Sr. Program Manager / Technology Lead (On-Site/Hybrid)

McLean, VA
Full Time
Management
Mid Level
​ Job Title: Senior Program Manager  / Strategic Technology Lead (On-Site/Hybrid)

Company: BLN24

About Us: We find strength in teamwork-a better you is a better us
BLN24 is an award-winning Management Consulting Firm that supports the U.S. Federal Government in successfully achieving their mission and goals. Our service and solutions delivery start with understanding each client’s end-state, and then seamlessly integrating within each Agency’s organization to improve and enhance strategic and technical operations and deployments.

Position Overview:
The Senior Program Manager / Strategic Technology Lead will oversee the strategic, technical, and operational execution of a complex earth system modeling program under a multi-year IDIQ contract. In addition to managing delivery, this role will support account growth, client strategy, and innovation initiatives aligned with NOAA’s long-term modeling goals. The ideal candidate is a senior leader with deep NOAA experience, technical fluency in HPC and cloud-based scientific platforms, and a strong track record of building trusted client relationships and expanding federal accounts.
This position is designed as a growth pathway to Vice President, with opportunities to shape technical strategy, drive innovation, and lead cross-functional teams across the enterprise.


Key Responsibilities:
Program Delivery & Technical Leadership
  • Lead day-to-day execution of all task orders, ensuring contract compliance, schedule adherence, and high-quality deliverables.
  • Oversee CI/CD pipelines supporting community-driven modeling and research-to-operations (R2O) transitions.
  • Manage secure transitions of foundational services from incumbent providers to ensure continuity.
  • Coordinate technical teams to support community software releases, system architecture updates, and ML-enabled model components.
  • Ensure compliance with security standards, IT policies, and public data access requirements.
Strategic Account Management & Growth
  • Serve as a strategic advisor to stakeholders, identifying emerging needs and aligning program capabilities with agency priorities.
  • Support business development efforts by identifying new opportunities, shaping proposals, and expanding task order scope.
  • Build and maintain trusted relationships with COs, CORs, program offices, and cross-agency leadership.
  • Contribute to strategic planning, portfolio reviews, and long-term account roadmaps.
Innovation & Technical Strategy
  • Lead technical visioning sessions to explore new modeling approaches, hybrid ML/physics workflows, and cloud-native architectures.
  • Collaborate with internal R&D teams to pilot emerging technologies and integrate them into workflows.
  • Represent the company at technical workshops, conferences, and community governance forums.
Community Engagement & Open Science
  • Facilitate workshops, training events, and stakeholder feedback sessions to support collaborative governance.
  • Promote open science principles, community-driven development, and transparent public collaboration.

Required Qualifications:
  • PMP Certification.
  • 8+ years of program management experience supporting NOAA, NWS, NOAA Labs, or similar federal scientific programs.
  • Proven ability to lead large, multi-task order IDIQ contracts and drive strategic growth.
  • Experience managing HPC environments, cloud-based platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and open-source community software.
  • Familiarity with NOAA modeling frameworks (UFS, JEDI, METPlus) and cloud systems (RDHPC, AWS, Azure).
  • Strong client engagement and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications 
  • Prior experience with NOAA earth system modeling, NWP, or environmental data programs.
  • Experience integrating ML components into scientific workflows.
  • Proficiency with Agile tools (Jira, Confluence, GitHub, Jenkins, Docker, Spack-stack).
  • Experience shaping proposals and contributing to federal business development.

Soft Skills 
  • Strategic thinker with strong leadership and cross-agency coordination capabilities.
  • Excellent communication, risk management, and resource planning skills.
  • Passion for open science, innovation, and public service 

What BLN24 brings to the Game:
BLN24 benefits are game changing. We like our team to play hard and that means they need to be taken care of — physically, financially, and emotionally. We make sure to keep them in the game by giving them access to generous medical, dental, and vision plans.
  • You can join one of the fastest growing companies headquartered in the Washington DC Metro Area.  We give you the opportunity to work in different sectors, so you have the chance at variety while maintaining stability.
  • Flexibility at BLN24 allows each individual the opportunity to balance quality work and their personal lives. Depending on projects, we allow remote working opportunities so you can always be in the game no matter where you call home.
BLN24 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe people are our strength and understand diverse talents are key to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.​
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