Program Manager - Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) / Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (CUAS)

GDIT is seeking a Program Manager - Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) / Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (CUAS) to lead the delivery of enterprise-scale capabilities that protect personnel, facilities, and operations. The Program Manager will integrate strategy, governance, acquisition support, systems engineering, operations, training, sustainment, compliance, and stakeholder engagement into a unified program that supports mission objectives. Responsibilities: Develop and execute multi-year program strategies, capability roadmaps, implementation plans, and performance metrics aligned to mission priorities. Advise Government leadership on investments, resource requirements, risks, and opportunities to expand and optimize UAS/CUAS capabilities. Lead an integrated program management structure that aligns technical, operational, acquisition, logistics, security, training, and financial activities. Establish effective governance, executive reporting, risk management, integrated scheduling, and performance tracking processes. Direct the full lifecycle delivery of UAS and CUAS initiatives, including development requirements, market research, testing, fielding, operations, sustainment, and continuous improvement. Advance organizational capability maturity through assessments, gap analysis, workforce planning, process development, and operational integration. Develop and maintain concepts of operations, standard operating procedures, deployment plans, readiness criteria, lifecycle management processes, and configuration controls. Manage concurrent efforts across multiple stakeholders and locations while maintaining alignment to cost, schedule, performance, security, and mission objectives. Lead change management, communications, and knowledge transfer activities that support durable mission outcomes. Support evaluation, selection, integration, and sustainment of UAS/CUAS sensors, command-and-control systems, communications, effectors, data services, and supporting infrastructure. Apply expertise across leading UAS/CUAS hardware, software, integration, and service providers to inform technology decisions. Establish requirements traceability, technical evaluation criteria, interoperability objectives, acceptance standards, and modernization roadmaps. Coordinate demonstrations, pilots, operational assessments, testing activities, technical interchange meetings, and after-action reviews. Manage subcontractor and OEM relationships, including performance, integration dependencies, licensing, sustainment, and supply-chain considerations. Develop scalable operational models supporting fixed-site, mobile, expeditionary, and event-driven mission requirements, as authorized by the Government. Establish readiness reporting, maintenance planning, configuration management, asset accountability, technical documentation, and sustainment processes. Develop training, qualifications, exercise, and proficiency programs for operators, maintainers, analysts, and program personnel. Implement operational reporting, lessons learned, incident response, and continuous improvement processes to enhance mission effectiveness. Plan and oversee long-term sustainment and operational support across geographically dispersed locations. Ensure compliance with applicable federal laws, policies, aviation and spectrum requirements, cybersecurity controls, privacy considerations, records management obligations, export controls, and authorities governing CUAS operations. Collaborate with legal, policy, security, acquisition, intelligence, aviation, cybersecurity, spectrum, facilities, and operational stakeholders to resolve constraints and support program execution. Integrate cybersecurity, supply-chain risk management, physical security, operational security, system assurance, and safety practices throughout the program lifecycle. Lead risk management, contingency planning, audit support, corrective actions, and executive-level risk communication. Manage program financial perform