Program Manager Cloud Migration

Company Overview

Pantheon Data (a Kenific Holding company) is a private small business based in the Washington DC area. Pantheon Data was founded in 2011 initially providing acquisition and supply chain management services to the US Coast Guard. Our service offerings have grown in the past ten years including infrastructure resiliency contact center operations information technology software engineering program management strategic communications engineering and cybersecurity. We have also grown our customer base to include commercial clients. The company has used this experience to expand our service offerings to other agencies within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) the Department of Defense (DoD) and other Federal Civilian Agencies.

Position Overview

Pantheon-Data is a digital modernization data and cloud solutions provider delivering mission-critical capabilities to federal agencies. We help our government customers migrate and modernize legacy systems into secure scalable cloud environments. This position supports a major Department of the Navy enterprise modernization effort.

The AWS Cloud Implementation & Migration Program Manager owns the modernization and migration of mission-critical legacy systems off aging on-premises infrastructure and onto modern AWS-hosted environments. This is both a migration and a modernization effort and a hands-on technical leadership role: the successful candidate leads a delivery team owns the migration roadmap and cutover planning and is accountable for moving production systems with minimal disruption into accredited AWS GovCloud enclaves.

Responsibilities

• Own the migration and modernization roadmap for the targeted legacy systems and adjacent platforms - including assessment disposition (the 6R framework: rehost replatform refactor repurchase retire retain) and sequencing.
• Lead application and database modernization off legacy stacks (e.g. On Prem CMS legacy RDBMS) onto modern AWS-hosted services using replatforming/refactoring patterns such as the strangler-fig approach where appropriate.
• Plan and execute data migration with strong integrity controls and minimal/zero-downtime cutover strategies for systems that cannot tolerate extended outages.
• Deploy and operate target environments in AWS GovCloud IL4/IL5 enclaves owning the RMF/ATO path for migrated systems.
• Lead a working delivery team using standard repeatable migration practice; manage backlog schedule and risk.
• Coordinate closely with the Deployment Program Manager so migrated systems integrate cleanly with the enterprise decision support and data layer rather than recreating data silos.
• Establish landing-zone IaC and CI/CD practices (Terraform/CloudFormation) for consistent repeatable auditable deployments.

Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelors degree in related field
• 8 years delivering enterprise IT with 4 years leading cloud migration/modernization programs
• Must have experience managing geographically dispersed remote work teams
• Demonstrated ownership of at least one large legacy-to-AWS migration that included real modernization (not lift-and-shift only)
• Hands-on experience with legacy modernization: mainframe or aging RDBMS including database migration tooling (e.g. AWS DMS/SCT) and application replatforming/refactoring patterns
• Strong AWS implementation background: landing zones networking IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation) containerization (EKS/ECS) and CI/CD
• Practical cutover/runbook discipline for production systems including rollback and zero-downtime strategies
• AWS GovCloud experience and working knowledge of IL4/IL5 RMF/ATO NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 FedRAMP and DISA STIGs
• Ability to work effectively remotely in cross-functional teams
• Ability to meet deadlines and produce quality work
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite software including Outlook Word Excel SharePoint and PowerPoint

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience with AWS Migration/Modernization (refactor/replatform) tooling.
• FinOps / cost-governance awareness for sustained GovCloud operations.
• Relevant certifications (AWS Solutions Architect Associate CompTia Security).

Clearance Requirements

Active Secret Clearance

Work Location: Work location is on-site with the client in Arlington Virginia and Washington DC with 25% travel to other military installations.

• Our company prioritizes the benefits of flexibility and collaboration whether that happens in person or remotely.
• If the position is remote or hybrid you may periodically work from a Pantheon Data office location or client site.
• If this position is assigned to a Pantheon Data office location or client site youll work with colleagues and clients in person as needed for specific client requirements.

Compensation

The salary range for this position is $150000 - $225000. This is not however a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather salary will be set based on experience geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Benefits Overview

We are always looking for good people! Pantheon Data is committed to providing its employees with competitive salaries and benefits in order to increase employee satisfaction and addition to our benefits we also offer SmartBenefits through the Washington Metro Area Transportation Authority where you specify an amount of your pre-tax wages be paid directly to your SmarTrip some cases tuition assistance may be available for continuing education expenses and certifications related to their position. Additional details may be found at Data Important Information

All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to disability status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal state local or international law.

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