IT Program Manager

Description

• This position is contingent upon a future opening with Gunnison.
  
  

Salary: $160,000-$170,000/year

Work location: On-site, Washington, DC. Remote work will be allowed with federal client approval.

• Provide overall leadership, integration, and accountability across multiple contract workstreams, ensuring successful execution of development, operations, maintenance, and enhancement activities
• Oversee performance across all functional areas, ensuring delivery of program outputs in alignment with scope, schedule, cost, and quality requirements
• Serve as the primary interface with government stakeholders, providing strategic guidance, status reporting, and issue resolution
• Manage delivery of all contract deliverables, including work plans, sprint artifacts, status reports, and compliance documentation
• Lead Agile program execution, coordinating cross-functional teams to deliver iterative improvements and respond to evolving requirements
• Ensure adherence to federal security, privacy, and accessibility standards, including continuous monitoring, risk management, and authorization support
• Direct integrated technical teams supporting enterprise applications, cloud-based systems, collaboration platforms, and data/analytics environments
• Identify and mitigate program-level risks, dependencies, and performance issues while maintaining continuity of operations
• Oversee lifecycle management activities, including system enhancements, user support, and technology modernization efforts
• Support governance forums and executive reviews by preparing materials, tracking decisions, and driving action closure
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business, Engineering, or related field
• 10 years of experience managing complex IT programs involving development, operations, and maintenance activities
• Demonstrated experience overseeing web platforms, content management systems, and enterprise collaboration environments (e.g., Drupal, SharePoint, or similar technologies)
• Proven ability to manage cross-functional technical teams delivering integrated solutions across multiple workstreams
• Experience delivering solutions in cloud or hybrid environments, including coordination across application, infrastructure, and security functions
• Experience supporting systems subject to federal security, privacy, and accessibility requirements
• Strong experience managing program delivery, including schedule, risk, performance, and stakeholder engagement
• PMP certification
• Agile certification
  
  

Clearance Requirement: Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.

Desired Qualifications

• Drupal experience
• Salesforce experience
• Cloud certification (AWS/Azure)
• Security (or equivalent)
• Masters degree in Information Technology, Business, Engineering, or related field
  
  

The salary range for this position depends upon multiple factors including location, the individual's knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, and contract-specific budget constraints and organizational requirements.

Benefits

Gunnison Consulting Group's total compensation package also includes bonus and profit-sharing opportunities, depending on company and employee performance. Available employee benefits include:

• 3 weeks of Personal Leave your first year
• 11 paid Holidays each year
• 5 days of Flexible Time Off each year for approved training or certifications (self-study is ineligible)
• 401(k) company match at 50% up to 10% of your salary
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Public Transportation Subsidies
• Certifications and Training Allowance - Up to $5,000/year!
  
  

Why Join Gunnison?

• Gunnison takes on ambitious projects. We target fun, challenging work that requires creative thinking and innovation.
• Quality is our top priority.
• Gunnison employee benefits meet or exceed what other companies in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area offer.
• There is a great sense of camaraderie at Gunnison. This is an atmosphere we will maintain as we continue to grow.
• We are growing rapidly and the opportunity for individual professional growth with Gunnison is outstanding.
• We hire for careers at Gunnison, not to fill a position.
  
  

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Must be eligible for employment in the United States. We are unable to sponsor candidates at this time.

In 1994 Gunnison began serving the greater Washington, D.C. metro area, focused on tackling our customers' most ambitious technology projects. By creating a culture dedicated to enabling our customers and employees to achieve more than they ever thought they could, the company has thrived for over 25 years.