Senior Program Manager

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Reg Full Time Salary Exempt Professional Fairborn, OH, US

2 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

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.

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,…