IT Portfolio Manager

Steampunk; Bloomington (IL); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Steampunk seeks an IT Portfolio Manager to optimize a large federal technology portfolio, eliminating redundant investments and driving measurable cost avoidance and savings.

You will produce analysis, roadmaps, and governance artifacts, aligning with CPIC/TBM frameworks and delivering auditable financial insights to government stakeholders. Local to Baltimore and willing to visit client sites regularly.

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree required.
• 8+ years of IT portfolio management or technology investment analysis experience.
• Ability to build audit-ready cost analyses distinguishing cost savings from cost avoidance.
• Strong financial/cost analysis skills.
• Experience with CPIC or TBM frameworks.
• Strong written and verbal communication, presenting to government stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead IT portfolio analysis and quarterly optimization recommendations.
• Deliver cost analyses distinguishing savings vs. avoidance with stakeholders.
• Feed findings into inventories and dashboards for executives.
• Develop reports and roadmaps for shared-services adoption.
• Validate cost avoidance and savings for quarterly evaluations.

Skills

Security clearance

Bachelor's degree

8+ years IT portfolio management

Cost analysis

Financial analysis

CPIC TBM familiarity

Communication skills

PfMP certification

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Overview

Steampunk is seeking an IT Portfolio Manager to lead portfolio optimization for a large federal technology portfolio, targeting elimination of redundant investment and measurable cost avoidance and savings.

Contributions

• Conduct IT portfolio analysis and deliver quarterly optimization recommendations grounded in a reuse-before-buy-before-build philosophy
• Deliver the Redundant Investment Identification Report and Shared Services Adoption Roadmap against target thresholds (15+ redundant investments; 30% increase in shared-services adoption)
• Build COR-approvable Cost Impact Analyses that distinguish cost savings (retrospective, validated against actuals/budget) from cost avoidance (prospective, projected), developed iteratively with financial stakeholders
• Feed portfolio-level duplication and risk findings into the program's authoritative inventory and executive dashboards
• Document and validate cost avoidance and savings supporting the program's quarterly performance evaluation

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance
• Bachelor's degree
• 8+ years of IT portfolio management or technology investment analysis experience
• Demonstrated ability to build audit-ready cost analyses distinguishing cost savings from cost avoidance
• Strong financial/cost analysis skills
• Experience with IT investment/portfolio management frameworks such as Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC) or Technology Business Management (TBM)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present and defend cost analyses to government financial and acquisition stakeholders
• Local to Baltimore, MD metro area and willing to go on client site at least 2 days a week

Preferred:

• Federal environment experience, including familiarity with FITARA and related IT investment governance requirements
• Experience driving shared-services or investment-consolidation initiatives at enterprise scale
• PfMP (Portfolio Management Professional) certification

About steampunk

Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $110,000 to $175,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here.

Identity Statement

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Steampunk is aChange Agentin the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health and DoD sectors. Through ourHuman-Centered delivery methodology, we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges. If you want to learn more about our story, visithttp://www.steampunk.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.Steampunk participates in the E-Verify program.