Program Manager
Agile Defense · Remote
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Program Manager II role at Agile Defense supporting NOAA's National Weather Service on mid-to-large IT programs. Duties include maintaining schedules, IMS, risk registers, and dashboards, and supporting CPIC reporting and governance boards. The role requires a PMP certification and federal IT program experience of 5–8 years.
About Agile Defense
At Agile Defense we know that action defines the outcome and new challenges require new solutions. That’s why we always look to the future and embrace change with an unmovable spirit and the courage to build for what comes next.
Our vision is to bring adaptive innovation to support our nation's most important missions through the seamless integration of advanced technologies, elite minds, and unparalleled agility—leveraging a foundation of speed, flexibility, and ingenuity to strengthen and protect our nation’s vital interests.
Requisition #:
1892
Job Title:
Program Manager
Location:
Remote (hybrid as approved- Silver Spring, MD / College Park, MD)
Clearance Level:
Ability to Obtain and Maintain a Public Trust Clearance
Required Certification(s):
PMP
Job Description
- Deliver program and project management support across NWS portfolios, programs, and IT initiatives.
- Support planning, execution, monitoring, control, and project close out using industry standard project management principles.
- Develop, update, and maintain project schedules, Integrated Master Schedules (IMS), risk registers, dashboards, and status reports.
- Monitor and manage cost, schedule, scope, performance metrics, risks, issues, and action items.
- Support CPIC activities including investment reporting, baseline change requests, and data call responses.
- Prepare and maintain high quality project artifacts such as plans, briefings, reports, charters, SOPs, and business process documentation.
- Facilitate and support governance boards, IPT meetings, and stakeholder reviews.
- Assist with budget formulation, execution tracking, and financial reporting.
- Support acquisition related activities such as RFIs, SOWs, RFPs, and procurement documentation (non inherently governmental functions only).
- Communicate complex concepts clearly and effectively to technical teams, leadership, and executive level stakeholders.
- Contribute to audits, independent assessments, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Education and Background
Required Skills
Preferred Skills
Working Conditions
- Work performed in a professional office environment at NOAA facilities or remotely as approved.
- Occasional travel to NOAA locations in the Washington, DC Metro Area.
Strength Demands - Work is primarily sedentary.
- May require short periods of standing or walking during meetings and onsite activities.
- Physical Requirements
- Ability to work at a computer for extended periods.
In addition, Agile Defense invests in its employees beyond just compensation. Agile’s benefits offerings include, dependent upon position, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, short-term and long-term Disability, Retirement and Learning and Development opportunities as well as other optional benefit elections.
Our Core Values
Employees of Agile Defense are our number one priority, and the importance we place on our culture here is fundamental. Our culture is alive and evolving, but it always stays true to its roots. Here, you are valued as a family member, and we believe that we can accomplish great things together. Agile Defense has been highly successful in the past few years due to our employees and the culture we create together.
What makes us Agile? We call it the 6Hs, the values that define our culture and guide everything we do. Together, these values infuse vibrancy, integrity, and a tireless work ethic into advancing the most important national security and critical civilian missions. It's how we show up every day. It's who we are.
- Happy - Be Infectious. Happiness multiplies and creates a positive and connected environment where motivation and satisfaction have an outsized effect on everything we do.
- Helpful - Be Supportive. Being helpful is the foundation of teamwork, resulting in a supportive atmosphere where collaboration flourishes, and collective success is celebrated.
- Honest - Be Trustworthy. Honesty serves as our compass, ensuring transparent communication and ethical conduct, essential to who we are and the complex domains we support.
- Humble - Be Grounded. Success is not achieved alone, humility ensures a culture of mutual respect, encouraging open communication, and a willingness to learn from one another and take on any task.
- Hungry - Be Eager. Our hunger for excellence drives an insatiable appetite for innovation and continuous improvement, propelling us forward in the face of new and unprecedented challenges.
- Hustle - Be Driven. Hustle is reflected in our relentless work ethic, where we are each committed to going above and beyond to advance the mission and achieve success.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
Compensation: USD 90,000 – 115,000 per year salary
