Job Description
Swift is a privately held, mission-driven and employee-focused services and solutions company headquartered in Reston, VA. Our capabilities include Software Development, Engineering & IT, Data Science, Cyber Enablement, Logistics, and Training. Founded in 2019, Swift supports Civilian, Defense, and Intelligence Community customers across the country and around the globe.
We are looking for a Technical Program Manager to lead a dynamic program providing unique technology engineering support. The program provides expertise across multiple mission areas across software development, data engineering, technical integration, network engineering, and quick reaction development. The technical work is hands-on, lab discovery focused, and multi-disciplinary. The work location is in the Tidewater region of Virginia.
Responsibilities:
- Manage a 10-person team including experts in technical integration, network/cyber security engineering, software development, and data engineering and analysis
- Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of complex technical programs using Agile methodologies
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring alignment to mission priorities and technical objectives
- Drive disciplined adherence to project timelines, milestones, and deliverables
- Maintain rigorously organized Agile workflows, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and daily standups
- Maintain a clean and actionable JIRA board, ensuring accurate and up-to-date tracking of tasks, issues, and resource assignments
- Translate high-level objectives into detailed technical tasks and milestones
- Align internal and external resources to program requirements, balancing technical and personnel constraints
- Foster a culture of accountability within the team, holding contributors to timelines, quality standards, and deliverables
- Interface with government customers and stakeholders regularly, providing updates and managing expectations
- Collaborate with technical leads, engineers, and SMEs across domains to ensure effective integration and delivery
- Identify and mitigate technical and operational risks early in the program lifecycle
- Work closely with contracts, procurement, and business units to ensure program compliance and performance
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline; equivalent experience may be substituted
- 5+ years of experience in technical program management
- Demonstrated success delivering programs in network engineering, systems engineering, or similar technical domains
- Comprehensive knowledge of managing teams, PM processes, and PM tools
- Deep expertise with Agile methodologies and full project lifecycle management
- Proficiency with JIRA and Agile program management tools
- Excellent organizational and documentation skills
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills—capable of managing both technical teams and high-level customer interactions
- US citizenship and an active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance required
Desired Experience:
- Experience managing contracts, to include tracking/reporting costs and knowledge of basic contracting principles
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The Swift Group and Subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.
Pay Range: $49,996.80 - $290,004.00
Pay ranges are a general guideline and not intended as a guaranteed and/or implied final compensation or salary for this job opening. Determination of official compensation or salary relies on several different factors including, but not limited to: level of position, complexity of job responsibilities, geographic location, work experience, education, certifications, Federal Government contract labor categories, and contract wage rates.
At The Swift Group and Subsidiaries, you will receive comprehensive benefits including but not limited to: healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, education, and time off benefits.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Tidewater, Virginia |
| Industry | Financial Services |
| Company Size | 1,500 to 1,999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1973 |
About Company
SWIFT is a member-owned cooperative that provides the communications platform, products and services to connect more than 10,800 banking organisations, securities institutions and corporate customers in over 200 countries and territories. SWIFT enables its users to exchange automated, standardized financial information securely and reliably, thereby lowering costs, reducing operational risk and eliminating operational inefficiencies. SWIFT also brings the financial community together to work collaboratively to shape market practice, define standards and debate issues of mutual interest. SWIFT is headquartered in Belgium and has over 24 offices worldwide. In 2014 SWIFT processed more than 5.6 billion FIN messages.
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