Senior Program Manager - Software Systems Engineering

About the role

Amentum is seeking a Senior Program Manager to support software system engineering efforts for Naval projects at Dahlgren, Virginia, where the company has supported the customer for over 50 years. The role sits within a growing systems and software engineering team and contributes to several software and systems engineering contracts through the Software Center of Excellence. Candidates must be able to communicate directly with customers and engineering personnel.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in an engineering, scientific, business or technical discipline.
• 15 years of experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance.
• Valid driver's license and ability to drive on and off base.
• Preferred: experience with software life-cycle processes such as Agile and Waterfall, development environments and service-based contracts.

Specialized experience required

• 10 years of demonstrated management experience or project-level management in DoD major systems.
• 5 years of program acquisition life-cycle process experience as addressed in the DoD 5000 series instructions.
• 5 years as primary point of contact for project tasking, including formulating and guiding the technical approach, negotiating resources with field activities and program office personnel, and controlling technical milestones, schedules and costs.
• 5 years as a program manager leading a team of skilled professional, technical and support personnel.