Program Manager (Remote)

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"><strong><span style="padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:18px;font-family:'Times New Roman', 'Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont', 'Times New Roman_MSFontService', serif;"><span style="padding:0px;">The following states/districts are excluded from this job ad: AK, CA, CO, </span></span><span style="padding:0px;"><span style="padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:18px;font-family:'Times New Roman', 'Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont', 'Times New Roman_MSFontService', serif;"><span style="padding:0px;">CT, DC, HI, LA, </span></span></span></strong><span style="padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:18px;font-family:'Times New Roman', 'Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont', 'Times New Roman_MSFontService', serif;"><strong><span style="padding:0px;">MA, MN, MO, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, ND, OR, PR, RI, VT, </span></strong><span style="padding:0px;"><strong>WA, WY</strong></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"><span style="padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:18px;font-family:'Times New Roman', 'Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont', 'Times New Roman_MSFontService', serif;"><span style="padding:0px;"><strong>Future Need - Actively Interviewing</strong></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><span style="font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;font-size:12pt;">Location: </span></strong><span style="font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;font-size:12pt;">Remote in any United States jurisdiction not excluded from this job advertisement</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Lead a mission-critical platform engineering program supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)! As the Program Manager, you will support technical, management, and administrative aspects directly impacting Veteran care.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;"><strong>Position Description: </strong></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;">The Program Manager provides strategic oversight and day-to-day management of a mission-critical VA healthcare cloud application while ensuring all contract requirements are performed in accordance with approved plans, schedules, and performance standards under a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;"><strong>Minimum/General Experience: </strong>10 years of experience in program or project management; 5 years of experience managing complex federal information technology (IT) programs</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;"><strong>Minimum Education: </strong>Bachelor's Degree in information technology, computer science, engineering, business administration or related field; Project Management Professional (PMP) certification (preferred)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;"><strong>Essential Skills/Qualifications:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Expert experience successfully managing complex technical programs in an Agile SAFe environment</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Expert experience supporting Federal Government programs and comparable enterprise-level applications and services that deliver Mission-Critical functionality</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Expert experience maintaining regular communication with the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) and Government technical leadership</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Expert experience with strategic planning and program oversight</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Expert experience coordinating technical and operational activities</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Expert experience scheduling and milestone management</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Expert experience with risk identification and mitigation</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Expert experience performing quality assurance and performance monitoring</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Expert experience coordinating with Government stakeholders and mission partners</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Expert experience with resource allocation and personnel management across various contract types (e.g., Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Time and Materials (T&M))</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Excellent ability to manage complex multi-team programs with 24/7 operational requirements and stringent Service Level Agreement (SLA) commitments</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Above average knowledge of cloud-based platform operations, Amazon Web Services (AWS) GovCloud, and DevSecOps delivery models</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Knowledge of VA Office of Information Technology (OI&T) governance, cadence, and enterprise policies and directives</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Knowledge of VA Technical Reference Model (TRM) compliance</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Experience using Jira</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Experience supporting a federal agency</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Excellent verbal and written communication skills</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;"><strong>General Physical Requirements needed to perform the essential functions of this job may vary based on the location of the assignment</strong>.</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Assignment Location - Remote</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Typing, communicating, repetitive motions.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Close visual acuity to prepare and analyze data, view computer monitors and read. May need to view presentation screens and other visual aids in a virtual setting.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Inside environmental conditions with protection from outside elements.