customer responsiveness, continuous improvement, and a collaborative one-team environment.
Requirements
- Active Top Secret or TS/SCI security clearance.
- Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified ScrumMaster, SAFe, ITIL, or comparable certification.
- Experience managing AWS cloud programs involving AWS Glue, Amazon Athena, Amazon Redshift, Amazon SageMaker, Amazon Bedrock, Amazon OpenSearch Service, or related services.
- Experience with FinOps practices, cloud financial management, AWS Cost Explorer, AWS Budgets, or AWS Cost and Usage Reports.
- Experience implementing DoD Zero Trust Architecture, NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 controls, RMF, security authorization, or continuous monitoring.
- Experience supporting AI model hosting, agentic services, retrieval-augmented generation, LLM optimization, or MLOps.
- Experience managing programs in classified, compartmented, SAP, or other highly regulated environments.
- Experience with Agile delivery, DevSecOps, infrastructure as code, CI/CD, and automated testing.
- Experience managing subcontractors and integrated contractor/Government teams.
This job description is not intended to contain a comprehensive listing of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications. Duties and requirements may change based on mission needs, contract requirements, and Government direction.
Skills Required
- Active Top Secret or TS/SCI security clearance
- Project Management Professional PMP, Certified ScrumMaster, SAFe, ITIL, or comparable certification
- Experience managing AWS cloud programs involving AWS Glue, Amazon Athena, Amazon Redshift, Amazon SageMaker, Amazon Bedrock, Amazon OpenSearch Service, or related services
- Experience with FinOps practices, cloud financial management, AWS Cost Explorer, AWS Budgets, or AWS Cost and Usage Reports
- Experience implementing DoD Zero Trust Architecture, NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 controls, RMF, security authorization, or continuous monitoring
- Experience supporting AI model hosting, agentic services, retrieval-augmented generation, LLM optimization, or MLOps
- Experience managing programs in classified, compartmented, SAP, or other highly regulated environments
- Experience with Agile delivery, DevSecOps, infrastructure as code, CI/CD, and automated testing
- Experience managing subcontractors and integrated contractor and Government teams
What We Do
DNI (Delaware Nation Industries) is the parent organization for all Information Technology focused businesses owned by the Delaware Nation. Founded in 2014 DNI was created to support the rapid growth of the tribe’s first 8(a) technology firm, Indigenous Technologies, LLC. In 2011 Indigenous Technologies began several teaming partnerships with CSI, LLC. and was awarded 4 prime contracts with federal customers as a result of this arrangement. This partnership continued through the Fall of 2014 when DNI purchased CSI adding its capabilities and past performance to the growing Tribal IT Services division. As a result of this strategic acquisition by the Delaware Nation, CSI became the second Tribally owned technology focused LLC in the Delaware Nation portfolio. The third company under DNI operations is CreativeIT, LLC. CreativeIT is being built with an eye to the future and is focused on developing core competencies which supplement the strong capabilities of its sister organizations. DNI continues to build a strong team of companies, providing an all-inclusive suite of Information Technology services and capabilities to our clients.
