Federal Time & Payroll PM Lead — Cloud-Native Delivery

CVP (Customer Value Partners); Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

CVP, a healthcare and technology consulting firm, seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead NIH payroll-time/attendance modernization for ~17,000 users. You will own scope, schedule, and cost, steer release planning around payroll windows, and drive risk management with federal EPLC/Agile delivery expertise.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years of IT PM experience, 3+ years managing federal app efforts, and familiarity with payroll interfaces and secure change governance.

Qualifications

• BS/BA in IT or related field required; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of IT project/program management experience.
• 3+ years managing comparable-scope federal application efforts.
• Federal EPLC/Agile delivery experience.
• Working knowledge of federal time-and-attendance business rules and payroll interfaces.
• Familiarity with Java-based high-availability application operations, three-tier Web/Application/Database architecture, automated failover, and biweekly batch/timecard transmission scheduling.
• Experience with Reporting Services Server and release planning for payroll-critical systems.

Responsibilities

• Own scope, schedule, cost, backlog, and work assignments for O&M, enhancements, and modernization.
• Lead release planning around payroll-critical windows and high-volume user support periods.
• Manage risks/issues, stakeholder coordination, and EPLC artifact production.
• Coordinate change/security processes with TRB/CAB and ARB governance.
• Monitor SLA, availability, and MTTR performance.
• Support DevSecOps/CI-CD delivery and cloud-native modernization efforts.

Skills

IT project management

Federal program delivery

Agile

Risk & stakeholder management

Education

BS/BA in IT or related field

MS/MA/MBA

13 years of relevant experience in lieu of degree

Job description

CVP, a healthcare and technology consulting firm, seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead NIH payroll-time/attendance modernization for ~17,000 users. You will own scope, schedule, and cost, steer release planning around payroll windows, and drive risk management with federal EPLC/Agile delivery expertise.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years of IT PM experience, 3+ years managing federal app efforts, and familiarity with payroll interfaces and secure change governance.