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Job DescriptionJob Description Technical Program Manager - Government Solutions Virginia Beach, VA Full-Time Hybrid Hybrid Schedule: Onsite Monday, Wednesday & Friday Work From Home Tuesday & Thursday Please note: This position requires candidates to be authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer-sponsored visa is unable to provide visa sponsorship now or in the future. Lead Complex Technology Programs That Support Government Services the government-services affiliate of Paradigm, Inc., is seeking an experienced Technical Program Manager to lead complex technology initiatives supporting state and local government clients. This is a hands-on program leadership role for someone who knows how to take ownership from initial planning through implementation, acceptance, and post-launch support. You will coordinate technical teams, business stakeholders, vendors, government partners, and executive leadership to keep high-priority initiatives moving forward while managing scope, schedules, budgets, risks, dependencies, and contractual commitments. Our ideal candidate brings at least five years of technical project or program management experience and is equally comfortable building a project plan, navigating a difficult stakeholder conversation, presenting program health to executives, coordinating UAT, managing a vendor, or stepping into a delivery issue before it becomes a missed commitment. If you enjoy bringing structure to complex initiatives and influencing results across teams without relying on direct authority, this may be an excellent opportunity. What You'll Own Full Project & Program Lifecycle You will lead technology initiatives from initial definition through successful delivery, including:Define project scope, objectives, requirements, milestones, schedules, budgets, resources, dependencies, and success criteria.Own projects throughout the full lifecycle-from initiation and planning through execution, deployment, user acceptance, implementation, and post-launch support.Select and apply Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery approaches based on the needs of each project and contractual commitment.Maintain project plans, documentation, status reporting, decision logs, change records, risks, issues, and lessons learned.Monitor progress against committed schedules and proactively address roadblocks before they affect delivery. Risk, Budget & Change ManagementIdentify, assess, document, and actively manage project and program risks.Develop mitigation and contingency plans and escalate material risks appropriately.Manage project budgets, forecasts, financial tracking, and resource requirements.Maintain disciplined scope and change control processes, clearly communicating the schedule, cost, resource, and delivery impact of proposed changes.Help teams balance competing priorities while protecting critical deadlines and contractual commitments. Cross-Functional LeadershipLead initiatives involving Software Engineering, IT, Operations, Client Services, Compliance, Business Development, and executive leadership.Coordinate internal resources, contractors, vendors, and third-party implementation partners across multiple concurrent initiatives.Build alignment among stakeholders with different priorities, responsibilities, and technical backgrounds.Influence without direct authority, creating accountability and forward momentum across cross-functional teams.Serve as a primary connection point between technical teams and business stakeholders. Government Program DeliveryLead implementation and enhancement initiatives supporting government credentialing, document authentication, digital identity, secure data exchange, and agency-facing platforms.Coordinate integrations with state agency systems, third-party services, payment processors, APIs, and secure file-transfer environments.Help ensure project deliverables align with contractual requirements as well as applicable security, accessibility, and records-r