Application Development Program Manager

We are looking for an individual to join our Program Engineering team to partner with technical engineering/service teams to build, monitor, and maintain the systems and infrastructure that ensure our customers can achieve their missions. We want someone to bridge a stakeholder's vision and our technical teams skills to deliver world class results; who values people and efficiency equally; who builds, maintains, and protects relationships; who relentlessly prioritizes and cuts through competing voices; who continually optimizes and improves every process or team they encounter.

At CloudFit, the Senior Program Manager (PM) is a blend of program manager, project manager, and business analyst skill sets. You will be responsible for the tactical delivery of any assigned projects while aligning to the broader vision of CloudFit and our clients. You must be capable of managing the scope, schedule, and budget for engagements of any size. Our PMs drive the rhythms and reporting but also must be proactive, engaged, and hands-on to drive the programs/projects/initiatives forward.

We Would Like To Talk With You If You

• Are interested in or have built distributed systems and enjoy working with high scale services
• Have a knack for driving, organizing, and clarifying complex cross-team & multi-geo efforts
• Enjoy working in a fast-moving environment and not afraid to change things to make it better
• Enjoy new technological challenges and solving problems
• Believe that a team working well together is truly smarter than the single smartest person on that team
• Understand the Product Owner role and be able to fill that role if our stakeholders do not
• Enjoy being part of the architecture and design stages of the project - helping to determine the strategy and plan for the product
• Be the voice of the customer, understand development practices and technologies, directly manage the work of the development team, and make decisions to build a product that achieves the goals/vision of our stakeholders
  
  

You Will Be Required To

• Lead development and engineering teams to deliver customer-facing projects
• Adhere to quality and SDLC control guidelines throughout the full project life cycle
• Collaborate with customers, understand the business value and the technical ask, to balance the customer/contract/technical demands
• Clarify contractual requirements, squash ambiguity, and breakdown the work into a delivery plan
• Manage the delivery plan including backlog prioritization, sprint schedules, and resource availability
• Manage issues, risks, and change requests to ensure successful and on-time project delivery
• Manage all stakeholder (internal and external) expectations through regular communications, reports, and status meetings
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives benefiting all of CloudFit
• Track the detailed tasks while keeping sight of the overall goal and reporting appropriately to developers as well as executives
• Build relationships in a matrix environment to increase effectiveness and influence change
• Proactively use analytics and insights to establish relevant key performance indicators
• Scale to multiple engagements and manage competing demands
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• 5 years of technical project management.
• Hands-on experience with cloud technologies (Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services)
• Experience administering/customizing a work tracking system (like Azure DevOps and Jira)
• Experience with modern CICD automation pipelines
• Experience managing projects where the customer/client approves the budget
  
  

If you are excited by this type of challenge, and you love to work in groups of people who are similarly excited, come join us. We value the input of people who aren't afraid to be learning all the time, who celebrate mistakes because they show the way forward, and those who are happy to continuously improve. We strongly believe that diverse experiences and backgrounds, and an environment where everyone can feel safe to contribute their own insights in a data-driven, objective, but supportive way is the key to making the best workplace possible, and the best workplace makes the best products and services.

Many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

CloudFit is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law.

FLSA – Job Classification: Exempt, Full Time Position.

Current Federal Security Clearance or ability to obtain (US Citizenship required)  

• CloudFit participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm you are authorized to work in the U.S.
  
  

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies show that women and people of color often hesitate to apply for jobs unless they meet every qualification listed. At CloudFit, we’re committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we still encourage you to apply! You might be the perfect fit for this position—or another one on our team.

CloudFit Benefits & Perks:  

• CloudFit benefits are designed with wellness in mind, to support what matters the most: 
• Physical Health: Medical, dental, vision insurance, & voluntary health options for you and your family! 
• Mental Health: Talkspace, Calm, virtual therapy, counseling
• Financial Wellness: 401(k), HSA, FSAs, Personal Financial Advisors  
• 3 Weeks of PTO, 15 Paid Company Holidays, 8 Giving Back Hours 
• Wellness Program: reimbursement, gym discounts, health fairs, & more!
• Recognition Program: Earn & give recognition, annual awards, celebrations 
  
  

Career development for employees at every level is a priority at CloudFit. 

• Certification Reimbursement 
• User Friendly Career Development Tools & Resources 
  
  

Check out CloudFit Candidate Portal for more information on roles, benefits, internships, and more!  

About CloudFit

CloudFit Software provides customers the ability to quickly iterate on the development of Cloud Solutions while optimizing security, networking, operations, and monitoring through an engineering mindset. At CloudFit, we instrument solutions that attempt to reduce the human element by applying automation and engineering to every aspect of a solution's lifecycle. CloudFit focuses on delivering managed scenarios that meet customer business needs. This allows us to provide core operational outcomes while integrating back with the customer’s existing operations teams. 

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.  

CloudFit is committed to providing reasonable accommodations and support in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long-term conditions, mental health conditions, or sincerely held religious beliefs, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need accommodation, please contact the Talent Acquisition team at careers@cloudfitsoftware.com.  

CloudFit is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society, including veterans, and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law.