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As a Principal Technical Program Manager - CTJ - TS/SCI on the Cloud + AI MSC team, you will lead end-to-end technical programs across US Sovereign and Air-gapped Cloud environments. You will be responsible for translating U.S. Government customer demand into actionable capacity and buildout requirements while coordinating cross-organization technical exchanges involving engineering, infrastructure, finance, compliance, and federal field teams. Your daily work involves developing integrated project schedules, managing critical paths, identifying dependencies, and mitigating delivery risks to ensure reliable capacity delivery. You will navigate complex technical constraints and evolving customer priorities to maintain a steady rhythm of business. The role requires expertise in cloud services, infrastructure delivery, and capacity planning within regulated environments. Candidates must possess an active U.S. Government Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance and the ability to manage large-scale, cross-functional programs for mission-critical government workloads.
What does a Technical Program Manager earn?
Median $193000 from 169 postings across 37 companies.
Lead end-to-end technical programs for US Sovereign and Air-gapped Cloud from demand intake through capacity delivery.
Translate U.S. Government customer demands into actionable capacity and buildout requirements based on feasibility and investment.
Coordinate cross-functional technical exchanges between engineering, infrastructure, finance, compliance, and federal field teams.
Develop and manage integrated project schedules including scope, critical paths, dependencies, milestones, and decision points.
Adapt program scope and sequencing in response to evolving customer priorities and technical constraints.
Proactively mitigate delivery risks and blockers by escalating decisions with clear options and recommendations.
Represent the voice of U.S. Government customers while providing executive visibility for secure capacity delivery.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's degree and 6+ years of experience in technical program management, engineering, infrastructure delivery, cloud services, or product development (or equivalent).
3+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
Must possess an active U.S. Government Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance.
Must be a U.S. citizen as verified by a valid passport or other approved documentation.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, Business, or a related technical field and 8+ years of experience (preferred).
6+ years leading complex, cross-functional technical programs involving multiple engineering, infrastructure, operations, finance, compliance, and customer-facing organizations (preferred).
3+ years supporting cloud infrastructure, capacity planning, datacenter buildout, sovereign cloud, regulated environments, or mission-critical government workloads (preferred).
Experience developing integrated program schedules, translating demand into technical requirements, and influencing senior stakeholders to drive decisions (preferred).
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