Senior Program Manager

Senior Agile Program Manager - MQ-9 / Special Projects

Job Description

Sumaria Systems is seeking a Senior Agile Program Manager supporting the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Medium Altitude Unmanned Aircraft Systems (MAUAS) Division. This position provides acquisition management, special projects, and Agile project management support for the MQ-9 program, helping Government and industry teams translate operational requirements into capabilities for the warfighter.

Working with Government program managers, technical teams, and operational stakeholders, you will support program planning, integration, fielding, and sustainment. This role combines senior acquisition expertise with practical Agile experience to coordinate complex initiatives, support special operations center requirements, and guide incremental capability delivery.

Responsibilities

• Provide acquisition management, program planning, and integration support across MQ-9 research, development, production, fielding, and lifecycle sustainment activities.

• Analyze and monitor program cost, schedule, and performance; identify issues; and recommend corrective actions and risk mitigation strategies.

• Develop and coordinate acquisition management plans, project schedules, financial plans, roadmaps, briefings, correspondence, and program review materials.

• Support the development and review of statements of work, Contract Data Requirements Lists, program protection plans, and other acquisition documentation.

• Assist with financial and acquisition management activities, including coordination and tracking of contracts, invoices, and contract modifications.

• Analyze operational requirements and coordinate with engineering, logistics, contracting, financial management, and operational stakeholders to address integration, supportability, certification, and equipment readiness concerns.

• Support configuration management, testing, aircraft delivery coordination, Contractor Logistics Support, depot transition, and planning for system upgrades and improvements.

• Coordinate Government and contractor activities supporting the establishment and sustainment of Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) operations centers.

• Work with MQ-9 program teams and U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) enterprise network representatives to ensure special operations requirements are understood and addressed during integration, fielding, and sustainment.

• Support major program reviews and facilitate the submission, review, and approval process for accreditation documentation through the Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service (eMASS) and Platform IT accreditation process.

• Provide technical and Agile project management expertise as Government and contractor teams define requirements, processes, data models, services, system specifications, and architectures.

• Work with customers to gather requirements, model use cases, write user stories, and document business processes.

• Support Government stakeholders in defining product vision, prioritizing capabilities, identifying program increment features, and breaking those features into manageable deliverables.

• Apply Agile development practices that support iterative and incremental development, continuous integration, and demonstrable interim software deliveries.

• Facilitate release planning sessions and provide recommendations on feature selection and delivery priorities, with final release content decisions retained by the Government.

• Maintain program metrics, track actions, facilitate meetings, and recommend improvements to program processes.

• Apply senior-level expertise to resolve complex program issues and provide technical guidance to junior and journeyman personnel.

Required Skills/Education

Education and Years of Experience: Meet one of the following combinations:

• Master's degree and at least 12 years of relevant experience, including 5 years supporting DoD; or

• Bachelor's degree and at least 15 years of relevant experience, including 5 years supporting DoD; or

• At least 20 years of directly related experience, including 8 years supporting DoD, with applicable certifications.

Additional qualifications include:

• Advanced knowledge of acquisition and program management, with the ability to independently assess complex issues and recommend solutions.

• Knowledge of Waterfall and Agile project management methodologies.

• Experience managing projects using Agile approaches such as Scrum, Kanban, Extreme Programming, or SAFe.

• Understanding of Agile values, principles, and practices, including iterative and incremental development and continuous integration.

• Demonstrated experience gathering customer requirements, modeling use cases, writing user stories, and documenting business processes.

• Ability to assess program cost, schedule, performance, and risk and provide actionable recommendations to Government leadership.

• Knowledge of acquisition planning, requirements documentation, configuration control, testing, and lifecycle sustainment processes.

• Ability to provide technical guidance and oversee the efforts of junior and journeyman personnel.

• Strong analytical writing, briefing, meeting facilitation, and stakeholder coordination skills.

• Experience with AFSOC operations centers, eMASS, and SOCOM C4ISR programs is highly desired.

Travel: Yes

Security Clearance Required: Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI)

Position Type: Full Time

Work Location: On-Site WPAFB, OH

Why Join Sumaria Systems

Support the MQ-9 mission by connecting acquisition planning, operational requirements, and Agile delivery. Apply your experience alongside Government and industry professionals to advance capabilities supporting the warfighter and specialized mission requirements.