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CACI is currently looking for a motivated, career and customer-oriented Portfolio Manager with Agile methodology experience to join our Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Land Border Integration (LBI) Integrated Traveler Initiative ITI2.1 team in Northern Virginia! Join this passionate team of industry-leading individuals supporting the best practices in Agile Software Development and hardware integration for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

As a member of the ITI2.1 Team, you will support the men and women charged with safeguarding the American people and enhancing the Nation's safety, security, and prosperity. CBP Officers and Border Patrol agents are on the front lines, every day, protecting our national security by combining customs, immigration, border security, and agricultural protection into one coordinated and supportive activity.

CACI agile programs thrive in a culture of innovation and are constantly seeking individuals who can bring creative ideas to solve complex problems, both technical and procedural at the team and portfolio levels. The ability to be adaptable and to work constructively with a technically diverse and geographically separated team is crucial.

The Portfolio Manager oversees the O&M and new development of a portfolio of applications in an Agile environment to improve performance and availability of critical applications and timely resolution of issues and outages. You will interact with product development teams, network services, cybersecurity, and customer service teams to coordinate operations and maintenance of deployed systems.

What you'll get to do:

• Support critical end user applications and work in a highly Agile environment as both a mentor and technology leader
• Oversee daily infrastructure, systems, services, & external interfaces production ops support
• Support internal IT, Product, and Shared Services teams with operational support issues
• Primary interconnection between Product Teams and ITI2.1 Operations Shared Services
• Serve as Portfolio POC for ITI2.1 Contractor facilities
• Perform and monitor system health checks
• Monitor services, jobs and interfaces for failures, irregularities, and performance issues
• Monitor availability, data replication, exports, data synchronization, and scheduled jobs
• Support critical processes outside of normal hours to include nights, weekends and holidays
• Work with the Release Managers, Product Teams, and Production teams to support Product releases into the field
• Work with ITI2.1 Product Teams, Operations Managers, and Cybersecurity to develop SOPs and processes for incident management and resolution
• Lead rapid response to quickly resolve issues and outages
• Engage in incident support for end users as needed across portfolio of systems
• Champion special projects and technical upgrades
• Monitor Tier 2 and 3 support ticket queues to promote rapid response by all portfolio teams
• Report metrics, assess system data, analyze error logs, & capture user reports
• Responsible for operations support metrics and Portfolio service desk ticket queues
• Interact with Portfolio Owner, Service Delivery Manager and Hosting Facility POCs

You have:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to pass CBP background investigation, criteria includes, but not limited to:
• 3-year check for felony convictions
• 1-year check for illegal drug use
• 1-year check for misconduct such as theft or fraud
• Minimum Bachelors Degree in a technical discipline and 7+ years of Information Technology (IT) experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Professional Experience: 7 years related technical experience
• Experience with supporting 6-8 production deployed applications
• Must be available to work a hybrid schedule with an on-site requirement in Sterling, VA

You are good at:

• Managing work with Jira products in the context of software development and reporting across multiple teams
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Understanding traditional software development life cycle, including planning, development, requirements management, CM, quality assurance, and release management
• Experience with a variety of technology stacks and platforms (.NET, Java, SQL, Oracle, PostGres, NoSQL)
• Experience with configuration and operation of monitoring tools such as Splunk
• Solid experience in incremental software development projects using an Agile Scrum approach
• Understanding of all elements of the software development life cycle
• Highly responsible, team-oriented individual with very strong communication skills and work ethic; self-starter

Bonus would be having:

• Experience managing operations in an Agile environment
• Experience with SecDevOps processes and/or tools
• Current and relevant experience with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) applications
• Acts independently to expose and resolve problems
• Highly responsible, team-oriented individual with very strong communication skills and work ethic; self-starter

What You Can Expect:

A culture of integrity.

At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you'll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer's missions and driven by a higher purpose to ensure the safety of our nation.

An environment of trust.

CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. You'll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time-off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.

A focus on continuous growth.

Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground in your career and in our legacy.

Your potential is limitless. So is ours.

Pay Range: There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.

Umbra builds next-generation space systems that observe the Earth in unprecedented fidelity.

