Technical Program Manager

Location: Greater Washington, D.C. Metro Area (Hybrid/Remote flexibility)

Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance (Active Public Trust preferred)

Citizenship: US Citizen Required

Purple Jay is a veteran-owned IT and Info Sec company dedicated to empowering government and private organizations. We believe effective cybersecurity goes beyond protecting data—it must align with your mission to enable progress. Our cross-functional teams leverage proprietary digital solutions to reduce organizational risk and maximize ROI. We are looking for intellectually curious problem-solvers who value collaboration, continuous learning, and clear communication to join our positively charged culture.

We are seeking an experienced Technical Program Manager with a deep understanding in one or more of the following, SOC/NOC, Enterprise Services, and Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) experience to lead our team in delivering exceptional, highly available information security services to US Federal agencies. The successful candidate will own complex enterprise launches across multiple domains and diverse user demographics, driving end‑to‑end delivery from initial strategy and roadmap through tactical execution, operational readiness, SCRM controls implementation, and post‑launch optimization.

This role requires managing cross‑functional program delivery, balancing technical, operational, supply‑chain, and regulatory requirements, and communicating effectively from frontline operations through senior executive stakeholders.

• Program & Launch Management:Develop and execute comprehensive program and launch plans, timelines, and resource allocations to ensure successful delivery of SOC/NOC and enterprise security services across multiple business domains and user groups.
• Enterprise Launch Ownership
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  Lead large‑scale, multi‑phase enterprise launches (e.g., new SOC capabilities, NOC tooling, enterprise monitoring platforms, security service rollouts) from planning and design through pilot, full deployment, and hypercare, ensuring readiness of people, process, technology, and supply‑chain dependencies.
• Cross‑Functional Execution: Coordinate work across engineering, SOC, NOC, networking, infrastructure, enterprise services, SCRM, compliance, procurement, and vendor teams, using industry best‑practice program management frameworks (e.g., PMI, Agile/SAFe) to deliver on scope, schedule, and budget.
• Supply Chain Risk Management
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  Drive implementation and continuous improvement of SCRM practices across hardware, software, cloud services, and third‑party providers; ensure supplier risk assessments, onboarding due diligence, contract language, and ongoing monitoring align with federal SCRM requirements and agency policies.
• Third‑Party & Vendor Governance: Partner with procurement, legal, and security teams to define and track security and availability requirements for suppliers, manage risk exceptions, and oversee remediation plans for identified supply‑chain vulnerabilities.
• Operational Excellence: Partner closely with SOC and NOC managers to translate strategic objectives into actionable operational plans, define SLAs/SLOs, and implement KPIs and dashboards for service performance, availability, incident response quality, and vendor performance.
• Risk & Incident Management: Drive ongoing risk assessments, operational readiness reviews, and incident post‑mortems; identify risks and issues early (including supply‑chain and third‑party issues), lead mitigation planning, and ensure lessons learned inform continuous improvement.
• Strategic Road mapping: Collaborate with security architecture, enterprise services, and SCRM stakeholders to build and maintain multi‑year roadmaps for SOC/NOC capabilities, zero trust initiatives, observability, automation, and supply‑chain resilience.
• Stakeholder Communication: Develop and deliver clear, concise communications tailored to diverse audiences—from technical teams to executive leaders—covering program health, key decisions, trade‑offs, and business impact, with transparent articulation of supply‑chain and vendor risks.
• Continuous…