Technical Program Manager (Hybrid) - 29803

Technical Program Manager (Hybrid)

Enlighten, honored as a Top Workplace from USA Today, is a leader in big data solution development and deployment, with expertise in cloud-based services, software and systems engineering, cyber capabilities, and data science. Enlighten provides continued innovation and proactivity in meeting our customers' greatest challenges. We recognize that the most effective environment for your projects doesn't always look the same. Our hybrid work approach ensures that you can make lasting relationships with your team and collaborate in-person to get the job done—while having the flexibility to work from home when needed to achieve focused results.

Why Enlighten? At Enlighten, our team's unwavering work ethic, top talent and celebration of innovative ideas have helped us thrive. We know that our employees are essential to our company's success, so we seek to take care of you as much as you take care of us. Here are a few highlights of our benefits package:

• 100% paid employee premium for healthcare, vision and dental plans.
• 10% 401k benefit.
• Generous PTO + 10 paid holidays.
• Education/training allowances.
• Anticipated Salary Range: $ - $.

Job Description Enlighten is seeking an experienced and mission-focused Senior Technical Program Manager (TPM) to drive the day-to-day execution and delivery of our next-generation Data Lakehouse platform—a system that empowers Department of War (DoW) cyber operators with unparalleled data access and analytical capabilities at massive scale. In this role, you are the connective tissue across our Application, Data, and Infrastructure engineering teams, responsible for turning a prioritized roadmap into shipped, deployed, and accredited software on a predictable cadence.

You will own the release train end to end—managing cross-team dependencies, schedules, risk, and communication—so that complex, interdependent components come together into a cohesive product our nation's cyber defenders can depend on. You are the single-threaded owner for platform delivery—leading through influence, earning trust across teams you do not directly manage, and freeing engineering and QA leadership to stay focused on architecture, quality, and the platform's future direction.

You will partner closely with Product Owners, engineering leads, QA, and operations, and communicate release contents and delivery timelines directly to government stakeholders. Product vision, roadmap, and prioritization remain with Product Owners and engineering leadership; you own the execution machinery—backlog to build to release—that turns those priorities into shipped, validated software.

Work is performed in a hybrid environment with some onsite work 1-2 days a week in Columbia, MD, with occasional travel (up to 10%, CONUS and OCONUS) to represent the platform at customer and industry events.

• Program Execution:
  Drive the platform delivery cadence—monthly sprints and quarterly releases—across all engineering teams.
• Translate the roadmap into milestone-driven delivery plans.
• Roadmap Operationalization:
  Partner with Product Owners to convert roadmap priorities into sprint-ready backlog items with clear acceptance criteria.
• Manage intake mechanics and track feature validation.
• Release Management:
  Orchestrate the end-to-end release process from code-complete to deployment.
• Coordinate with QA/Release engineering to drive integration testing and go/no-go readiness decisions.
• Cross-Team Dependencies:
  Map and sequence interdependencies between engineering teams.
• Actively unblock components to ensure clean integration and minimize schedule slips.
• Risk & Blocker Mitigation:
  Maintain a risk register for schedule, technical, and security risks.
• Surface issues early and drive path-to-resolution escalations.
• Financial Monitoring:
  Track program budget, burn rates, and forecasts.
• Ensure financial and schedule risks are managed as a single picture.
• Security Authorization:
  Shepherd artifacts through customer security scanning and authorization (RMF/ATO) to keep accreditation off the critical path.
• Program Communication:
  Establish reporting mechanisms, release notes, and sync cadences…