Our mission: Deliver global omniscience.

To stay ahead of climate change, geopolitical risk, and other major crises and issues, we need a global understanding of what is changing, where, and how fast. Umbra provides easy access to the highest quality commercial satellite data available, which is an indispensable tool for the growing number of organizations monitoring the Earth. We empower our customers to create solutions that inform, inspire, and address our planet's most pressing needs. We're helping to create a brand-new industry that has never meaningfully existed before.

As the DoD Portfolio Manager at Umbra, you have the exciting opportunity to impress our customers and users with top-notch products and solutions that are delivered punctually and within budget, all while fulfilling our contractual commitments. You recognize the intricate connections necessary for successful program execution and can translate that insight into well-structured roadmaps, schedules, and budgets that you diligently monitor throughout the program's lifecycle. You skillfully manage development scope while employing processes from the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). Your communication skills are exceptional: you effectively collaborate with a diverse range of technical and non-technical groups, deliver concise and confident briefings to leadership, and cultivate strong partnerships with your customers. You will dive into Umbra's technologies, enhancing your ability to support customers and manage technical progress efficiently. Additionally, you will proactively address program issues and emerging risks. As pipeline opportunities evolve into specific captures, you will spearhead proposals and RFI responses, driving organic growth. As your portfolio expands, you will take on the important role of managing and mentoring program managers in the planning and execution of the portfolio.

Our aim is to hire this position to work in Umbra's Arlington, VA office and will require the ability to work in a SCIF part-time.

Key Responsibilities

• Profit and Loss Management and Program Execution: Have full accountability for successful execution (cost, schedule, technical) of multiple current contracts, either directly or through subordinate program managers. Update monthly financial actuals and forecasts. Ensure initiatives within portfolio are executing to plan. Provide accurate revenue and cost forecasting and reporting across portfolio.
• Processes : Contribute to the development of Umbra's Program Excellence Framework, a set of documented processes for program start-up, execution, and close-out. Leverage lessons learned and experience from prior programs, but tailored to how Umbra does business, to define lightweight processes for functions such as financial management, risk management, contractual deliveries, and monitoring performance. Also contribute to the development and documentation of Umbra's Capture Center of Excellence, focused on processes that result in a winning proposal (from bid decision gate through commitment review).
• Growth and Strategy: Develop and deliver successful proposals and white papers that are complete, compliant, high quality, and have a high probability of winning. Define and execute growth strategies for current and follow-on contracts. Support company roadmaps by being the voice of the customer on their needs.
• All other duties as assigned.

• Current and active security clearance.
• 10+ years of professional experience working in a program management, supporting USG contracts or the aerospace and defense domain.
• Extensive experience working with department of defense customers.
• Experienced leader able to build a plan, build a team, and execute with clear ownership and minimal oversight.
• Direct experience with space industry program planning and execution.
• Proven ability to manage technical development and/or R&D scope and technical teams.
• Continuous learner that is not afraid to lead through uncertainty, take chances and learn from his/her mistakes.
• Consistently takes initiative and champions causes that need to be addressed.
• Demonstrated emotional intelligence to interact and empathize with staff, colleagues, cross-functional teams, and customers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Comfortable working in a dynamic and fast-paced development environment.
• Able to travel CONUS up to 25% of time.

• Proven ability to successfully provide profit and loss management to portfolio, including forecasting as well as resource and cost management, resulting in successfully meeting financial objectives.
• Experience with remote sensing satellite development and/or mission operations.
• Confident understanding of Agile product development and technology development lifecycle processes.
• Experience working with business development on USG captures and supporting and/or leading proposals.
• Experience with large competitive captures.
• Experience with SAR and RF space payloads and their associated ground systems.
• Familiarity and leadership experience with SAFe, PMI or other similarly rigorous organizational frameworks.
• Understanding of systems engineering processes and system architectures.
• Experience working with a diverse set of U.S. Government DoD, IC and Civil customers.

• Flexible Time Off, Sick, Family & Medical Leave
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, LTD, STD (employer funded)
• Vol Life, Critical Illness, Accidental, Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance (employee funded)
• 401k with 3% non-elective company contribution
• Stock Options
• Free parking
• Free lunch in office daily

Job title: Enterprise Portfolio Manager

Location: Vienna VA 22180 - Hybrid

Type: Contract

Rate: $70/hour on W2

Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) experience is required for consideration.

