Applications for this position will be accepted through 12/31/26. This position supports a contract that has not yet been awarded to the Company, and the application deadline and start date depend on the status of that contract. If the contract is not awarded, or if the customer requires the position to be staffed earlier than expected, the posting may close before 12/31/26. If the contract award is delayed, the application deadline may be extended and this posting will be updated to show the new deadline. If the contract is not awarded, the position will not be filled.
Koniag IT Systems Inc, a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking an experienced Senior Program Director to lead a large-scale, mission-critical enterprise communications and IT services program supporting Department of War installations in the Colorado Springs, CO area. This is for a future new business opportunity.
Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, paid time off, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement.
This role is responsible for executing a zero-fail phase-in of legacy contract requirements, standing up unified service delivery across multiple installations, and driving cybersecurity, quality, and operational excellence across a workforce of approximately 400 technical personnel. The ideal candidate is a seasoned program leader with deep experience in DoW, AirForce and Space Force IT/communications operations, fixed-price contract management, and complex workforce transitions, who can operate confidently at the executive level with Government stakeholders up to GO/SES equivalent. An active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility is required. This position is on-site in Colorado Springs, CO, with routine travel among Peterson SFB, Schriever SFB, Cheyenne Mountain SFS, and associated GSUs, and requires availability for on-call support outside normal duty hours.
The Senior Program Director will serve as the single point of accountability for planning, executing, and sustaining a large, multi-site enterprise communications and IT services program in a mission-critical, no-fail environment. This individual will lead the full lifecycle of program execution — from phase-in and workforce transition through steady-state service delivery, compliance, and continuous improvement. Principal responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
Enterprise & Workforce Transition (Zero-Failure)
Own and execute the phase-in plan across 60–90 day transition windows for each legacy requirement, sequencing acceptance of O&M responsibility so no work center experiences a service gap.
Lead recruiting, hiring, clearance processing, badging, base/restricted-area access, and onboarding of approximately 400 technical personnel under tight, overlapping timelines; manage incumbent capture and right-of-first-refusal considerations alongside external hiring pipelines.
Drive clearance velocity as a schedule-critical path item (Secret through TS/SCI, NC2 packets, SCI nomination letters, Entry Access Letters) in partnership with corporate FSO, the SSO, and program security staff.
Own structured incumbent knowledge capture for legacy and end-of-life mission systems, historical architectures, and cable plant documentation; convert tacit knowledge into transferable procedures before legacy contracts expire.
Forge a unified operational culture across the incoming contractor workforce, enduring government civilian communications specialists, mission partners, and Base Infrastructure Modernization (BIM) interfaces.
Unified Service Delivery & Operations
Stand up and govern a consolidated, standardized, scalable Communications Focal Point / service desk capable of absorbing enterprise ticket volumes and differentiating support across N/NC, Mission, and AFNET networks.
Establish major-incident management capability for events such as mass network isolation,…