Vantor
Program Manager, Software Development
Herndon, VA · Contract
No sponsorship$12k-$16kDetected 11 days ago
GitCI/CDData EngineeringData ScienceCybersecurityProject ManagementAgileJiraConfluenceRecruitingCustomer SupportSystems EngineeringLeadershipCommunication
About the role
- Vantor is forging the new frontier of spatial intelligence, helping decision makers and operators navigate what's happening now and shape what's coming next.
- Employment for cleared roles is contingent upon verification of clearance status.
- Export Control/ITAR: Certain roles may be subject to U.S. export control laws, requiring U.S. person status as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).
Responsibilities
- Lead, coordinate, and support a team of approximately 12-16 personnel across software engineering, data science, systems engineering, and technical support functions.
- Own program financial management, including CPFF execution, cost tracking, burn rates, staffing plans, forecasts, EAC inputs, invoice support, and coordination with finance and contracts teams.
- Manage program deliverables, milestones, schedules, risks, dependencies, and action items with clear ownership and follow-through.
- Lead customer-facing communications, including status updates, program reviews, technical discussions, planning meetings, and issue resolution.
- Partner with technical leads to ensure software, data science, and analytics efforts are scoped, staffed, prioritized, and delivered in alignment with mission needs.
- Support agile planning and execution across sprint, release, roadmap, and backlog management activities.
- Provide hands-on technical management and informed decision-making across software development, data pipelines, analytics, system integration, and operational support activities.
- Support recruiting, onboarding, performance feedback, team development, and personnel issue resolution.
- Maintain strong internal coordination with leadership, capture, contracts, finance, security, and talent acquisition stakeholders.
- You will lead a multidisciplinary team supporting software engineering, data science, analytics, and mission-focused capability development, while maintaining close alignment with customer priorities and internal business objectives.
Requirements
- Must be a US citizen.
- Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, computer science, information systems, data science, program management, or a related field.
- Four additional years of relevant experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
- A master's degree may count as an additional 2 years of experience.
- Demonstrated experience managing software, data science, analytics, systems engineering, or mission technology programs or teams.
- Experience managing customer-facing program execution, including status reporting, planning, deliverable coordination, risk management, issue resolution, and stakeholder engagement.
- Experience supporting contract, cost, schedule, staffing, and deliverable performance in a government contracting environment.
- Working knowledge of agile software development practices and tools, such as Jira, Confluence, and Git-based workflows.
- To be eligible for this position, you must be a U.S. Citizen.
- This position requires an active U.S. Government security clearance, applicants who do not currently hold the required clearance will not be eligible for consideration.
Nice to have
- Experience serving as the Program Manager or Deputy Program Manager for a CPFF, T&M, or mixed contract environment.
- Experience managing program execution, including cost performance, staffing plans, burn rates, EAC inputs, funding awareness, and coordination with finance and contracts stakeholders.
- Experience supporting Department of Homeland Security, specifically CBP and DHS S&T
- Hands-on background in software engineering, systems engineering, data engineering, data science, analytics, or technical delivery prior to moving into program or technical management.
- Exposure to cloud or cloud-like environments, containerized deployments, CI/CD workflows, streaming data architectures, APIs, databases, and modern software delivery practices.
- Strong ability to translate between customer mission needs, technical implementation details, contractual requirements, and business execution priorities.
- You are a creative problem-solver who wants to apply breakthrough technologies for the good of humanity and to keep our country safe.
- Strong verbal, written, documentation, briefing, facilitation, and organizational skills.
Compensation
- To support pay transparency, Vantor includes salary ranges in all U.S. job postings.
- Starting pay for this role will fall within the listed range and will be based on factors such as experience, qualifications, skills, location, and market conditions.
- Candidates who meet the minimum requirements for the role should not expect to receive compensation at the top of the range.
- The listed range reflects the expected pay for this position, and final offers will be determined based on each candidate's experience, expertise, and alignment with the role.
- The base pay for this position within the Washington, DC metropolitan area is: $156,000.00 - $208,000.00 - $228,800.00 annually.
Benefits
- You can find more information on our benefits at: https://www.Vantor.com/careers
Company info
- Vantor is a place for problem solvers, changemakers, and go-getters-where people are working together to help our customers see the world differently, and in doing so, be seen differently.
Equal opportunity
- Vantor is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace.
- We believe in fostering an environment where all team members feel respected, valued, and encouraged to share their ideas.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
- EEO Policy: Vantor is an
Visa & Work Authorization
- Citizen
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