Enterprise Portfolio & Value Manager sought to facilitate lean portfolio management for a strategic enterprise portfolio amidst agile transformation. Seeking a collaborative agile champion to implement and oversee a portfolio of value streams, including lean governance, funding and portfolio operations while learning and navigating corporate culture. Experience in agile enterprise transformation required.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversee launch of value stream(s) as part of enterprise portfolio
• Oversee framework to govern the intake, prioritization and decisioning of work to maximize value flow
• Oversee the portfolio Kanban and ensure stop/pivot/persevere portfolio governance decisions are made to ensure prioritized value is delivered
• Monitor Lean Budgeting guardrails to govern the funding of work
• Ensure portfolio roadmaps for planned work are created and maintained
• Oversee portfolio reporting of metrics, objectives & key results, advocating for the inclusion of value metrics
• Work closely with executive stakeholders and provide key information to support decision making and align prioritization of projects with strategic objectives.
• Work with Agile Coach to identify gaps in existing lean portfolio management; advocate for and implement improvements
• Coordinate adjustments to the portfolio as necessary when strategic demands necessitate a change in delivery and/or scope of work
• Serve as primary point of contact to strategic goal owners and enterprise initiative owners for projects and related issues
• Build and maintain relationships with lines of business, team members, management, key stakeholders and/or external contacts (e.g., vendors, etc.)

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, or related field, or the equivalent combination of education, training and experience
• Significant experience in managing complex, cross-organizational programs
• Advanced knowledge of Scaled Agile (SAFe) Lean Portfolio Management (LPM)
• Advanced knowledge of project management best practices, including change management, risk management, executive reporting, and aggregation of project data
• Advanced skill to track and monitor project progress, identify project and process gaps, recommend controls and communicate progress to business leaders
• Significant experience in managing multiple priorities independently and/or in a team environment to achieve goals
• Extensive experience in working with all levels of staff, management, stakeholders, vendors
• Advanced consultative, conflict resolution, negotiation and facilitation skills to gain consensus and ensure delivery of initiatives
• Significant experience in delivering presentations to virtual and in person teams
• Advanced critical thinking, analytical, and problem solving skill

Umbra builds next-generation space systems that observe the Earth in unprecedented fidelity.

Our mission: Deliver global omniscience.

To stay ahead of climate change, geopolitical risk, and other major crises and issues, we need a global understanding of what is changing, where, and how fast. Umbra provides easy access to the highest quality commercial satellite data available, which is an indispensable tool for the growing number of organizations monitoring the Earth. We empower our customers to create solutions that inform, inspire, and address our planet's most pressing needs. We're helping to create a brand new industry that has never meaningfully existed before.

As the NatSec Portfolio Manager at Umbra, you delight our customers and users with high quality products and solutions delivered on time and on budget, meeting our contractual obligations. You are cognizant of how all the pieces need to come together for successful program execution and can turn that into well-organized roadmaps, schedules, and budgets that you then track throughout the program lifecycle. You manage development scope alongside using processes from the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). You are an excellent communicator: collaborating effectively to a variety of technical and non-technical groups, confidently and succinctly briefing to leadership, and creating partnerships with your customers. You will learn Umbra's technologies to better support your customers and to effectively manage technical progress. You will mitigate program issues and emerging risks. As pipeline opportunities transition to specific captures, you will lead proposals and RFI responses as well as organic growth. As your portfolio grows, you will be responsible for managing and mentoring program managers in planning and executing the portfolio.

Our aim is to hire this position to work in Umbra's Arlington, VA office and will require the ability to work in a SCIF part-time.

