Senior Program Manager - Springfield, VA

Job DescriptionJob Description Altech Solutions is hiring a Senior Program Manager to lead delivery of the TSA DISCOVER II contract — a multi-year IT engineering and O&M program supporting the Security Technology Integrated Program (STIP) platform across approximately 15,000 transportation security equipment units at 440 federalized airports. This is a named Key Personnel role: the candidate will be proposed to TSA in our Volume I submission, and will lead the program from Transition-In through full operations across Enhancement Services, O&M, Cybersecurity Posture, and Program Management workstreams.Location: Springfield, VA (TSA HQ) — hybrid; with periodic on-site at DHS DC1 (Mississippi) / DC15 (Virginia) as requiredEmployment Type: Full-time, contingent on contract award (anticipated September 2026); short-term proposal/consulting engagement also availableCompensation - Competitive base salary commensurate with federal market rates for senior PM roles in the DC metro area. Targeted range: $160,000–$190,000 base, plus performance bonus eligibility.

Position is contingent on contract award; proposal-phase consulting engagement available at hourly rate for selected candidates pre-award.Position is contingent on contract award; proposal-phase consulting engagement available at hourly rate for selected candidates pre-award.PMP is requiredDISCOVER II is a forward-looking program — including an Oracle to MS SQL Server migration, a COGNOS to Power BI transition, and the integration of next-generation TSE systems (AIT, CPSS, BRT). We are looking for a PM who can lead a 13–16 FTE federal IT delivery team through both steady-state operations and active modernization.Responsibilities• Serve as the primary point of accountability to the TSA Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) and STIP PMO leadership for all contract deliverables across CLINs 0001 (Enhancement), 0002 (O&M), 0003 (PM), and 0004 (Transition-In).• Lead Transition-In execution within 10 days of award, including Transition-In Plan delivery, hardware/software inventory reconciliation, and weekly Transition Status Briefings.• Maintain the Program Management Plan, Risk Register, Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) reporting, and Communications Plan.• Lead daily 9:00 am status calls, monthly burn-rate and Earned Value reporting, sprint velocity / burndown reviews, and quarterly Program Management Reviews (PMRs).• Manage Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) under CLIN 0001 (NTE-ceiling structure) — scope estimation, schedule, ROM responses to TSA.• Direct subcontractor oversight, performance management, and CPARS self-assessment.• Drive 98.9% system Availability (Ao) KPP and 95% RMM success-rate KPP through risk identification and mitigation.• Build and sustain a collaborative working relationship with TSA stakeholders, B&B Consulting Enterprises (SETA/IV&V), and TSE OEMs.Required Qualifications• Minimum 8 years of program management experience on federal IT contracts.• Active PMP certification.• Demonstrated PM experience on federal O&M contracts of $20M+ total contract value.• U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain Public Trust with SSI access.• Hands-on experience with the full federal IT program management cadence: PMP, Risk Register, EVM/burn reporting, QASP, sprint metrics, CPARS.Strongly Preferred• ★ Direct experience on STIP, DISCOVER I, STEMM, or other TSA IT programs at TSA HQ Springfield.• Prior PM role with ASRC Federal, Booz Allen, GDIT, Peraton, or another firm supporting TSA OIT.• ITIL Foundation or SAFe / Agile certification (SPC, RTE, or Agilist).• Experience managing federal O&M contracts that included an active modernization workstream (database migration, cloud migration, dashboard modernization).• Active Public Trust at submission.