Agile IT Project Lead – Federal Systems and Transformation

CGS Federal; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Job summary

CGS Federal is seeking an IT Project Manager to design, develop, and oversee IT projects for a large federal entity. You will lead agile teams, manage risks, and deliver projects on time and budget while coordinating with stakeholders and agency partners.

The role emphasizes agile transformation, governance, and performance reporting, with opportunities for professional growth within CGS Federal.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, CS, Business, or Information Systems.
• 5+ years of project management experience.
• 5+ years IT project management leadership on on-time and on-budget projects.
• 5+ years of programming experience in Java, JavaScript, JBOSS Fuse, AngularJS.
• Experience with API management, RESTful APIs, cloud and on-prem environments.
• Experience with RDBMS and NoSQL databases.
• Experience leading an Agile scrum team with DevOps and testers.

Responsibilities

• Define project scope and schedule with regular value delivery.
• Lead project status meetings and stakeholder updates.
• Prepare and distribute progress reports.
• Manage risks, issues, and delivery plans.
• Define initiatives for continuous process improvements in Agile.
• Guide team decisions on system implementations and maintenance.
• Develop and maintain testing/training documentation.
• Champion official agile project management processes and metrics.
• Deliver an Agile transformation plan toward target state.
• Monitor cost, timelines, and technical quality.
• Provide technical analysis reports to support agency discussions.

Skills

Agile leadership

Team leadership

Risk management

Progress reporting

Stakeholder comms

API integration

REST APIs

Java

JavaScript

JBoss Fuse

AngularJS

Project scope & scheduling

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree or PMI/PM certification

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

CGS Federal is seeking an IT Project Manager to design, develop, and oversee IT projects for a large federal entity. You will lead agile teams, manage risks, and deliver projects on time and budget while coordinating with stakeholders and agency partners.

The role emphasizes agile transformation, governance, and performance reporting, with opportunities for professional growth within CGS Federal.