IT Project Analyst (DoD TS Clearance)

MartinFederal Consulting, LLC; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

MartinFed, based in Huntsville, AL, seeks a Project Analyst to support IT initiatives by collecting data, running basic reports, and coordinating with stakeholders to define requirements and deliver actionable insights.

You will assist in designing project schedules, maintaining documentation, and preparing reports to ensure contracts stay within negotiated parameters and government cost controls.

Qualifications

• Four (4) years of prior experience supporting complex projects.
• Top Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain a CI Polygraph.
• Ability to create, customize, prepare, and maintain project budget documents.
• Fluent in maintaining and updating project websites, graphical elements, internal applications, and other project automation tools.
• Proficient in Excel, PowerApps, data visualization software (PowerBI), and project management software (MS Project, JIRA).
• Experience with project planning, schedules, and timelines; gathering requirements; supporting objectives.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate enterprise‑level IT projects through complete lifecycles.
• Serve as liaison between technical teams, stakeholders, and leadership for status communication.
• Assist with scheduling, documentation, risk tracking, meeting coordination, and status reporting.
• Develop and maintain project documentation: plans, minutes, action trackers, executive summaries, whitepapers.
• Monitor progress and help identify issues, risks, dependencies; prepare updates and metrics.

Skills

Stakeholder communication

Project coordination

Risk management

Documentation

Schedule development

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Excel

PowerApps

PowerBI

MS Project

JIRA

Job description

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Founded in 2007 in Huntsville, AL, MartinFed provides the U.S. government with customer-focused, performance-based solutions using technology and an empowered workforce as an engine to drive its customers' missions. Our goal is to attract the best and brightest within their field.

We invest in our people because they are our greatest asset. They cultivate our purpose, embody and reflect our core values, and define our culture. MartinFed's core values that set us apart are the following:

• Be Driven - We are fueled by the hunger to learn more and do more.
• Be Curious - We engage in continuous improvement - never accepting the status quo.
• Be Humble - We seek honest feedback to strengthen our relationships.
• Pursue Excellence - We strive to achieve extraordinary results and do not settle for mediocrity.

Strive for excellence and consider joining our growing team today!

JOB OVERVIEW

This role is responsible for participating in projects and analyses that produce actionable recommendations that build relevant insights for internal and external stakeholders. This role collects data and runs basic reports in response to client inquiries. The individual coordinates closely with key internal stakeholders to ensure sound knowledge of client requirements to support development of best-in‑class analytical solutions. They will accurately enter required data into one or more databases, documents, and/or spreadsheets. The Project Analyst will help design and develop the project schedule for deploying IT solutions, and will assist in organizing, implementing, and maintaining scheduling management systems that support identified information technology projects and their plans. Additionally, this role performs analysis and provides support to the IT Project Manager by preparing reports to ensure that IT projects and contracts remain within negotiated parameters and government cost‑control guidelines. The Project Analyst will enter project procurement requests into systems and tracks their progress.

Essential Functions

• Coordinates and supports enterprise‑level IT projects through complete project lifecycles.
• Serves as a liaison between technical teams, stakeholders, and executive leadership to facilitate effective project status communication.
• Assists will project planning activities including scheduling, documentation, risk tracking, meeting coordination, and status reporting.
• Helps develop and maintain project documentation to include project plans, meeting minutes, action item trackers, executive summaries, and whitepapers.
• Monitor project progress and assist the project manager with identifying issues, risks, and dependencies.
• Prepare and present project updates, metrics, and reports to stakeholders using various software tools (internal applications, JIRA, PowerPoint, Project, etc).
• Ability to handle multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced enterprise environment.
• Maintain organized records and project documents of project activities and milestones.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills while discussing complex topics across technical and non-technical teams.

Required:

• Top Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain a CI Polygraph
• At least four (4) years of prior experience supporting complex projects.
• Ability to create, customize, prepare, and maintain project budget documents.
• Fluent in maintaining and updating project websites, graphical elements, internal applications, and other project automation tools.
• Proficient in tools like Excel, PowerApps, data visualization software (PowerBI, etc), and project management software (MS Project, JIRA, etc).
• Demonstrated project planning experience by assisting with the creation, maintenance, and automation of project plans, schedules, and timelines, and by assisting the project managers to gather requirements and support and define project objectives.
• Ability to assist with identifying potential project risks and helping to develop strategies to mitigate them to include conducting risk assessments and maintaining a risk register.
• Experience monitoring project progress against milestones and deliverables.
• Strong competencies in maintaining and automating project documentation, meeting minutes, action items, and project decisions.
• Skilled in generating reports and presentations to project stakeholders to effectively communicate project status and outcomes.
• Competent in developing and adhering to project quality control metrics to ensure project deliverables meet quality standards and align with project requirements.
• Capable of assisting with managing changes to project scope, schedule, and budget to include evaluating change requests and assessing overall project impact.
• Proven ability to effectively communicate between stakeholders, project teams, and leadership to include managing concerns as they arise.
• Experience in participating in full project lifecycle reviews including lessons learned activities to be used on future projects.

Preferred:

• Top Secret Clearance with a CI Polygraph.
• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university.
• Experience dealing with enterprise IT projects or other technical and wide-reaching projects.
• Experience with CAD software such as AutoCAD.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

• Inside office environment.
• Working on a computer for long periods of time.
• May involve long period of sitting at a desk.
• The work environment is fast-paced and sometimes involves extreme deadline pressures.

OTHER DUTIES

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

MartinFed is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, religious creed, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, transgender, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, protected Veteran Status, genetics or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state or local law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. In addition to federal law requirements, MartinFed complies with all applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in all locations.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or disabled veteran, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access MartinFed's current openings as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by calling 855.212.1810. Thank you for your interest in MartinFed.

Please Note: All positions at MartinFed are contingent upon passing a background check prior to a start date and are subject to random drug screenings during the employment period. In addition, MartinFed is an E-Verify employer.