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;"><strong>Security</strong>: Active Federal Civilian Public Trust clearance</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Resident that has lived in the United States for at least 3 years</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;"><strong>Federal Civilian Public Trust </strong>Consists of a review of up to but not limited to:</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Covers 10 year period and in some instances lifetime events</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">OPM Security Investigations Index (SII)</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">DOD Defense Central Investigations Index (DCII)</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">National Agency Check (NAC) records</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">FBI name check</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">FBI fingerprint check</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Credit report check</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Written inquiries to previous employers and references listed on the application for employment</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Potential interviews with the subject, spouse, neighbors, supervisor, coworkers</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Law enforcement check</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Court records check</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Education check - Attendance and Degrees</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;"><a href="https://www.osp.va.gov/docs/PIV_Credential_Identity_Verification_Matrix.pdf">Acceptable Credentials</a></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;"><strong>Tasks/Activities include, but are not limited to:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Serves as a primary point of contact regarding the program</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Maintains authority over all technical, management, and administrative contract performance objectives</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Oversees strategic planning, program execution, milestone management, and risk mitigation</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Delivers and maintains the Contractor Project Management Plan (CPMP), Weekly Progress Reports, Monthly Deliverables Reports, and Five-Year and One-Year Forecasts</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Leads PI Planning, Sprint Reviews, and executive-level milestone briefings in alignment with telehealth and scheduling cadence and SAFe governance</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Ensures all key personnel and supporting staff maintain compliance with VA policies, training requirements, and security directives</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Coordinates resource allocation, onboarding, and personnel transitions to ensure continuity of service with no degradation to platform operations</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Maintains transparent, proactive communication with the contracting officer and VA leadership on all issues, risks, and program status</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Oversees ad hoc data collection, reporting, and analysis requests</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Performs as an Oxley Supervisor/Team Lead:</span> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Perform as a Hiring Manager during the Recruiting Process</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Implement corporate goals; Establish and implement employee individual goals</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Oversee timesheets</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Support Paid Time Off (PTO) management and tracking, and compliance items</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Implement and monitor adherence to employee handbook, code of conduct, policies, and quality management practices</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Provide an environment that promotes productivity, efficiency, and quality</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Foster Oxley culture and engagement in all interactions</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Resolve employee issues; Address pain points; Provide guidance and problem solving</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Coach, mentor, motivate, and/or train employees</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Demonstrate familiarity with what each team member's responsibilities and assignments are</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Assemble weekly, bi-monthly, and/or monthly data for project reports; project past performance documents; and project/corporate metrics</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><span style="font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;font-size:12pt;">Compensation & Benefits: </span></strong><span style="font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;font-size:12pt;">The annual projected pay range for this position is $118,305 - $164,227 with consideration being given to various factors including but not limited to qualifications, experience, job responsibilities, and geographic location. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;font-size:12pt;">Oxley Enterprises, Inc. offers a full array of benefits including:</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;font-size:12pt;">Medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage for you and your family.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;font-size:12pt;">Life Insurance, short-term disability and long-term disability paid for by the Company.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;font-size:12pt;">Supplemental coverages including Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;font-size:12pt;">Additional Life insurance coverage for you and your dependents. </span></li> <li><span style="font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;font-size:12pt;">401k plan with various options to select based on your retirement goals.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;">Oxley Enterprises®, Inc. is a certified service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOSB), veteran-owned (VOSB), and woman-owned small business (WOSB) that has 26 years of experience building and delivering quality IT systems and programs. Oxley is ranked in the INC 5000 7 times (2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025). Oxley is a 2019 - 2025 Department of Labor HIRE Vets Medallion Award Winner. Oxley is Virginia Values Veterans certified.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.</span></p> <p style="background:#FFFFFF;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">If you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a position at Oxley Enterprises, Inc., please send an email to our Human Resources Department at: <a href="mailto:careers@oxleyenterprises.com">careers@oxleyenterprises.com</a> with the following information:</span></p> <p style="background:#FFFFFF;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Subject Line: Accommodation Request</span></p> <p style="background:#FFFFFF;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Provide a description of your accommodation request</span></p> <p style="background:#FFFFFF;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">Include your contact information: Full name, Email address, Best number to reach you (optional)</span></p> <p style="background:#FFFFFF;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;color:#000000;">We participate in the E-Verify program. <a href="http://www.dhs.gov/E-Verify">http://www.dhs.gov/E-Verify</a></span></p>

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