
Program Management Specialist, Mid
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The Program Management Specialist will coordinate rapid prototyping plans, testing strategies, prototype acquisitions, schedules, deliverables, and milestones. The role supports compliance with rapid acquisition guidelines and federal documentation requirements, manages program budgets and funding allocations, and briefs Department of Defense leaders on progress and transition options. The specialist collaborates with military services and defense stakeholders to support a cybersecurity program office and improve fleet cybersecurity readiness.
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Program Management Specialist, Mid
The Opportunity:
As a program management spe cia list, you know the complexities of supporting a project from concept to completion. Many programs require a significant investment of limited resources, and it's imperative to keep the project on a productive path. That's why we need an experience d program management spe cia list like you who can help ensure success through careful analysis and effective communication.
On our team, you'll coordinate the execution of rapid prototyping plans and master testing strategies, facilitating early prototype acquisitions for operational demonstrations. You oversee core project management tasks, including tracking project schedules, developing deliverables, and ensuring milestones are met . You'll direct compliance with rapid acquisition guidelines, maintaining contract and program documentation in accordance with federal regulations. Collaboration spans multiple military services and defense stakeholders, aligning operational technology protection requirements and joint schedules.
You manage program budget s and oversee funding allocations to ensure resources are distributed for critical prototyping initiatives. Department of Defense leaders rely on your briefings to track milestones, program achievements, and strategic transition options. Throughout, you'll support project planning, status reporting, and risk management to reinforce successful program delivery.
The real impact of project management comes from communication to ensure the program achieves its goals and meets our quality standards. At Booz Allen, we recognize that we must continuously grow as a team to bring the best support to our clients, so here you'll have all the resources to succeed. This is a chance to influence a meaningful mission while learning how to develop and maintain program strategy.
Work with us and ensure a cybersecurity program office accomplishes its program goals within budget as we improve fleet cybersecurity readiness and capability.
Join us. The world can't wait.
You Have:
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Experience using software applications such as SharePoint, Visio, and Micro sof t Office Suite tools such as Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, and Teams
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Knowledge of Navy systems commands
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Knowledge of defensive cybersecurity operations and operational technology protection architectures
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Ability to travel up to 20% of the time
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Secret clearance
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Bachelor's degree and 7+ years of experience in program and project management, or Master's degree and 3+ years of experience in program and project management
Nice If You Have:
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3+ years of experience supporting defense program offices in managing rapid-response or urgent operational need programs
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Experience in programs utilizing rapid fielding or rapid prototyping frameworks
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Knowledge of cloud-based secure operating environments or sof tware-defined infrastructure platforms
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Ability to lead cross-functional engineering, testing, and operations teams to meet accelerated delivery schedules
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Top Secret clearance
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Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act Level III Certification
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Project Management Professional Certification
Clearance:
Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret clearance is required.
Compensation
At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen's benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.
Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual's particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $77,600.00 to $176,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen's total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.
Identity Statement
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.
Candidate AI Usage Policy
AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.
Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.
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Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
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Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role.
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Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full-time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.
Commitment to Non-Discrimination
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.
How this job compares
Set against the 10,557 open Program Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$78–176K/yr
- Washington, D.C. median$126–187K/yr182 salary ranges
- US median$126–201K/yr7,615 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $127K, is 19% below the Washington, D.C. median midpoint ($156K) — in the lowest quarter of Program Management salary ranges in Washington, D.C..
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 238 open Program Management jobs in Washington, D.C. and 10,557 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Washington, D.C.
- Oracle22 open
- Serco16 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience — less than three in four Program Management postings that state a minimum ask for (median 7 years, across 9,101 postings).
- Education
- 4,232 of the 10,557 open Program Management jobs (40%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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