Program Manager - Mid Level (Maryland) at National Security Agency
Fort Meade, MD
About the Job
The National Security Agency currently has opportunities for experienced Program Managers to oversee cost, schedule, and performance for acquisition programs
Program Managers at NSA deliver positive foreign intelligence and cybersecurity outcomes for the nation, from managing funding invested in workforce training to overseeing development of the most innovative and classified technologies
The qualifications listed are the minimum acceptable to be considered for the position
\n\nEntry is with a high school diploma or GED plus 7 years of relevant experience, or an Associate's degree plus 5 years of relevant experience, or a Bachelor's degree plus 3 years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree plus 1 year of relevant experience, or a Doctoral degree and no experience
\n\nDegree must be in a Business Field (for example, Program Management, Business Management, Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, and Economics) or a Technical Field (for example, Engineering, Systems Management, Computer Science, and Information Technology).\n\nRelevant experience must be in business (for example, financial trend and forecast, contract management) or program management (for example, project management, trend and forecast analysis, earned value management, cost benefit analysis, balanced scorecard, activity based costing, life cycle cost estimating, activity based budgeting, gap analysis)
From managing funding invested in workforce training to overseeing development of the most innovative and classified technologies, program managers maximize the impact of every dollar by guiding programs to succeed
Candidates will manage and execute designated Programs in accordance with appropriate DoD and Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) statutes, regulations, policies, and instructions governing Program Management
This includes acquisition programs funded with PFR or external non-pay dollars
Candidates will be assigned to a program where the duties may vary on the type of program supported
Duties may include:\n\n- Establishing and managing cost, schedule and performance baselines for acquisition programs and has experience in tracking program milestones.\n- Implementing best practices and processes to track progress of services and development of capabilities in terms of defined cost, schedule, and performance outcomes.\n- Adjusting priorities and resource allocation based upon objective program performance data.\n- Providing data-driven metrics and analysis to support forward-looking decision-making.\n- Establishing governance processes for program and related reviews.\n- Working with NSA Operational Test Authority to ensure that rigorous testing is performed to satisfy Department of Defense/Director of National Intelligence/Industry guidelines while demonstrating that an acceptable level of customer expectations were assessed and met.\n- Leveraging data and analysis from systems engineers, configuration managers, contracting officers, and/or financial managers to inform program performance measures.\n- Providing program status reports and briefings to internal management, NSA senior leadership and government oversight officials in the DoD, ODNI, and Congress.\n- Collaborating with senior executive leaders, senior technical leaders, system engineers, and fellow program managers to further develop and advance strategic vision and goals.\n- If not already completed, training in federal acquisition to become certified Program Management under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) within\n- 24 months of employment
The ideal candidate:\n\n- Easily juggles multiple priorities and deadlines.\n- Communicates clearly and builds positive working relationships with customers, professional colleagues internal and external to the organization.\n- Successfully collaborates in a blended work environment with civilian, military, and contractor personnel
\n- Can conduct quantitative and qualitative program/project analyses such as earned value management.\n- Known as a leader of people and/or projects and is trusted with a significant level of responsibility.\n- Identifies, manages and resolves conflicts and disagreements in a constructive manner.\n- Can balance big (long-term strategic planning) and small (monitoring contract details) terms to deliver program requirements.\n- Understands information technology and telecommunication programs, programs, tools and processes is a plus.
Program Managers at NSA deliver positive foreign intelligence and cybersecurity outcomes for the nation, from managing funding invested in workforce training to overseeing development of the most innovative and classified technologies
The qualifications listed are the minimum acceptable to be considered for the position
\n\nEntry is with a high school diploma or GED plus 7 years of relevant experience, or an Associate's degree plus 5 years of relevant experience, or a Bachelor's degree plus 3 years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree plus 1 year of relevant experience, or a Doctoral degree and no experience
\n\nDegree must be in a Business Field (for example, Program Management, Business Management, Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, and Economics) or a Technical Field (for example, Engineering, Systems Management, Computer Science, and Information Technology).\n\nRelevant experience must be in business (for example, financial trend and forecast, contract management) or program management (for example, project management, trend and forecast analysis, earned value management, cost benefit analysis, balanced scorecard, activity based costing, life cycle cost estimating, activity based budgeting, gap analysis)
From managing funding invested in workforce training to overseeing development of the most innovative and classified technologies, program managers maximize the impact of every dollar by guiding programs to succeed
Candidates will manage and execute designated Programs in accordance with appropriate DoD and Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) statutes, regulations, policies, and instructions governing Program Management
This includes acquisition programs funded with PFR or external non-pay dollars
Candidates will be assigned to a program where the duties may vary on the type of program supported
Duties may include:\n\n- Establishing and managing cost, schedule and performance baselines for acquisition programs and has experience in tracking program milestones.\n- Implementing best practices and processes to track progress of services and development of capabilities in terms of defined cost, schedule, and performance outcomes.\n- Adjusting priorities and resource allocation based upon objective program performance data.\n- Providing data-driven metrics and analysis to support forward-looking decision-making.\n- Establishing governance processes for program and related reviews.\n- Working with NSA Operational Test Authority to ensure that rigorous testing is performed to satisfy Department of Defense/Director of National Intelligence/Industry guidelines while demonstrating that an acceptable level of customer expectations were assessed and met.\n- Leveraging data and analysis from systems engineers, configuration managers, contracting officers, and/or financial managers to inform program performance measures.\n- Providing program status reports and briefings to internal management, NSA senior leadership and government oversight officials in the DoD, ODNI, and Congress.\n- Collaborating with senior executive leaders, senior technical leaders, system engineers, and fellow program managers to further develop and advance strategic vision and goals.\n- If not already completed, training in federal acquisition to become certified Program Management under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) within\n- 24 months of employment
The ideal candidate:\n\n- Easily juggles multiple priorities and deadlines.\n- Communicates clearly and builds positive working relationships with customers, professional colleagues internal and external to the organization.\n- Successfully collaborates in a blended work environment with civilian, military, and contractor personnel
\n- Can conduct quantitative and qualitative program/project analyses such as earned value management.\n- Known as a leader of people and/or projects and is trusted with a significant level of responsibility.\n- Identifies, manages and resolves conflicts and disagreements in a constructive manner.\n- Can balance big (long-term strategic planning) and small (monitoring contract details) terms to deliver program requirements.\n- Understands information technology and telecommunication programs, programs, tools and processes is a plus.
