Senior Technical Program Manager

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to support a company focused on delivering large-scale federal IT, cloud, and software modernization initiatives. This position is on-site in Washington, D.C. The Senior Technical Program Manager will lead a multi-year modernization program, overseeing technical execution, Agile/DevSecOps transformation, cloud migration, and full lifecycle program delivery. This role directly supports mission-critical federal systems modernization that improves security, scalability, and operational effectiveness across government environments.

Responsibilities for the Senior Technical Program Manager include:

• Providing executive-level leadership for a large federal IT modernization program, overseeing strategy, planning, execution, and delivery across software, cloud, cybersecurity, and operations teams.
• Leading technical modernization efforts including legacy system transformation, cloud-native architecture implementation, Agile delivery, and DevSecOps adoption.
• Managing financial performance and contract execution, including budget forecasting, T&M/FFP/CPFF contract structures, EVMS, CPARS, SLAs, task orders, and CLIN management.
• Overseeing cloud and application compliance with federal cybersecurity and governance frameworks including FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, FISMA, CMMC, Zero Trust, and ATO processes.
• Building trusted relationships with federal stakeholders, COR/CO leadership, and technical teams while leading program reviews, technical exchanges, and milestone briefings.
  
  

Required Qualifications for the Senior Technical Program Manager include:

• 7–10 years of experience managing large federal IT modernization programs with significant technical oversight responsibilities.
• Demonstrated experience with Azure cloud environments (IL2–IL6), DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Agile delivery, and legacy system modernization.
• Strong knowledge of federal cybersecurity frameworks, cloud governance, financial management, risk mitigation, and enterprise-scale modernization.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Business, or a related field (Master’s or MBA preferred).
• Active Secret clearance required (Top Secret preferred).
  
  

Compensation for the Senior Technical Program Manager include:

• Salary Range: $150,000 – $190,000 depending on experience
• Full Benefits Package: PTO, Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Tuition Reimbursement, Sick leave as required by law
  
  

Keywords: Technical Program Manager, Federal IT Modernization, Azure Cloud, DevSecOps, Agile, Legacy System Modernization, FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, FISMA, ATO, Zero Trust, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, Cloud Governance, EVMS, CPARS, Washington DC, Secret Clearance