Program Delivery Lead

The role

The Program Delivery Lead champions end-to-end delivery of secure cloud platform capabilities. This role owns program execution, client relationships, and delivery outcomes for government stakeholders.

What you will do

• Program delivery from planning through execution including scope, schedule, staffing, risk, and financial performance
• Managing the client relationship with government program leadership
• Status reporting, program reviews, and contract deliverable management
• Establishing delivery standards, quality gates, and documentation discipline
• Leading cross-functional delivery teams in a SAFe Lean-Agile model
• Developing team members through clear expectations and structured feedback
• Translating emerging mission needs into scoped, executable work

Required qualifications

• 7 years of program/project management experience
• 3 years in federal contracting environments
• Demonstrated experience leading agile software or cloud delivery teams (SAFe, Scrum, or equivalent)
• Working knowledge of cloud infrastructure delivery, DevSecOps practices, and/or federal security frameworks (NIST RMF, STIG, ATO) at a program management level
• Active TS clearance

Nice to have

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, or equivalent experience in lieu of degree
• PMP or SAFe certification
• Experience delivering in highly regulated, security-sensitive government environments
• Experience growing a program from initial award through expansion
• Familiarity with MBSE (model-based systems engineering) and earned value management
• Experience operating in classified or multi-network government environments
• SCI

Benefits

• Certifications
• Industry training
• Hands-on experience

Before you apply

• Active TS clearance required
• Applicants must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States
• Candidates currently employed by a client of Accenture Federal Services or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration

About the company

Accenture Federal Services is a technology company within global Accenture that helps the US federal government. Its 13,000+ people pursue technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.