Technical Program Manager

Job Description:

• Drive day-to-day execution and delivery of the next-generation Data Lakehouse platform for Department of War cyber operators.
• Coordinate Application, Data, and Infrastructure engineering teams to turn the prioritized roadmap into shipped, deployed, and accredited software.
• Own the release train end to end, including cross-team dependencies, schedules, risks, communication, and delivery cadence.
• Drive monthly sprints and quarterly releases; translate the roadmap into milestone-driven delivery plans.
• Convert roadmap priorities into sprint-ready backlog items with acceptance criteria; manage intake and feature validation.
• Orchestrate code-complete-to-deployment release processes, integration testing, and go/no-go readiness decisions.
• Map and unblock cross-team dependencies to minimize schedule slips.
• Maintain risk registers and drive resolution escalations for schedule, technical, and security risks.
• Track program budgets, burn rates, and forecasts.
• Shepherd security artifacts through customer scanning and RMF/ATO authorization.
• Establish reporting mechanisms, release notes, and synchronization cadences for engineering and government stakeholders.
• Facilitate technical tradeoff discussions involving Lakehouse, Kubernetes, and IAM architecture.
• Represent the platform to cyber stakeholders through release announcements and live demonstrations.
• Support proposals with delivery plans and technical inputs.
• Own support and community-request triage and improve release processes.
• Define metrics for predictability, cycle time, and defect rates to improve continuous delivery.

Requirements:

• Must obtain and maintain a Secret level U.S. Government Security Clearance; clearance is not required on day one.
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• 8+ years in DoW cyber, agile software development, and/or big data with a B.A. in Business, a technical field, or related; or 6 years relevant experience with a Master's in a related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 12 years relevant experience.
• 5+ years of experience in a Technical Program Manager, Program Manager, Delivery Lead, or equivalent role responsible for driving software delivery within an Agile development environment.
• Demonstrated success driving complex, multi-team software programs to completion.
• Ability to lead through influence rather than authority.
• Understanding of modern data architectures, including data lakes, data lakehouses, data warehousing, and big data technologies.
• Ability to work effectively with DoW or other Federal Government customers, including procurement and accreditation processes.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability and willingness to travel occasionally, up to 10% CONUS and OCONUS.
• Ability to work from a home office within the U.S.; flexibility to adapt to schedule changes.
• Active Secret or Top Secret clearance is preferred.
• DoD 8140 / 8570 compliance certifications may be required as directed by the customer.
• Program/project management or agile certifications are preferred.
• Cybersecurity domain experience is preferred.
• Familiarity with Databricks, Snowflake, AWS/Azure data services, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and GitOps-based deployment is preferred.
• Experience with RMF/ATO, container hardening, or vulnerability-scanning pipelines is preferred.
• Experience establishing TPM functions, backlog refinement, acceptance-criteria validation, customer-facing technical roles, program financial management, proposal development, and cybersecurity data lifecycles is preferred.

Benefits:

• 100% paid employee premium for healthcare, vision and dental plans.
• 10% 401k benefit.
• Generous PTO + 10 paid holidays.
• Education/training allowances.
• Additional benefits/perks available on the Enlighten website.