Platform Program Lead

Role overview

RayTek is seeking a Platform Program Lead to run the platform track of a mission-application modernization program for a Department of War customer: one sign-on, one work surface, and a repeatable pattern for onboarding legacy applications to a shared platform. The Platform Program Lead is the day-to-day customer-facing leader for the platform build and directs three scrum teams to deliver accepted releases every sprint.

The prime contractor's Program Manager keeps contract-level accountability (cost, milestone payments, staffing plan, agreements officer). This role owns platform execution: what gets built, in what order, how fast, and whether the customer accepts it. Success means each platform-track milestone and phase exit is accepted on the first review, on schedule.

Key responsibilities

Customer engagement

• Serve as the primary working-level contact for the customer's platform stakeholders, application owners, and rule owners.
  
• Run sprint reviews and live demonstrations every two weeks; capture feedback and turn it into prioritized backlog changes within one sprint.
  
• Lead discovery sessions with application owners to set onboarding order and the integration level for each application.
  
• Prepare platform content for phase-exit reviews and executive briefings with the Program Manager.
  
• Surface Government dependencies (access, environments, decisions, GFE/GFI) early and drive them to closure.
  

Leading three scrum teams

• Set the platform roadmap and release plan; align the three teams on shared sprint goals and one integrated backlog.
  
• Run cross-team planning and dependency management (scrum-of-scrums), with the Scrum Master / Delivery Lead facilitating ceremonies.
  
• Balance capacity across teams as priorities change; remove blockers within 24 hours or escalate.
  
• Partner with the Platform Architect so delivery speed never bypasses the architecture baseline or security controls.
  
• Coach team leads; give performance input on RayTek staff and on staffing-partner personnel on the teams.
  

Delivery speed and governance

• Own platform-track milestone readiness: accepted releases, demo evidence, and phase-exit packages.
  
• Track velocity, cycle time, and defect escape; act on trends before they threaten a milestone.
  
• Keep the platform portion of the integrated schedule, risk register, and issue register current in Jira.
  
• Report weekly to the Program Manager on progress, risks, and dependencies.
  

Required qualifications

• Active Secret clearance.
  
• Bachelor's degree and 10+ years delivering software, including 4+ years leading multiple Agile teams (three or more) on one product or platform.
  
• Experience as the customer-facing delivery lead on a Federal program, including running sprint demos and phase or milestone reviews.
  
• Track record of shipping working software on a two-week cadence under formal Government acceptance.
  
• Working knowledge of modern platform delivery: cloud-native services, CI/CD, identity and access, and API integration.
  
• Expert in Jira and Confluence; builds dashboards and status reports for Government stakeholders.
  
• Clear, direct communication with Government leaders, engineers, and prime-contractor management.
  

Desired qualifications

• PMP, PgMP, or SAFe (RTE or SPC); CSM or PSM.
  
• Experience on a prototype or Other Transaction Agreement with milestone-based payments.
  
• Experience modernizing or unifying legacy applications behind a shared shell, portal, or identity layer.
  
• Experience with DoD Risk Management Framework authorizations from the delivery side.
  
• Experience leading mixed teams of prime, subcontractor, and staffing-partner staff.