Critical Technologies Task Order Program Manager

ARA

📍 Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Full Time Operations Specialties Managers Posted March 01, 2026

Job Description

The Mission Concepts and Capabilities (MCC) Division of Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is seeking to contingently hire a motivated, energetic, and experienced Critical Technologies Task Order Program Manager to serve as ARA’s task order program manager on the ARA’s effort supporting the Assistant Secretary of War for Critical Technologies (OASW(CT)) in supporting CT in stewardship and advocacy of the Department’s investments and capabilities aligned with the National Defense Strategy’s critical technologies. The successful candidate will serve as the ARA program manager leading a large task order supporting the OASW(CT) Principal Directors oversee CTAs including Directed Energy, Hypersonics, Integrated Sensing & Cyber (IS&C), Space Technology, Energy Resilience, Trusted Artificial Intelligence & Autonomy (TAI&A), Trusted & Assured Microelectronics (T&AM), Technology Innovation, Strategic Intelligence and Analysis, and Nuclear Command, Control & Communications (NC).