Deputy Program Manager

Location

Melbourne, FL

Are you ready to enhance your skills and build your career in a rapidly evolving business climate? Are you looking for a career where professional development is embedded in your employer’s core culture? If so, Chenega Military, Intelligence & Operations Support (MIOS) could be the place for you! Join our team of professionals who support large-scale government operations by leveraging cutting-edge technology and take your career to the next level!

Astraeus Operations (AO) is an SBA‑certified 8(a) Small Disadvantaged Business (SBD) subsidiary of the Chenega Corporation, an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC). We are a small business with large business capabilities due to our shared‑services Program Management Office (PMO) structure. Through our ISO 9001:2015 certification, we can accomplish the full range of contract services including financial, human capital, recruiting, procurement, security, and technical resources to achieve contract mission requirements.

Our dynamic benefits our clients through consistent communications and straight‑lined workflows, ensuring our accountability to our clients for successful mission fulfillment.

The Deputy Program Manager will lead a dynamic team through the Software Development Lifecycle Process (SDLC) that provides enterprise applications support services to help ensure the secure, reliable, and uninterrupted availability of INL/A Management Information Systems. This role will lead and facilitate agile practices in support of the Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Office of Aviation (INL/A) and provide essential technology services in support of their missions to sustain the national security and economic interests of our nation.

• Manage operational and technical aspects of program activity.
• Coordinate with Program Manager to manage schedule, scope, quality, and cost.
• Create and maintain the Program’s schedules across multiple teams and delivery phases.
• Ensure proper agile practices are being employed, including stand‑ups, backlog refinement sessions, sprint planning sessions, and retrospectives.
• Plan, organize, direct, and guide the activities of team members.
• Ensure adherence to quality standards and review project deliverables.
• Lead and build relationships to encourage collaboration, transparency, and innovation as a part of a medium/large cross‑functional team.
• Lead the end‑to‑end project management process for technology and software development projects, including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure.
• Serve as a Scrum Master/Agile Delivery Lead, facilitating team adherence to Scrum and Agile best practices.
• Manage and oversee SDLC‑based project management processes, ensuring alignment with organizational and contractual requirements.
• Manage backlogs, user stories, sprint planning, and delivery tracking across agile teams.
• Promote Agile quality practices, coordinate across organizations, and serve as a resource to answer questions.
• Monitor project progress by tracking activity, resolving problems, publishing progress reports, and recommending actions.
• Prepare technical reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
• Work directly with the PM to collaborate with senior‑level client leadership teams in client‑delivery engagements.
• Participate in hiring and onboarding.
• Review and approve employee timecards.
• Travel may be required for special projects. (CONUS, OCONUS).
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree (or 8+ years of relevant experience).
• 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Scrum Master or Agile certification required within 90 days of hire (e.g., CSM, SAFe, PMI‑ACP).
• Project management certification preferred (e.g., PMP).
• Secret clearance required.

• Proven experience leading dynamic teams.
• Strong proficiency with MS Project and other scheduling tools.
• Demonstrated experience serving in a Scrum Master role within an Agile delivery environment.
• Experience managing projects through the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Hands‑on experience using Azure Dev Ops for Agile project and program management (preferred).
• Experience managing project costs, schedule, and scope.
• Ability to motivate and lead a high‑performing team, attract recruits, and retain highly qualified staff.
• Must possess strong leadership and organizational skills.
• Detailed knowledge of agile processes, ceremonies, and tools.
• Proficiency with Agile project management tools (e.g., Azure Dev Ops, Jira, Trello, or similar).
• Strong interpersonal skills demonstrating comfort in coordinating a large Agile team.
• Strong communication skills—verbal, written, listening, and presentation.

We offer a broad range of benefits to support the well‑being and professional growth of our team members.