IT Project Manager

NewGen Technologies; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

NewGen Technologies seeks an IT Project Manager to lead a critical pilot project for a U.S. Government customer. The role emphasizes threat intelligence platforms, CTI, and threat hunting operations to ensure secure, scalable cloud infrastructure for cyber incident response.

You will plan, execute, and close projects, coordinate risks, and deliver management reports while liaising with the Threat Hunting team, vendors, and stakeholders across locations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Program Management, Business Management, Economics, Computer Science, Government Contracting, Finance/Accounting, or related discipline, or HS Diploma with 7+ years of PM experience.
• 5+ years of directly relevant experience in project management.
• Ability to research, collect, organize, and interpret technical data and status related to projects and programs.
• Knowledge of data and requirement gathering and business process analysis.
• Ability to conduct analysis and monitor program requirements, performance, schedule, and risk; evaluate, review, monitor, and report on project performance.
• Must work collaboratively across physical locations.
• Excellent facilitation and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Providethe planning, initiating, monitoring, reporting, and closing out of projects and deliverables.
• Develop and maintain pilot roadmap with schedule and deliverables.
• Coordinateactivities to identify project risks and developmitigation plans.
• Conductanalysis on pilot project performance and risks, researchdiscrepancies, and preparemanagement reports and briefings.
• Provideexpertise to improve business strategy, internal processes and program performance.
• Developand maintainmanagement reports, implementation schedules, and key performance parameters.
• Provideinput and assistwith requirement definition, scope of work definition, and scope management.
• Participatein analysis activities, identifyactions,and coordinateactions across the team and stakeholders.
• Act as the liaison between the Threat Hunting team, vendor, acquisition stakeholders, and technical integration teams while ensuring requirements are prioritized and progress is tracked.

Skills

Facilitation

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Written communication

Verbal communication

Threat intelligence platforms

Cyber threat intelligence

Threat hunting operations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Program Management or related field

HS Diploma + 7+ years PM experience

Job description

Our Partner is supporting a U.S. Government customer to provide rapid deployment and management of secure cloud-based engagement kits for cyber incident response and threat hunting operations. As part of the contract, this program enables analysts to quickly access the tools and environments they need to investigate cyber threats affecting federal agencies, state and local governments, and critical infrastructure. Working on this team means directly supporting the nation's cybersecurity defenders by ensuring they have reliable, scalable, and secure cloud infrastructure available within hours of a cyber incident—helping protect America\'s digital infrastructure when it matters most.

They are seeking an IT Project Manager to lead a critical pilot project for the customer. A superior candidate has experience with threat intelligence platforms, cyber threat intelligence (CTI), and/or threat hunting operations.

Responsibilities

• Providethe planning, initiating, monitoring, reporting, and closing out of projects and deliverables
• Develop and maintain pilot roadmap with schedule and deliverables
• Coordinateactivities to identify project risks and developmitigation plans
• Conductanalysis on pilot project performance and risks, researchdiscrepancies, and preparemanagement reports and briefings
• Provideexpertise to improve business strategy, internal processes and program performance
• Developand maintainmanagement reports, implementation schedules, and key performance parameters
• Provideinput and assistwith requirement definition, scope of work definition, and scope management
• Participatein analysis activities, identifyactions,and coordinateactions across the team and stakeholders
• Act as the liaison between the Threat Hunting team, vendor, acquisition stakeholders, and technical integration teams while ensuring requirements are prioritized and progress is tracked

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship
• Must have an active TS/SCI Clearance
• Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability
• Bachelor\'s degree in Program Management, Business Management, Economics, Computer Science, Government Contracting, Finance/Accounting, or related discipline, or HS Diploma and 7+ years of project management experience
• 5+ years of directly relevant experience in project management
• Ability to research, collect, organize, and interpret technical data and status related to projects and programs
• Knowledge of data and requirement gathering and business process analysis
• Ability to conduct analysis and monitor program requirements, performance, schedule, and riskAbility to evaluate, review, monitor, and report on project performance
• Must be able to work collaboratively across physical locations
• Excellent facilitation and stakeholder management skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Desired Skills

• 5+ years of direct relevant experience in cybersecurity operations, threat hunting operations, threat intelligence analysis, threat intelligence platforms or related experience
• Experience supporting federal cybersecurity programs
• Experience with cloud technologies and services
• Desired Certifications:
  • PMP
  • DoD 8140.01 IAT Level II

About Us

For more than 20 years, NewGen Technologies has solved our clients\' toughest IT challenges with integrity, security, and outstanding service by delivering both technology and talent. We have helped secure borders, have used artificial intelligence (AI) to fight terror, aided the identification of criminals, and have helped to prevent crime through the introduction of biometrics. Our team of Highly Cleared Specialists have hard-to-find skills and expertise in a wide spectrum of technologies to provide solutions that transform business processes and solve problems of national significance.