Classified IT Program Manager (Sr Staff) / Hybrid - Multiple Locations

$123,500 - $236,800/Yr

Lockheed Martin - Bethesda, MD

Full-time - Mid Level

Hybrid - Bethesda, MD

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The DarkStar Program Manager plays a crucial leadership role in the success of Classified IT Transformation at Lockheed Martin. This position is responsible for the strategic vision and execution of the DarkStar platform, which is essential for delivering IT services to classified programs. The role involves managing the program's cost, schedule, and technical aspects while ensuring the continual delivery of new capabilities that align with business area requirements. The Program Manager will engage with stakeholders and senior leadership to communicate progress and future objectives, ensuring that DarkStar evolves to meet the needs of classified programs.

Responsibilities

• Program management of the DarkStar Classified IT Platform responsible for the continual delivery of new capabilities that align with Business Area / Classified program requirements.
• Responsible for all aspects of cost, schedule, and technical with respect to DarkStar.
• Continually analyze business demands for Classified IT services delivery to maintain the DarkStar long-term and short-term roadmap.
• Hands-on leadership over all DarkStar capabilities projects related to planning, prioritization, organization, execution, integration, risk management, and status.
• Engage with stakeholders, partners, and senior leadership to communicate DarkStar current / future capabilities as well as progress against future objectives.

Requirements

• Program Management experience leading technical, schedule, cost, and risk aspects of IT programs in both waterfall and Agile methodologies.
• Experience providing leadership, motivation, and direction to diverse, cross-discipline teams to work collaboratively and cooperatively to deliver on unified objectives.
• Strong problem solving, root cause and corrective action skills.
• Experience briefing executive leadership.
• Ability and willingness to obtain DoD Secret Clearance (US Citizenship required).
• Demonstrated ability to work with the spectrum of skills and domains required to deliver IT services including Compute, Network, Applications, Engineering, Architecture, Security, Finance and Supply Chain.
• Ability to lead teams in a fast-paced, dynamic environment where requirements and priorities can change rapidly.
• Demonstrated strong communications skills able to effectively communicate with the technical team, leaders, stakeholders, and executive leaders.
• Experience leading and delivering IT services in a classified environment and reasonable understanding of Cybersecurity authorization process.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple competing priorities.
• Typically requires a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education, with 10+ years of professional experience.

Nice-to-haves

• Active DoD Secret Clearance.
• Experience with delivery and authorization of classified systems requiring implementation of IT services and application of Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) protocols.
• Experience delivering complex IT systems and services.
• Experience with various project management tools (Service Central, JIRA, MS Project...).
• Experience with implementing Agile processes for the delivery of IT services.
• Experience in metric reporting using tools such as Tableau and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong financial background. CAM and PM certified.
• Hands-on System or Network Administration experience building out, configuring, testing, and hardening classified or unclassified IT systems.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• 401(k) match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• EAP
• Education Assistance
• Parental Leave
• Paid time off
• Holidays