Technical Program Manager/Deputy Task Lead

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Program Delivery and Execution

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Agile Methodology, Cloud Software, Software Development, Solutions Delivery

Certifications:

None

Experience:

10 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

The Technical Program Manager (TPM) / Deputy Task Lead provides senior technical leadership across the Case Management Modernization (CMM) Program supporting the Administrative Office of the US Courts (AO). The CMM program is modernizing case management capabilities for 204 federal courts across Appellate, District, and Bankruptcy court types through a modern, cloud-based enterprise system.

As the program’s Technical Lead, the TPM provides full technical oversight and direction across the software development lifecycle, supervising Application Solutions Architects, Development Leads, and the cybersecurity team. The TPM ensures all engineering and cybersecurity activities align with the program’s enterprise architecture, security requirements, and modernization objectives. In addition, the TPM supports the Program Sr. Manager as Deputy Task Lead in managing program execution, coordinating personnel, and maintaining stakeholder alignment.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Deputy Task Lead Responsibilities

• Support the Program Sr. Manager in overseeing program execution, delivery, staffing, and customer communication.
• Contribute to cost, schedule, and performance management across technical and cybersecurity workstreams.
• Participate in hiring, performance evaluations, and staff development for technical and cybersecurity personnel.
• Prepare executive-level briefings, technical reports, and status updates for senior government stakeholders.
• Direct all aspects of software development execution across 10+ Agile teams.
• Monitor technical performance metrics, engineering risks, interdependencies, and milestones.

Technical Leadership and Oversight

• Serve as the senior technical authority across all development, architecture, integration, and modernization activities.
• Supervise Application Solutions Architects, Development Leads, engineering supervisors, and the cybersecurity team.
• Define the program’s technical strategy, architecture vision, engineering standards, and modernization roadmap.
• Lead architecture reviews, design decisions, technical risk assessments, and cloud solution strategies.
• Ensure technical alignment with enterprise, security, and compliance standards.

Cybersecurity Leadership

• Manage and supervise the program’s cybersecurity team, including security engineers, analysts, and compliance specialists.
• Ensure compliance with federal cybersecurity requirements, FedRAMP baselines, NIST 800-53 controls, and AO security guidelines.
• Oversee development and maintenance of security documentation required for Authorization to Operate (ATO), including SSPs, POA&Ms, continuous monitoring artifacts, and security assessments.
• Coordinate vulnerability management, secure coding practices, security testing, and remediation strategies across development teams.
• Lead security risk identification and mitigation activities as part of program RAID management.

• Ensure security is fully integrated into architectural decisions, CI/CD pipelines, cloud deployment models, and operational processes.
• Serve as a senior technical liaison to government leadership.
• Provide technical deliberation, modernization options, risk assessments, and security recommendations.

Quality Assurance and Governance

• Ensure quality control of all technical and cybersecurity deliverables, including reviews, audits, checkpoints, and site visits.
• Drive continuous improvement in engineering and security processes, documentation, and operational maturity.
• Oversee compliance with SDLC, Agile best practices, security standards, and development guidelines.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Education
  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution (required). Advanced degree (preferred).
     
• Experience
  • Minimum of 15 years of general experience in IT, including enterprise software development or architecture.
  • Minimum of 7–10 years of IT program management experience, including large-scale technology solution delivery and Software Development Lifecycles (SDLC).
  • Experience delivering modern cloud-based solutions and applying Agile, DevSecOps, and SDLC methodologies.
  • Proven track record in strategic alignment of technical goals.
• Certifications
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification (required).
  • Additional Agile or technical certifications (preferred).
• Skills & Competencies
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to translate complex technical and security issues into clear executive messaging.
  • Expertise in risk management, process improvement, and governance.
  • Effective in coordinating large, interdependent teams in a high-stakes, fast-moving environment.

The likely salary range for this position is $144,500 - $195,500. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

None

Telecommuting Options:

Remote

Work Location:

Any Location / Remote

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

 

 

Our Identity Verification Process:

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

 

 

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