Program Manager

Auria is seeking a Program Manager to join our outstanding team in a remote position based in Colorado Springs, Colorado

• Serve as the primary point of contact for the Government customer, leading overall program delivery and communication.
• Manage all program phases, from PWS baseline execution through task order delivery, ensuring alignment with technical scope, schedule, cost, and quality objectives.
• Lead the development, integration, and deployment of complex satellite ground system software and architecture components—including mission planning, data ingest, processing pipelines, modeling frameworks, and visualization capabilities.
• Oversee execution of Agile development activities across integrated product teams, ensuring disciplined sprint planning, backlog management, and cross‑functional alignment.
• Ensure compliance with programmatic requirements including milestone tracking, systems engineering processes, cybersecurity (e.g., RMF), and configuration/change management.
• Forecast future customer needs, derive requirements, develop and coordinate task order execution plans to support the advancement of programs.
• Direct and integrate activities across multiple subcontractors and technical domains (e.g., modeling, systems engineering, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity).
• Drive technical and programmatic risk management and provide data‑driven insights to Government decision‑makers.
• Foster strong collaboration between the contractor team and government stakeholders, facilitating regular demonstrations, planning sessions, and reviews.
• Support system design and delivery decisions with deep understanding of space domain operations, ground enterprise architecture, and end‑user mission needs.
• Ensure compliance with contract requirements, schedule commitments, cost objectives, and quality standards.
• Lead integrated planning and execution of Agile software development lifecycle.
• Coordinate and manage performance of multiple subcontractors, ensuring alignment with the overall program schedule and quality expectations.
• Oversee staffing, resource allocation, risk management, and performance tracking across functional work streams.
• Facilitate cross‑team collaboration and integrated system delivery, including software development, cybersecurity, systems engineering, testing, and deployment.
• Provide regular progress reports, deliverable submissions, and milestone documentation to stakeholders.
• Champion a culture of transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, business management, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience managing complex $50M+, multi‑year DoD/federal programs, including software development, solution delivery, or system integration projects.
• PMP, PgMP, CISSP, or other relevant certification.
• Demonstrated experience managing programs involving space or satellite ground systems, including mission management, telemetry/data processing, or space weather monitoring systems.
• Strong knowledge of ground system architecture, including data ingest pipelines, cloud‑based operations, and model integration frameworks.
• Expertise managing programs under Agile methodologies with responsibility for cost, schedule, and technical performance.
• Demonstrated experience leading multi‑subcontractor efforts with responsibility for technical integration and performance tracking.
• Experience developing, reviewing and coordinating Master Integrated Master Schedules.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and stakeholder engagement and management skills.
• U.S. Citizen.

• Experience supporting DoD, US Space Force, NOAA, NASA, or similar civilian space‑focused agencies.
• Familiarity with space missions, space weather data products, or satellite ground systems, and modeling and forecasting workflows.
• Understanding of system cybersecurity and authorization processes (e.g., RMF, FedRAMP).
• Experience managing contracts with milestone‑based deliverables or incentive‑based payment structures.
• DoD Security Clearance – Secret minimum

The salary offered will be based on the selected candidate’s qualifications -…