Mission Integration Branch Chief and Lead Project Manager for Acquisitions & Systems Integration

Join the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), where we deliver the secure IT and communications capabilities that keep our Nation’s Warfighters and senior leaders connected anytime, anywhere. Within Command, Control, Communications and Computers (C4) Enterprise Directorate (J-6), we empower our Nation’s senior leaders and the warfighter community with assured enterprise services to win in an evolving global landscape.

Serving as the Mission Integration Branch Chief and Lead Project Manager for Acquisitions & Systems Integration, you provide supervisory leadership, programmatic execution, and acquisition oversight for the division’s mission capabilities portfolio. In this role, you function as a key operational delivery leader and deputy product authority partnering closely with the Division Chief, driving end-to-end project scheduling (IMS), contract oversight, risk mitigation, and the seamless transition of integrated IT capabilities to operational stakeholders.

You provide direct supervisory leadership to a diverse, multi-disciplinary branch comprising Project Managers, Contracting Officer's Representatives (CORs), Information System Security Managers (ISSMs), Knowledge Management (KM) specialists, and Customer Coordination / Program Analysts. As Branch Chief, you lead technical procurement strategies (including authoring SOWs/PWS, establishing evaluation criteria, and managing vendor performance), manage program lifecycle spend plans, and ensure newly developed enterprise platforms and services are delivered on time, within budget, and fully operationalized for mission partners.

$143,913 to $187,093 per year (inclusive of TLMS and locality adjustments)

Fort Meade, MD

• Lead Branch Supervisory Operations: Provide direct supervisory leadership, operational direction, and mentorship to a multi-disciplinary branch comprising Project Managers, Contracting Officer's Representatives (CORs), Information System Security Managers (ISSMs), Knowledge Management (KM) specialists, and Customer Coordination / Program Analysts; establish performance standards, evaluate personnel, prioritize assignments, and foster continuous professional development.
• Drive Integrated Program Execution (IMS): Serve as the lead project manager responsible for total cost, schedule, and performance across the division’s capability portfolio; develop and maintain complex Integrated Master Schedules (IMS), conduct critical path analyses, and manage program risk registers.
• Lead Technical Acquisitions & Contract Oversight: Formulate acquisition strategies and author procurement artifacts, including Statements of Work (SOWs), Performance Work Statements (PWS), and Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCE); serve as the technical authority evaluating contractor proposals and overseeing vendor deliverables against Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
• Orchestrate Mission Integration & Capability Fielding: Lead the end-to-end operational transition and deployment of newly developed capabilities (e.g., Dev Sec Ops  platform features, Azure Virtual Desktop, endpoint services) from engineering teams to operational stakeholders and mission partners.
• Manage
  Program Budgets & Lifecycle Financials: Develop, defend, and execute program spend plans, lifecycle cost estimates, and budget allocations to ensure fiscal accountability and optimal resource utilization across active projects.
• Engage Cross-Functional Stakeholders: Act as the primary integration liaison between product engineering teams, cyber authorities, operational units, and agency leadership to negotiate requirements, align fielding timelines, and ensure smooth operational cutover.
• Enforce Quality Assurance & Governance: Implement…