REMOTE - Program Manager (Contingent) at Wilcore Technologies Inc. – Edgewater, New Jersey

Contract Contingency Notice: This position is contingent upon contract award. Employment offers will be extended only upon successful contract award and client approval. Candidates may be considered and interviewed in advance to support rapid onboarding should the contract be awarded.

Wilcore Technologies is seeking an experienced Program Manager to support the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

The Program Manager will serve as the primary interface between Wilcore and VA leadership, ensuring delivery excellence across technical execution, program governance, compliance, and stakeholder engagement in a highly regulated federal IT environment. Please note, this position is contingent upon contract award. Employment offers will be extended upon successful award and client authorization to proceed.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead end-to-end program execution for program initiatives, including modernization, enhancement, and sustainment efforts

• Ensure adherence to contract requirements, SLAs, deliverables, and performance metrics
  
  

• Maintain alignment with VA policies, standards, and acquisition modernization objectives

• Develop Quality Assurance Surveillance Plans and implementing/executing a monitoring plan

• Validate contract scope and deliverables with VA stakeholders, documenting any changes through formal change control processes.
  
  

• Serve as the primary point of contact with the VA Contracting Officer (CO), Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), and Government Program Manager (GPM)

• Facilitate executive-level briefings, program reviews, and status updates
  
  

• Translate government requirements into actionable execution plans for delivery teams, including roadmap alignment and prioritization
  
  

• Oversee day-to-day contract leadership including
  

• Oversee the execution of product roadmaps, the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), staffing plans, and burn-up/burn-down metrics
  
  

• Ensure Agile, SAFe, or hybrid delivery methodologies are applied effectively
  
  

• Ensure solutions comply with VA and federal requirements including:
  
  

  • VA Technical Reference Model (TRM)
    
    

  • VA Platform One (VIP)
    
    

  • Section 508 accessibility standards
    
    

  • FedRAMP and VA cybersecurity requirements
    
    

• Proactively identify and mitigate program, technical, and operational risks
  
  

• Support audits, reviews, and performance assessments as required
  
  

• Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary teams including architecture, operations, data, agile/scrum, engineering, UX, product, security, and subcontractors
  
  

• Ensure clear role clarity and alignment across all key leadership roles to drive program performance and delivery excellence

• Foster a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement
  
  

• Support talent onboarding, role clarity, and performance alignment across the program

What you’ll bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
  
  

• 12+ years of experience managing federal IT programs, preferably within the VA or other civilian agencies
  
  

• Demonstrated experience leading large, complex, multi-stakeholder programs in Agile or hybrid environments
  
  

• Strong understanding of federal acquisition, governance, and compliance frameworks
  
  

• Experience working with system integrator (SI) and/or OSS-based delivery models
  
  

• Agile / DevSecOps delivery environments
  
  

• Jira, Confluence, GitHub, or similar tools
  
  

• Integrated Master Scheduling (IMS) and PMO reporting
  
  

• Risk and issue management in regulated environments
  
  

• PMP, SAFe Agilist, ITIL, or equivalent certification
  
  

• Prior experience supporting VA EASS, eCMS, or VA acquisition systems
  
  

• Familiarity with VA Platform One, Lighthouse, or other VA digital platforms
  
  

• Experience supporting contract transition-in or recompete efforts

Requirements:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen and able to work domestically

• Must be able to attain low-level security clearance; current clearance holder is a preferred

Additional Information:

• This position is contingent upon contract award. Employment offers will be extended upon successful award and client authorization to proceed.

Benefits:

• Fully remote, some client travel may be required

• Annual Technology Stipend

• Comprehensive Benefits Package

• Company Match 401(k) plan

• Flexible PTO, Paid Holidays

• Professional Stipend

Compensation:

At Wilcore, it’s important each employee is compensated competitively and fairly. In alignment with state legal requirements. A range for the included position is listed below. Be advised, actual offer details are determined by job category, job location, and candidate skill level.