Job Description

Benefits:

• Bonus based on performance
• Competitive salary
• Paid time off

Background:
The War Department’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) oversees Advana, a secure, scalable, and multi-domain platform for data, analytics, and artificial intelligence. Since its inception in the late 2010s, Advana has evolved from supporting foundational business and financial operations to becoming a central resource for a broad spectrum of departmental functions, including acquisition, decision support, energy, health, readiness, information technology, intelligence, and logistics. Advana is undergoing a significant modernization effort aimed at dramatically expanding its reach, enhancing automation, and adopting cutting-edge software development and security practices.

Mission:
The mission of the CDAO’s Advana program is to empower strategic and operational decision-making across the War Department by making data, analytics, and AI capabilities broadly accessible, intuitive, and actionable.


The Program Manager serves as the contractor’s single point of contact and overall manager for the CDAO EA Task Order. The PM is responsible for the total performance of the contract, leading cross-functional teams, interfacing with Government stakeholders, and ensuring successful delivery of all program objectives.
 
  Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as the authorized interface with the AAS Defense COR, CDAO TPOC, and other Government representatives.
- Oversee all contractor and subcontractor personnel, directing efforts across multiple locations.
- Provide management, direction, administration, quality assurance, and leadership for the execution of the Task Order.
- Develop procedures, plan and direct execution of contractual, technical, engineering, programming, maintenance, and administrative support efforts.
- Monitor and report progress, regularly brief leadership on program status and milestones.
- Manage acquisition and employment of project resources, control financial and administrative aspects.
- Support program governance, cost tracking, scheduling, and performance metrics (e.g., OKRs).
- Ensure compliance with all reporting, documentation, and deliverable requirements.

Required Qualifications:
- Employee of the prime contractor.
- Active Top Secret (TS) security clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) eligibility.
- Bachelor’s degree in business or a technical discipline.
- Minimum five years of recent experience managing projects of similar size, scope, and complexity.
- Current certification in Project Management (e.g., PMP, PgMP from PMI or equivalent).
- Experience engaging multiple stakeholders from industry.

Desired Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in Business Management (MBM), Business Administration (MBA), or a related technical discipline (e.g., Engineering, Computer Science).
- Experience managing projects using Agile methodologies in cloud computing environments, including container management and DoW cybersecurity requirements.

Salary Range:
$150,000 - $180,000
Compensation: $150,000.00 - $180,000.00 per year

Mission Statement

Our mission is to deliver elite management and technology consulting services that empower our federal agency clients to achieve their most complex and mission-critical objectives. We specialize in assembling highly specialized teams of subject matter experts, analysts, and technical specialists with direct experience supporting federal programs—operations and technology.

Founded in 2010 with multi-million dollar value, 150+ employee alumni and a proven track record, we bring deep expertise in administrative management, custom software development, facilities support, aviation operations, and secure telecommunications.

We exist to serve our clients with precision, agility, and integrity—delivering solutions that drive measurable impact across government operations.