Program Manager(TS/SCI + Poly) with Security Clearance

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Job description

Description The DarkStar Group is seeking a program Manager with a TS/SCI + Poly clearance (applicable to this customer) to join one of our top projects in Tysons, VA. Below is an overview of the project, as well as information on our company, our benefits, and our $25,000 referral program. THE PROGRAM
The DarkStar Group is a member of 100% of the winning teams for the largest technology program in the Intel Community. We've been supporting this customer on many different sub-projects of this program since our founding in 2013. We've grown on this effort by providing the customer with Engineers who have done exceptional work, and we've retained our staff by paying very strong salaries, and working hard to ensure each Engineer is doing work that aligns with their career interest. THE PROJECT
The Sponsor requires technical support with expertise in data engineering, data management, systems engineering, software engineering, and project management for the systems used to collect, process, and exploit data used by the Sponsor.
THE ROLE The Project Manager will develop, implement, and evolve program controls to manage and address tactical and strategic program efforts, requirements, milestones, and deliverables in coordination with the Sponsor. They will assist Sponsor manager(s) with establishing mission-focused strategic plans that capture existing capabilities and outline future capabilities and high-level dependencies. The Project Manager will coordinate with Sponsor, to ensure all Contractor personnel are meeting relevant training and technical compliance requirements for the department and the Sponsor. They will monitor the quality control to include individual performance and quality of products in support of the program. The Project Manager will Support Sponsor-directed outreach efforts regarding the Sponsors data collection program and capabilities.
Required Skills Demonstrated experience monitoring and reporting on personnel activities, such as performance, milestones, gaps, impediments, and deliverables.
Demonstrated experience developing or implementing program controls.
Demonstrated experience creating or maintaining strategic plans, documenting existing or future capabilities, and documenting high-level dependencies.
Desired Skills (Optional) Demonstrated experience using Enterprise Control Language (ECL) and the Lexis-Nexis High Performance Cluster Computing (HPCC) platform.
Demonstrated experience performing All-Source data analysis to perform analytic support to the Sponsor.
Demonstrated experience developing custom algorithms to support analytic requirements against massive data stores supporting the Sponsor.
Demonstrated experience directly supporting the Sponsor performing technical analysis support using massive data processing systems.
Demonstrated experience writing cables.
Demonstrated experience planning and coordinating program activities such as installation and upgrading of hardware and software, utilization of cloud services, programming, or systems design development, modification of IT networks, or implementation of Internet and intranet sites.
Demonstrated experience deploying web applications to a cloud managed environment to include DevOps and security configuration management.
Demonstrated experience developing, implementing, and maintaining cloud infrastructure services such as EC2, ELB, RDS, S3, and VPC.
Demonstrated experience planning, coordinating, and executing the required activities to support documentation to meet the Sponsor's data compliance requirements (e.g., legal, data policy)
Degree(s)
Undergraduate degree in mathematics, computer science, engineering, or similar scientific or technical discipline.
Graduate degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, or another scientific or technical discipline.
Degree or equivalent in CS, MIS, Economics, Physics, Genetics, or Engineering related field, especially Supercomputing-related. About The DarkStar Group Our Company The DarkStar Group is a small business that solves BIG problems. We're one of the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the US, and our engineers and scientists support the most critical national security missions in Virginia, Maryland, and elsewhere. Data Science, Software Engineering, Cloud/AWS Infrastructure, and Cyber/CNO are our core areas of expertise. We offer interesting and important work, job security, some of the best and most flexible benefits you'll find in the IC, and salaries so strong that they'll likely surprise you. Our Benefits The DarkStar Group offers exceptional compensation and benefits: very strong salaries;
100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for you and all dependents;
the ability to get increased salary if you don't need medical/dental/vision;
100% company-paid disability and life insurance benefits;
a generously-funded HSA;
an 8% 401(k) contribution; 31 days of PTO/holidays to start (more with tenure);
the ability to flex time across pay periods without using your PTO;
a generous training budget;
$25,000 employee referral bonuses;
business development / growth incentives; and
top notch company swag.
We have a huge growth opportunity, so we are offering up to a $25,000 reward for anyone new you refer whom we hire. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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