Principal Technical Program Manager - CTJ - TS/SCI

MicrosoftRedmond, WA,US, map[@type:Country name:US]full time
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Job description

Lead end-to-end technical programs across US Sovereign and air gapped cloud (AGC), from customer demand intake and requirements definition through capacity readiness and delivery. Translate U.S. Government customer demand into actionable capacity and buildout requirements aligned with approved investments and technical feasibility. Develop and manage integrated project schedules that define scope, critical paths, dependencies, milestones, owners, and decision points. Adapt scope, sequencing, and schedules as customer priorities, engineering constraints, or infrastructure conditions evolve while protecting mission-critical outcomes. Proactively mitigate delivery risks, blockers, and cross-team gaps, escalating decisions with clear options, impacts, and recommendations. Represent the voice of U.S. Government customers while maintaining an effective rhythm of business that provides executive visibility and drives accountable, predictable delivery of secure capacity. Bachelor's Degree AND 6+ years experience in technical program management, engineering, infrastructure delivery, cloud services or product development OR equivalent experience. 3+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: The successful candidate must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance. Failure to maintain or obtain the appropriate clearance and/or customer screening requirements may result in employment action up to and including termination. Clearance Verification: This position requires successful verification of the stated security clearance to meet federal government customer requirements. You will be asked to provide clearance verification information prior to an offer of employment. Citizenship & Citizenship Verification: This position requires verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports United States federal, state, and/or local United States government agency customer and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law. To meet this legal requirement, citizenship will be verified via a valid passport, or other approved documents, or verified US government Clearance. Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, Business, or a related technical field and 8+ years of experience in technical program management, engineering, infrastructure delivery, cloud services, or product development; or equivalent experience. 6+ years leading complex, cross-functional technical programs involving multiple engineering, infrastructure, operations, finance, compliance, and customer-facing organizations. 3+ years supporting cloud infrastructure, capacity planning, datacenter buildout, sovereign cloud, regulated environments, or mission-critical government workloads. Experience developing and managing integrated program schedules, including scope, critical paths, dependencies, milestones, risks, owners, and decision points. Demonstrated ability to adapt program scope, sequencing, and schedules as customer priorities, technical constraints, and infrastructure conditions evolve. Experience translating customer demand into actionable technical, capacity, and buildout requirements aligned with investment priorities and technical feasibility. Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders, facilitate cross-org technical exchanges, resolve ambiguity, and drive timely decisions without direct authority.