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Technical Program Lead, Public Sector
$187K–$234K
Washington, DC +1 · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Location
- Washington, DC
Washington, District of Columbia, United States - Experience
- 7+ years in stakeholder management or a customer-facing role; the posting notes that many team members have 10+ years of professional experience.
- Education
- Technical background through education or professional experience in CS, Economics, Statistics, or Engineering.
About the job
Leads technical delivery and a team of Technical Program Managers for AI-enabled planning and decision-support programs serving Department of War customers.
What you'll do
- Lead and mentor Technical Program Managers, setting priorities and helping resolve delivery challenges.
- Set technical direction, plan releases with engineering, and manage technical risks and trade-offs.
- Translate government operational needs into AI/ML products and solutions, while identifying reusable capabilities.
What they ask for
- Active TS/SCI clearance.
- 7+ years of experience in stakeholder management or a customer-facing role.
- Experience leading or mentoring program managers, engineers, or technical staff; ownership of technical delivery for a complex, multi-workstream program with senior government or enterprise stakeholders.
- Technical background in CS, Economics, Statistics, or Engineering; deep understanding of ML operations and working knowledge of software delivery pipelines and DevOps principles.
Nice to have
- Experience in a Department of War or Intelligence Community operational environment, or supporting a combatant command.
- Hands-on fluency with Python, SQL, and modern AI/ML tooling.
Pay
$187,200–$234,000 USD base salary
Tools
Python, SQL
AI focus
Transitions AI/ML technologies and processes into public-sector products; builds AI systems for government use cases in computer vision and generative AI.
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