Federal IT Project Manager | PMP | Agile & Govt Delivery

Akumen, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 105,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Akumen, Inc. is seeking an experienced Project Manager to support planning, coordination, and delivery of IT projects in a federal government environment.

You will work with government stakeholders, technical teams, Project Managers, and Systems Engineers to align activities with customer requirements and maintain program documentation. The position emphasizes managing objectives, schedules, risks, and deliverables, coordinating change and configuration management, and supporting testing and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, or IT Management (or equivalent related field experience).
• PMP certification required.
• 4+ years of experience in the Information Technology field.
• 3+ years of experience in writing technical documents.
• 3+ years of experience in a client facing role; federal clients preferred.
• Knowledge of developing, implementing, and monitoring IT program and project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Support project planning and execution, including development and maintenance of project objectives, technical approaches, schedules, milestones, risks, issues, and deliverables.
• Coordinate with government customers, development teams, Systems Engineers, and other program resources to align application support and development activities with organizational priorities and requirements.
• Manage project change and configuration activities, including tracking change requests, reviewing open issues, maintaining configuration baselines, and communicating updates to stakeholders.
• Support program testing activities by coordinating testing schedules, documentation, issue tracking, and communication between technical teams and stakeholders.
• Monitor service delivery processes, service agreements, and IT operational metrics to identify risks, performance issues, and opportunities for improvement.
• Develop and maintain program and technical documentation, including Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), test plans, reference materials, training guides, status reports, and other project artifacts.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Documentation

Client facing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, or IT Management

Tools

MS Project

ServiceNow ITSM

SharePoint

Job description

Akumen, Inc. is seeking an experienced Project Manager to support planning, coordination, and delivery of IT projects in a federal government environment.

You will work with government stakeholders, technical teams, Project Managers, and Systems Engineers to align activities with customer requirements and maintain program documentation. The position emphasizes managing objectives, schedules, risks, and deliverables, coordinating change and configuration management, and supporting testing and