Complex Projects Lead (IT-IA-IM Program Project Management Level III) (Government)

AT&T; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 89,200 - 216,703; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision coverage

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement program

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Paid Parental Leave

Employee discounts up to 50%

Job summary

AT&T is looking for a Complex Project Lead in Chantilly, Virginia, to oversee critical projects within their National Security Sector. This role requires office presence and significant experience in project leadership and management.

The candidate will be responsible for collaborating with various stakeholders, developing strategic plans, and ensuring that projects meet compliance and delivery requirements while providing exceptional leadership and organizational skills.

Qualifications

• 16 years of experience through a combination of work history and education.
• Ability to manage complex project portfolios.
• Strong organizational and project coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams to ensure project success.
• Develop project impact assessments and report findings.
• Collaborate with clients to meet deliverables.

Skills

Cross-functional team leadership

Project portfolio evaluation

Stakeholder communication

Advanced Microsoft Office skills

Data analysis

Education

Doctorate with 8 years of experience or equivalent

Job description

AT&T Global Public Sector is a trusted provider of secure, IP enabled, cloud-based, network solutions and professional services to the Federal Government. We are dedicated to recruiting, developing and empowering a diverse, high-performing workforce that is passionate about what they do, committed to our shared values and dedicated to our customers’ mission.

Our National Security Team supports the intelligence community, providing, operating, and assuring critical voice, video and collaboration services for the full spectrum of operations.

AT&T has an opening for a Complex Project Lead to support AT&T National Security Sector.

Description of Job Duties/Responsibilities:

This position requires office presence a minimum of 5 days per week and is only located in the location(s) posted. No relocation is offered. Work to be performed at a government customer site.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Leadership:

• Provide functional leadership and coaching of Project Managers assigned to Complex External projects (RITMs).
• Orchestrate cross-functional resource allocation across competing external customer requests to optimize workloads and reduce bottlenecks.
• Develop, analyze, and report project impact assessments based on established models, negotiating technical trade-offs to deliver optimal cost and schedule outcomes.
• Assist team members with stakeholder management and navigate complex, multi-party conflict resolution to maintain project timelines.

Strategic Planning & Requirements Management:

• Assess large-scale cross functional requirements, and their impacts to on-going and upcoming efforts while identifying opportunities for consolidation, combination, or unity of effort.
• Track and interpret portfolio-level metrics to detect systemic delivery challenges and drive data transparency and process improvement. Conduct regular portfolio reviews to identify deficiencies in project details, data integrity, and resource forecasting.

Systems Engineering & Solution Development:

• Ensure end-to-end systems integration and systematic conversion of customer requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
• Comply and enforce compliance with the Program’s Service Delivery Life Cycle (SDLC) process, schedule, and artifact requirements, ensuring all external RITMs systematically advance through formal gates.
• Closely monitor key milestones and project documentation to ensure alignment with SDLC review gates and compliance with established delivery requirements.

Business Process Improvement:

• Identify and implement process optimization opportunities consistent with customer guidance and principles, cost savings, and system architecture objectives.
• Conduct complex systems analysis and study requirements to drive operational excellence.

Project Execution & Stakeholder Management:

• Collaborate with Task Leads, Project Managers, and clients to ensure deliverables meet scope, budget, and quality standards, maintaining strong stakeholder relationships while driving toward excellence.
• Develop and maintain detailed project roadmaps, monitor KPIs, and track progress using agile project management methodologies and industry-standard tools.
• Prepare executive-level status reports and dashboards, proactively identifying mitigation strategies to remove project and program roadblocks.
• Establish and monitor service level objectives (SLOs) to measure performance, identify variances, and support timely corrective actions.

Risk Management & Quality Assurance:

• Lead risk assessment and mitigation planning across multiple service areas to identify, assess, and resolve risks, issues, and opportunities (RIOs).
• Provide specialized support in technical writing, document integration, and preparation of client-ready presentations and deliverables.
• Manage data governance and reporting including collecting, analyzing, and publishing information and statistical data.
• Maintain comprehensive project documentation including correspondence, records, reports, SOPs, and internal communications.

Required Clearance: TS/SCI with polygraph.

Required Qualifications:

Candidate must have 16 years of experience that can be a combination of work history and education. This equates to a Doctorate and 8 years, master’s and 10 years, bachelor’s and 12 years, associates and 14 years or HS diploma and 16 years.

Additional required qualifications include:

• Ability to operate effectively within cross-functional team environments while demonstrating a strong willingness to learn and share knowledge with colleagues in a professional office environment.
• Ability to evaluate complex project portfolios to identify significant roadblocks, assess risks, and direct team members on course-correcting mitigation approaches.
• Strong organizational and project coordination skills with exceptional attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent stakeholder communication and presentation skills with demonstrated ability to influence at all organizational levels.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) with strong data analysis capabilities.
• Ability to adhere to security clearance management protocols and reporting requirements, including compliance with government security procedures and maintenance of clearance eligibility standards throughout employment.

Our Complex Projects Lead (IT-IA-IM Program Project Management Level III) (Government)

Earns $89,200 - $216,703 yearly. Not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography, experience, expertise, and education/training.

Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:

• Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
• 401(k) plan
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays) *Pro-rated when working less than 40 hrs/wk.
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Caregiver Leave
• Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected · Adoption Reimbursement
• Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
• Life and Accidental Death Insurance
• Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Extensive employee wellness programs
• Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T wireline phone

Weekly Hours: 40

Time Type: Regular

Location: Chantilly, Virginia

It is the policy of AT&T to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, AT&T will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. AT&T is a fair chance employer and does not initiate a background check until an offer is made.