Staff IT Project Manager

Herndon, VA, United States

Secure our Nation, Ignite your Future

Become an integral part of a diverse team while working at an Industry Leading Organization, where our employees come first. At ManTech International, you’ll help protect our national security while working on innovative projects that offer opportunities for advancement.

Currently, ManTech is seeking a motivated, career and customer-oriented IT Project Manager to join our team in the Herndon, VA.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Define scope, objectives and deliverables within the network, security and cloud operations environment

Coordinate project activities and develop project schedules

Create work packages tied to milestones, identify dependencies, and schedule work: Ensure tasks are assigned and completed on time; Track and report on project milestones and deliverables

Risk management and developing risk mitigation strategies: Assist in identifying and assessing risks related to network, security, and cloud operations; Assist in developing risk mitigation strategies; Monitor risks throughout the project.

Stakeholder Management: Work with stakeholders to prioritize operations tasks and engineering projects; Provide routinely scheduled reports to senior managers on task and project performance

Work closely with the PMO team to maintain visibility of all tasks and projects; Provide updates on network, security and cloud operation policies, SOPs, and Best Practices to the PMO team

Vendor Management: Coordination of procurement, installation and maintenance of network, security, and cloud systems, ensuring compliance with project requirements

Documentation and Reporting: Support the development of briefings and presentations for customers;

Support the development of documentation on policies, SOPs, and Best Practices; Provide status updates and other project information and options as requested

Change Management: Manage change requests related to network, security, and cloud operations;

Assess the impact of changes on the project; Utilizing Change Control Boards (CCBs) to manage and control any project-related changes, ensuring effective and efficient project delivery

Quality Management: Define and monitor project quality standards; Conduct quality control checks

Provide technical expertise and data to support customer decision-making on solution alternatives and other investments

Provide technical direction to guide project team execution

Provide guidance and task assignment to program personnel mentoring team members improving support to the customer

Basic Qualifications:

A bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, finance, business management, or related degree

A minimum of (3) three year of experience as a Technical Project Manager

Knowledge and experience applying project management best practices

IT knowledge and understanding

Experience on projects involving Agile and DevOps processes

Understanding of and some experience overseeing implementation of ITIL practices

Experience leading small project teams

Preferred Qualifications:

A Project Manager Professional (PMP) certification

An Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) certification

Experience with Change Control Boards and change management

Experience working with ServiceNow

An advanced degree

Clearance Requirements:

Must be a U.S. citizen

Must hold a Secret level clearance

Eligible to obtain a TS/SCI clearance

Physical Requirements:

Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50%

Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine and computer printer

The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.

For all positions requiring access to technology/software source code that is subject to export control laws, employment with the company is contingent on either verifying U.S.-person status or obtaining any necessary license. The applicant will be required to answer certain questions for export control purposes, and that information will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law. ManTech may choose not to apply for a license for such individuals whose access to export-controlled technology or software source code may require authorization and may decline to proceed with an applicant on that basis alone.

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