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# Program Manager at Swift

- **Company:** Swift
- **Location:** Annapolis Junction, MD
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-09-18
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-20
- **Apply:** https://jobs.gem.com/the-swift-group/am9icG9zdDqaZJdAckact_aJArO8j1Zp

## Job description

Swift is a privately held, mission-driven and employee-focused services and solutions company headquartered in Reston, VA. Our capabilities include Software Development, Engineering & IT, Data Science, Cyber Enablement, Logistics, and Training. Founded in 2019, Swift supports Civilian, Defense, and Intelligence Community customers across the country and around the globe.

We are looking for a Program Manager in Annapolis Junction, MD.

The Program Manager will be responsible for the successful cost, schedule, and performance of the contract. Will serve as the main point of contact for the Contracting Officer (CO), the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), the Government Program Manager, and the Contractor’s senior management. Directly contribute to program efforts in several areas, including cost management/avoidance, schedule estimation and tracking, contract performance management, risk management, requirements analysis, and quality assurance activities. Ensures proper performance of tasks necessary to ensure the most efficient and effective execution of the contract. The PM will utilize expert communication skills needed to direct the skilled technical resources and report on the technical progress, issues, and problem areas, as well as write and review technical documents.

Responsibilities:

- Allocate resources (staffing, facilities, and budgets) on the contract
- Review and approve all earned value, Estimate To Complete, Funds and Man-hour Expenditure Report, or other financial reports as appropriate
- Review and allocate management reserve within contractual limits
- Ensure cross-discipline integration within the contract to meet Government needs
- Work with the higher level program manager, if applicable, to provide effective and efficient management of the contractor's effort
- Review and propose the Integrated Program Baseline (or resource loaded schedule) to the Government
- Review risk and risk mitigation activities and allocate budgets for the same
- Prepare program status reviews and other formal reviews to be presented to the Government PM
- Ensure the timely recruitment and training of program staff - both direct and indirect
- Review all financial and technical reports before release to the Government
- Communicate issues and solutions to the Government PM in a timely and transparent manner
- Ensure compliance with all regulatory and administrative requirements imposed by the contract in coordination with the Contractor's contracts staff

Requirements:

- Five years of experience as a program or project manager in managing programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity
- At least 1 year of demonstrated experience in conducting requirements analysis, resource allocation, project costing, deliverable tracking, schedule and financial data monitoring, and reporting
- Knowledgeable of the guidelines provided by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), DoD 5000 series, and Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 801 policies.
- PMP certification, FAC-P/PM Entry Level certification or Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Level 1 certification in Program Management
- US citizenship and an active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance required

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## About Swift

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: The Swift Group provides national security technology and mission support by combining experienced field operatives with expert technologists.
- **Entity Type**: Private (no disclosed funding stage)
- **Headquarters**: Reston, VA, USA
- **Founded**: 2019
- **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: National security, defense, intelligence, cybersecurity, high-performance computing, training and logistics.
- **Target customers**: U.S. Civilian, Defense, and Intelligence Community agencies (B2G).
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “When national security leaders need something built quiet that hits loud, they turn to Swift.” — The company pairs field operators with technologists to solve complex national security challenges with speed, discretion, and precision.

## Products & Services
For each major offering:
- **HPC Research & Technical Advisement**: Specialized advisement for revolutionary high-performance computing systems supporting data-intensive missions.
- **Software Development & Data Solutions**: Rapid prototyping, agile development, and applied data science tailored to mission needs.
- **Cyber Enablement**: Network defense, offense, threat analysis, and resilience for enterprise and operational environments.
- **Operations**: Mission planning and execution support delivered shoulder-to-shoulder with client teams anywhere in the world.
- **Training & Mission Support**: Operator-led instruction and technical training across the full mission lifecycle.
- **Energetics**: Advanced research, advisory, and deployment of energetic materials to improve system performance and operational effect.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (privately held).
- **Key Metric**: Over **126 open positions** currently listed on the careers page, signaling rapid growth.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly disclosed.
- **Growt Signals**: Founded in 2019, now has multiple offices (Reston, Annapolis Junction, Chantilly, McLean, etc.) and supports customers across the U.S. and globally. High volume of active job postings.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Operator-led approach**: Combines real-world field experience with cutting-edge engineering, reducing the gap between mission needs and technical solutions.
- **Integration**: Unified teams of operators, engineers, and analysts work together, avoiding siloed tools.
- **Discretion and trust**: Emphasizes low-profile, off-the-record work, earning deep trust from national security clients.
- **Acountability**: Company culture of owning outcomes, with a flat, agile structure.

## Strategic Focus
- **Current priorities**: Expanding capabilities in cyber, HPC, and data science while maintaining operator-driven agility. Continued support for sensitive, high-stakes missions across civilian, defense, and intelligence domains.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Mission-driven, employee-focused, with a strong sense of purpose. Values include transparency, integrity, service, and innovation.
- **Work environment**: Low-profile, high-impact. Roles often require clearance and on-site presence at client locations (e.g., Chantilly, Annapolis Junction, Reston). Not fully remote; likely hybrid or on-site.
- **Bnefits**: Comprehensive healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, education, and time-off benefits.
- **Success stories**: Clear career progression from analyst to chief architect, with wide pay bands (e.g., $50k–$290k) indicating room for growth and specialization.

## Sources
1. [theswiftgroup.com/company](https://theswiftgroup.com/company/)
2. [theswiftgroup.com](https://theswiftgroup.com/)
3. [careers.theswiftgroup.com](https://careers.theswiftgroup.com/)
4. [jobs.gem.com](https://jobs.gem.com/the-swift-group)

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