Senior Task Order Project Manager - Engineering & Development

MTSI is seeking a Senior Task Order Project Manager to support the United States Space Force Space Systems Command and Combat Forces Command Defensive Cyber Operations. The role leads planning, directing, coordinating, and executing one or more Task Orders for the Digital Bloodhound program. As the primary execution lead, you will ensure technical, cost, schedule, quality, and customer-satisfaction objectives are achieved while supporting the overall program goals. You will report to the Program Manager and Deputy Program Manager on all task-order matters. The successful candidate will be an experienced leader, effective communicator, and problem solver with a proven track record delivering complex DoD software development and engineering efforts in a fast-paced Agile/SAFe environment. You will lead cross-functional teams, manage competing priorities, foster collaboration, and build strong relationships with customers, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage tasks and Task Orders of varying size, scope, and complexity as part of a larger program portfolio.
• Plan, direct, coordinate, and oversee the execution of assigned Task Orders from initiation through delivery.
• Lead integrated teams consisting of contractors, subcontractors, and technical leads.
• Ensure projects are executed within approved cost, schedule, scope, and quality baselines.
• Collaborate with the Program Director, Deputy Program Manager, Contracts Manager, Program Control, Security, Finance, HR, and other corporate support organizations.
• Develop and maintain project execution plans, schedules, staffing plans, risk registers, and performance metrics.
• Monitor performance, proactively identify risks and issues, dependencies, and opportunities, and implement effective mitigation strategies.
• Coordinate staffing requirements, recruit and retain qualified personnel, and support workforce planning.
• Supervise project team leads and direct reports, establish performance expectations, coach and mentor, conduct evaluations, and address personnel issues.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performing team culture focused on accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance with contractual requirements, company policies, security requirements, and applicable government regulations.
• Review and approve project deliverables, status reports, staffing actions, and program documentation.
• Coordinate with Contracts and Program Control to support financial management, including labor forecasting, cost reporting, funding management, earned value inputs (where applicable), and contract deliverables.
• Monitor timekeeping compliance and approve timecards for assigned personnel, including subcontractor personnel.
• Maintain regular communication with customers regarding project status, technical execution, risks, issues, and accomplishments.
• Support customer meetings, program management reviews, technical interchange meetings, and executive briefings.
• Assist with proposal development, capture efforts, technical volumes, staffing plans, basis of estimates, and transition activities as assigned.
• Support the implementation of Agile, DevSecOps, Lean, and SAFe practices throughout project execution.
• Identify opportunities to improve project execution, operational efficiency, and customer satisfaction through continuous process improvement.
• Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels.
• Monitor project staff completion of MTSI training and appraisals.
• Provide strategic advice, technical guidance, and expertise to program and project staff.
• Provide detailed analysis, evaluation, and recommendations for improvements and optimization.
• Consult with the client to define need or problem and translate into actionable deliverables.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, with technical accuracy in both oral and written form.

Requirements

• Minimum 10+ years of experience supporting DoD, Federal Government, or comparable complex technical programs.

• Minimum 5+ years of project or program management experience leading cross-functional technical teams.

• Experience managing software development, systems engineering, cybersecurity, or IT modernization efforts.

• Experience leading Agile software development projects, preferably within a SAFe environment.

• Experience managing subcontractors and multi-company teams.

• Demonstrated experience with DoD acquisition processes and contract execution.

• Experience developing or managing Statements of Work (SOWs), Performance Work Statements (PWSs), and contract deliverables.

• Strong leadership, organizational, communication, and customer-engagement skills.

• Experience briefing senior government and industry leadership.

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.

• Desired

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

• SAFe Product Manager/Product Owner (PO/PM), SAFe Agilist (SA), or other Agile certification.

• Experience supporting ACAT I or ACAT II acquisition programs.

• Experience with DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, cloud-based software development, and modern software factories.

• Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Project, Power BI, and Microsoft Power Platform.

• Experience with Cost and Software Data Reporting (CSDR), software metrics, Integrated Master Scheduling (IMS), and risk management.

• Experience supporting Space Force, Air Force, or other DoD cyber and software-intensive programs.

• Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, Management, or a related discipline (Master’s preferred). With a Bachelor’s degree, a minimum of 18 years of experience is required; with a Master’s degree, a minimum of 10 years of experience.

• Clearance Requirements

• Top Secret clearance required.