Key Responsibilities

• Profit and Loss Management and Program Execution: Have full accountability for successful execution (cost, schedule, technical) of multiple current contracts, either directly or through subordinate program managers. Update monthly financial actuals and forecasts. Ensure initiatives within portfolio are executing to plan. Provide accurate revenue and cost forecasting and reporting across portfolio.
• Processes : Contribute to the development of Umbra's Program Excellence Framework, a set of documented processes for program start-up, execution, and close-out. Leverage lessons learned and experience from prior programs, but tailored to how Umbra does business, to define lightweight processes for functions such as financial management, risk management, contractual deliveries, and monitoring performance. Also contribute to the development and documentation of Umbra's Capture Center of Excellence, focused on processes that result in a winning proposal (from bid decision gate through commitment review).
• Growth and Strategy: Develop and deliver successful proposals and white papers that are complete, compliant, high quality, and have a high probability of winning. Define and execute growth strategies for current and follow-on contracts. Support company roadmaps by being the voice of the customer on their needs.
• All other duties as assigned.

• Current and active security clearance.
• 10+ years of professional experience working in program management supporting USG contracts or the aerospace and defense domain.
• Extensive experience working with national security and intelligence customers.
• Experienced leader able to build a plan, build a team, and execute with clear ownership and minimal oversight.
• Direct experience with space industry program planning and execution.
• Proven ability to manage technical development and/or R&D scope and technical teams.
• Continuous learner that is not afraid to lead through uncertainty, take chances and learn from his/her mistakes.
• Consistently takes initiative and champions causes that need to be addressed.
• Demonstrated emotional intelligence to interact and empathize with staff, colleagues, cross-functional teams, and customers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Comfortable working in a dynamic and fast-paced development environment.
• Able to travel CONUS up to 25% of time.

• Proven ability to successfully provide profit and loss management to portfolio, including forecasting as well as resource and cost management, resulting in successfully meeting financial objectives.
• Experience with remote sensing satellite development and/or mission operations.
• Confident understanding of Agile product development and technology development lifecycle processes.
• Experience working with business development on USG captures and supporting and/or leading proposals.
• Experience with large competitive captures.
• Experience with SAR and RF space payloads and their associated ground systems.
• Familiarity and leadership experience with SAFe, PMI or other similarly rigorous organizational frameworks.
• Understanding of systems engineering processes and system architectures.
• Experience working with a diverse set of U.S. Government DoD, IC and Civil customers.

• Flexible Time Off, Sick, Family & Medical Leave
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, LTD, STD (employer funded)
• Vol Life, Critical Illness, Accidental, Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance (employee funded)
• 401k with 3% non-elective company contribution
• Stock Options
• Free parking
• Free lunch in office daily

- Drive the Enterprise Services Portfolio & program agenda to ensure cross-functional teams across projects are on track to deliver within the established program timeline

- Ensure program management team sets timelines, deliverables, and agendas for critical milestones across multiple key workstreams across the organization.

- Partner with Program Owners and Sponsors, across the matrixed Enterprise Service Management team to align & prioritize program schedule against established roadmaps, identifying critical dependencies, risks/issues & constraints

Success in this role requires strategic thinking, attention to detail, risk management, excellent program management, and change management skills, and a strong connection to the business and technology stakeholder

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- Certifications in Program Management (PgMP), Project Management (PMP), or Certified Change Management Professional (CCMP), PROSCI, Awareness, Desire, Knowledge, Ability, and Reinforcement (ADKAR)

-Lean Six Sigma Certified
- 10+ years of experience in Program Management. Specifically, managing a Program Management Organization and a team of Program Managers over numerous complex multi-year programs is essential.

- A strong background or knowledge of procurement and Ariba, including hands-on experience with Ariba implementation.

- Proven ability to influence, collaborate, and partner closely with cross-functional teams, including senior levels of leadership within the organization to ensure successful realization of program goals and deliverables.

- Ability to analyze complex situations, identify potential obstacles, and develop strategies to overcome them. This includes assessing risks, conducting impact assessments, and creating mitigation and resolution plans.

- Experience in managing process improvements, technology implementations, and digital transformations.

- Experience creating and articulating reports on the performance of organizational program deliveries. Specifically tracking milestones to understand milestone deviations and mitigations.

- Experience with RACI (Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed) matrix for defining roles and responsibilities.

- Expert level communication skills, including executive level verbal and written communications and meeting facilitation across a large matrixed, global, cross-functional team.

- Lean Six Sigma certified with an Agile background.