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Aquia

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2021

🔒 Cybersecurity

☁️ SaaS

🏛️ Government

Cybersecurity • SaaS • Government

Aquia is a digital services firm specializing in cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, and compliance automation. Since 2021, the company has generated significant cost savings through cloud services and licensing optimization, improved healthcare investigations via streamlined cloud-based systems, and modernized security processes that have drastically reduced authorization timelines. Aquia aims to secure digital transformation efforts for government agencies by providing innovative solutions in cloud security, DevSecOps, governance, risk, and compliance.

📋 Description

• Serve as the accountable lead for all contract deliverables, milestones, and performance outcomes • Maintain a strategic contract roadmap aligned to the client's mission priorities and evolving needs • Own the program risk register, integrating inputs from project and product leads; ensure risks are identified, tracked, and actively mitigated • Oversee program budget and burn rate; proactively flag variances and model corrective actions • Monitor contract health against PWS/SOW requirements; escalate issues before they become findings • Act as Aquia's primary point of contact with the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) and key government stakeholders • Build and maintain strategic relationships across the client organization, including leadership levels above the day-to-day POC • Negotiate scope, timelines, and contract adjustments with the customer as program conditions evolve • Lead CPARS preparation and manage the formal performance evaluation process • Represent Aquia with credibility during audits, reviews, and executive touchpoints • Produce and own monthly Program Status Reports (internal and external), ensuring accuracy, consistency, and strategic framing • Fulfill all program-level reporting requirements as defined in the contract PWS/SOW • Serve as incident response communications lead, coordinating Aquia's response posture and stakeholder notifications • Act as the final internal and client-facing escalation point for program issues • Define roles and responsibilities across the program team, including subcontractors • Manage subcontractor relationships: performance, deliverables, and compliance with contract terms • Own onboarding and offboarding for all program personnelAddress issues in partnership with Project Managers; create conditions for team performance and retention • Partner with Aquia recruiting and hiring managers on backfill and growth hiring for your program • Identify and pursue organic growth opportunities within your portfolio; document and communicate white space to Aquia business development leadership • Contribute to proposal efforts and past performance write-ups tied to your program • Represent Aquia's capabilities in client conversations in a way that positions the firm for expanded work.

🎯 Requirements

• You must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident, currently residing in the US, and able to obtain Public Trust clearance. • 8+ years of program or project management experience in federal IT contracting PMP, PgMP, CSM, or equivalent program management certification • Direct experience supporting CMS programs strongly preferred; federal experience broadly considered • Demonstrated experience owning contract performance on a federal program- including COR relationships, deliverables, and CPARS • Experience managing teams of 20+ people, including subcontractors or matrixed staff • Proven track record managing program budgets and burn rate in a T&M or fixed-price federal contract environment • Experience negotiating scope changes and contract modifications with government clients. • Working knowledge of FAR/DFARS and contract vehicle structures (IDIQ, BPA, T&M, FFP) • Familiarity with federal IT compliance frameworks: FISMA, NIST 800-53, and FedRAMP concepts • Exposure to digital modernization, cloud modernization, or cybersecurity programs preferred • Understanding of federal program reporting requirements (status reports, CDRLs, deliverable tracking) • Exceptional written and verbal communication; able to translate technical delivery status into executive-level narratives • Strong judgment in ambiguous situations; knows when to escalate, when to decide, and when to involve others • Organized and detail-oriented without losing sight of the strategic picture • Comfortable managing conflict- with clients, subcontractors, and internal team members- professionally and effectively. • Collaborative partner to Aquia project managers, technical leads, and internal operations.

🏖️ Benefits

• Premium health care plans (90% employer-paid) • Employee stock plan • 100% 401k match (up to IRS annual max) • Generous PTO package • Personal training and development budget