{"id":1471937,"url":"https://alion.io/job/chenega-program-manager","title":"Program Manager","company":{"id":2131546,"name":"Chenega","domain":"chenega.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/chenega","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"iCIMS","truth_index":null},"role":"Management","role_family":"Management","seniority":"staff","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["San Antonio, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":90000,"max_usd":178000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":447},"experience_years_min":10,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Agile","optional":false},{"name":"Confluence","optional":false},{"name":"Jira","optional":false},{"name":"Microsoft Project","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-29T16:34:01Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-29","last_verified_at":"2026-09-30T11:46:39Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":2,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":2},"description":"Overview\nC2 ALASKA, LLC\nSan Antonio, TX\nTHIS POSITION IS CONTINGENT UPON BID AWARD\nThe Program Manager - Subject Matter Expert RF provides expert-level program management, acquisition, and technical execution support to AFRL/RFGW, with a significant focus on urgent Offensive Cyber Operations (OCO) capabilities. The position provides strategic oversight, leads high-tempo external engagements with customers and performers, and supports rapid development, procurement, transition, and fielding of cyber solutions. This role applies extensive DoD or equivalent defense-industry leadership experience to complex acquisition activities, agile capability planning, executive-level stakeholder engagement, technical and programmatic coordination, and comprehensive risk management within a non-personal services environment.\nResponsibilities\nApply the full range of program management philosophies, policies, and procedures to complex acquisition management activities supporting existing and future DoD programs.\nGuide and support Government leads with management of program lifecycle requirements for advanced capabilities, major systems, subsystems, and equipment.\nLead strategic scheduling and agile capability planning using Microsoft Project, Jira, Confluence, and Microsoft 365 to develop capability roadmaps, track rapid sprint milestones, and align contractor development schedules with combatant command delivery timelines.\nPlan, organize, coordinate, and support critical technical reviews, integrated program reviews, studies, analyses, conferences, and other programmatic forums.\nProvide expert technical support, coordination, and planning for rapid development, prototyping, transition, and deployment of urgent cyber capabilities.\nIdentify, document, and manage technical, schedule, operational-transition, and security risks in fast-paced research, development, testing, and cyber-fielding environments, including DoD risk matrices and classified OCO constraints.\nPrepare and integrate briefings, reports, studies, analyses, recommendations, schedules, and other program documentation.\nTrack and assess cost, schedule, performance, and risk information to support mission requirements and informed Government decision-making.\nRepresent AFRL/RF in high-level external customer engagements\nIdentify urgent operational gaps, present technical solutions, coordinate with mission partners, and support efforts to secure customer funding.\nCoordinate professionally with engineering, program management, leadership, mission customers, performers, and internal and external organizations.\nMaintain program records in accordance with applicable Air Force records management requirements.\nProtect classified information, Controlled Unclassified Information, and other sensitive information in accordance with applicable requirements.\nUse Government-furnished equipment and approved Government networks, software, and systems to perform assigned duties.\nTravel in support of mission requirements when authorized.\nOther duties as assigned\nQualifications\nMaster’s Degree\nMinimum twenty (20) years program management experience\nMinimum ten (10) years’ experience in the DoD OR\nBachelor’s Degree\nMinimum twenty-five (25) years’ program management experience\nMinimum ten (10) years’ experience in the DoD OR\nMinimum twenty-five (25) years directly related program management experience.\nMinimum ten (10) years’ experience in the DoD.\nPossess and maintain an active, fully adjudicated Top-Secret clearance with SCI\nSuccessfully pass background and drug screening\nPreferred Qualifications\nPMP, DAWIA Program Management Level III or Advanced, FAC-P/PM, or a comparable credential.\n\nKnowledge, Skills and Abilities\nExperience leading multi-million-dollar defense portfolios, directly engaging SES and General Officer stakeholders, and providing cross-functional leadership.\nExperience within the OCO community, such as USCYBERCOM, Service Cyber Components, NSA, or specialized DoD or Intelligence Community cyber mission programs.\nExperience with program management and acquisition leadership equivalent\nProficient in Microsoft Project, Jira, Confluence, and Microsoft 365\nAbility to develop agile roadmaps, track sprint milestones, and align development schedules with operational delivery timelines.\nExperience managing technical, schedule, operational-transition, and security risks in classified OCO research, development, testing, and fielding environments\nAbility and willingness to maintain a high-tempo travel schedule.\nKnowledge of DoD acquisition and program management principles, policies, processes, and lifecycle requirements.\nSkilled in agile capability road mapping, integrated scheduling, sprint and milestone management, program analysis, and executive-level reporting using Microsoft Project, Jira, Confluence, and Microsoft 365.\nAbility to integrate complex cost, schedule, performance, and risk information and develop actionable recommendations.\nAbility to apply DoD risk-management practices and develop mitigations for technical, schedule, transition, and security risks in classified OCO environments.\nAbility to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, with senior personnel and internal and external stakeholders.\nAbility to identify program risks and develop practical mitigation strategies.\nPossess strong analytical, organizational, briefing, facilitation, and technical writing skills.\nAbility to work independently, lead cross-functional coordination, and manage multiple priorities in a mission-focused environment.\nProfessional judgment, discretion, tact, diplomacy, and commitment to protecting sensitive information.\nProficiency with office automation, collaboration, document management, and web-based applications.\nExperience with rapid prototyping, Middle Tier of Acquisition, AFRL or DARPA S&T programs, or urgent operational needs statements, including UONS or JUONS Preferred\nExperience rapidly procuring, transitioning, and deploying urgent cyber capabilities; rapid-acquisition and operational-fielding experience Preferred.\n\nPhysical Demands: (The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)\nSufficient fine motor skill for use of computers, calculator with an ability to withstand repetitive keyboarding for extended periods of time\nVisual, auditory and communication abilities sufficient to perform the essential functions of the job\nAbility to kneel bend and twist at the waist on an occasional basis,\nAbility to push, pull, carry and lift objects weighing up to 20 pounds on a regular basis and more on an occasional basis\nAbility to travel by plane and safely operate a motor vehicle.\nAny estimated salary provided by this job board may not align with Chenega's compensation program. 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