IT Portfolio Manager

UNAVAILABLE; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

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

Candidates must obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance, hold a Bachelor's degree, and bring 8+ years of IT portfolio management or technology investment analysis experience. Local to the Baltimore, MD metro area and willing to go on client site at least 2 days a week.

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 savings from avoidance.
• Strong financial/cost analysis skills.
• Experience with CPIC or TBM frameworks.

Responsibilities

• 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 from cost avoidance.
• 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.

Skills

Cost analysis

Financial analysis

Communication skills

Portfolio management

Government stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CPIC

TBM

PfMP

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.

Responsibilities

• 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