Sr. Program Manager, Deployable Communications & IT Systems (N2701)
Norfolk Full-time Senior Communications
At a glance
Senior Communications role at SimIS. Norfolk · full-time.
Pay not stated Communications salary
RoleCommunications
SenioritySenior
LocationNorfolk
EmploymentFull-time
PostedSep 17, 2026 · 4d ago
Role brief
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What you'll do
- Resolve programme issues and changes through established processes, direction, and guidance
- Track proposed changes across the programme and its projects, including their effects and current status
- Help sequence programme activities and milestones while supporting ongoing quality improvement
- Audit programme and project quality with both qualitative and quantitative methods
- Use operational lessons from exercises and current operations to find DCIS capability gaps and keep NATO CIS delivery aligned
What you bring
- A relevant bachelor’s degree in programme management, engineering, computer science, telecommunications, or information technology
- At least ten years managing communications or information systems integration, implementation, or operations through formal project methods
- Three years working in a multinational military setting and experience with risk and change management in complex programme environments
- Five years conducting project quality reviews and audits with qualitative and quantitative techniques
- At least two years interpreting operational lessons to identify capability shortfalls
Who this fits
You’ll suit a senior programme manager role focused on NATO deployable communications and IT systems, with substantial military, systems, risk, and quality experience. The job is fully onsite in Norfolk and supports a position contingent on contract award. MSP, PRINCE2, or PMI certification is strongly preferred.
From the employer
Position is 100% Onsite
Who We Are: Founded in 2007, SimIS Inc. is an innovative information technology solution Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) that models future environments, requirements, and capabilities, and then secures the enterprise from internal and external threats compliant with Federal, State, and industry standard governance to ensure client mission success. Our performance standard is “excellence,” with an outcomes-based, quality focus in our services and products, guided by our core values of honesty (in word and deed), relationships (confidence and trust with clients and partners), teamwork (shared goals, mission, and purpose), loyalty (allegiance to our client and team), and importance of others (work and win as a team).
SimIS is currently recruiting for the listed position and is contingent upon award.
Job Description:
SimIS is seeking contract support for the capture, development, architecture, analysis, and quality assurance of capability requirements necessary to adapt to future threats and shape NATO’s long-term military strategy. To support our customer, SimIS, Inc. seeks a Senior Program Manager for Deployable Communications & IT Systems to design, secure, and optimize NATO’s electronic data networks, hardware, and communication infrastructure so they work together as one integrated system.
Qualifications:
Responsibilities:
Benefits:
Who We Are: Founded in 2007, SimIS Inc. is an innovative information technology solution Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) that models future environments, requirements, and capabilities, and then secures the enterprise from internal and external threats compliant with Federal, State, and industry standard governance to ensure client mission success. Our performance standard is “excellence,” with an outcomes-based, quality focus in our services and products, guided by our core values of honesty (in word and deed), relationships (confidence and trust with clients and partners), teamwork (shared goals, mission, and purpose), loyalty (allegiance to our client and team), and importance of others (work and win as a team).
SimIS is currently recruiting for the listed position and is contingent upon award.
Job Description:
SimIS is seeking contract support for the capture, development, architecture, analysis, and quality assurance of capability requirements necessary to adapt to future threats and shape NATO’s long-term military strategy. To support our customer, SimIS, Inc. seeks a Senior Program Manager for Deployable Communications & IT Systems to design, secure, and optimize NATO’s electronic data networks, hardware, and communication infrastructure so they work together as one integrated system.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in program management, electronic engineering, computer science, telecommunications, systems engineering, information technology, or related field.
- Ten (10) years of experience in project management of communications or information systems integration, implementation or operation, using program and project management methodologies.
- 3 years of experience working in a multinational military environment.
- MSP, PRINCE2 or PMI certification highly desirable.
- 5-10 years of experience managing risk and change management in a complex and interdependent programme environment.
- 5 years of experience utilizing qualitative and quantitative techniques to perform project quality reviews and audits.
- Minimum 2 years capturing and interpreting Operational Lessons Identified (LI), identifying potential gaps in capability.
- MSP, PRINCE2 or PMI certification is highly desirable.
Responsibilities:
- Efficiently deal with issues/changes that arise by using established processes, direction and guidance.
- Accurately and comprehensively capture, assess, and provide situational awareness over any changes to the programme and its projects.
- Facilitate identification and sequencing of activities and milestones.
- Contribute to a continuous process of quality improvement.
- Thoroughly review Joint Staff Reports, Management Products, and project specifications for clarity and content.
- Utilize qualitative and quantitative techniques to perform programme and project quality reviews and audits.
- Support the Bi-Strategic Commands (Bi-SCs) in capturing and interpreting Operational Lessons Identified (LI) that are derived from current Operations and Exercises, identifying potential gaps in DCIS capability, and ensuring that revisions to CPPs remain coherent with the broader delivery of NATO CIS Capability.
- Proactively identify risks, assess impacts, and develop responses to decrease the probability of negative events and increase the probability of positive outcomes.
- Establish and maintain the programme risk log based on the Risk Register product;
- Establish a continuous process to identify, estimate, evaluate, and prepare responses to programme risks.
Benefits:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision
- Short-Term Disability (at no cost to you) & Long-Term Disability
- Life Insurance
- 401(k) Savings Plan
- Flex Spending Accounts
- Tuition Assistance Program
- Professional Development
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 11 Federal Holidays each year
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