IT Project Manager

Cgsfederal; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Paid Time Off and holidays

Job summary

Contact Government Services, LLC seeks an IT Project Manager to design, develop, and oversee IT projects for a large federal entity. The role involves shaping project plans, coordinating resources, and implementing management plans across ongoing efforts.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree in engineering, CS, or related fields, 5+ years of IT project management experience, and strong Agile leadership skills. Federal project experience and PM certification are highly valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, CS, Business, Information Systems or related discipline.
• 5+ years of project management experience.
• 5+ years in IT-related projects with leadership in at least 3 on-time, on-budget deliveries.
• 5+ years in information system design and development with Java/JavaScript.
• Experience with API management, RESTful APIs, cloud and on-prem environments.
• Experience with RDBMS and NoSQL databases; strong algorithmic skills.
• 5+ years managing an Agile Scrum team with DevOps.
• Experience with public agency interfaces.
• PM certification or Master's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define project scope and schedule with a focus on delivering value.
• Organize and lead project status meetings and reviews.
• Prepare and distribute progress reports to stakeholders.
• Manage risks and issues; adjust plans to stay on track.
• Drive continuous improvement and agile process adoption across teams.
• Assist with project design, planning, and resource assessment.
• Provide technical analysis reports to support agency discussions.
• Support agile transformation from current to desired state.

Skills

Leadership

Agile methodologies

Project coordination

Risk management

Stakeholder communication

Team management

Process improvement

Technical reporting

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, CS, IT or related field

Master’s Degree or PM certification

Tools

Java

JavaScript

JBOSS Fuse

AngularJS

RESTful APIs

APIs integration

SQL & NoSQL databases

Job description

IT Project Manager

Employment Type: Full-Time, Experienced

Department: Information Technology

CGS is looking for an IT Project Manager to assist with the design, development, and oversight of various ongoing efforts in the IT department of a large federal entity. The PM will participate in project design, assist with the development of project plans, assess available resources, and implement the management plans for new and ongoing projects.

Skills and Attributes for Success

• Define project scope and schedule while focusing on regular and timely delivery of value.
• Organize and lead project status and working meetings.
• Prepare and distribute progress reports.
• Manage risks and issues; correct deviations from plans and perform delivery planning for assigned projects.
• Define and develop initiatives for continuous business process improvements and monitoring.
• Manage the team in making business decisions relating to system implementation, modification and maintenance.
• Develop and update business process documentation for testing and training management.
• Define and manage a well‑defined project management process and champion ongoing process improvement initiatives to implement best practices for agile project management.
• Deliver an agile transformation plan to move from current state to a desired state.
• Use standard project performance metrics to assess and evaluate the program.
• Aid in the implementation and facilitation of the use of agile tools, guidelines and metrics in order to achieve a standardized approach to agile team project execution.
• Monitor the overall cost, control, adherence to schedules, and technical quality of work.
• Prepare and provide technical analysis reports as directed by the Agency to support discussions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Information Systems or a related discipline.
• 5 years of experience in project management.
• At least 5 years of experience in managing IT‑related projects and a leadership role in at least 3 successful projects delivered on time and on budget.
• At least 5 years of experience in information system design and development in one or more general‑purpose programming languages such as JavaScript and Java.
• Knowledge in system integration using Application Program Interface (API) management technologies and a working knowledge of RESTful APIs, API design, and development on cloud and on‑premise environments.
• Experience in RDBMS and NoSQL database development with strong fundamentals in algorithm design, problem‑solving, and complexity analysis.
• At least 5 years of experience managing an Agile scrum team with developers, testers, and DevOps team using Agile processes and practices.
• Experience working with public agency interfaces.
• Master’s Degree or a project management certification.
• At least 5 years of programming experience in Java, JavaScript, JBOSS Fuse, Angular JS.
• Experience in health and human services domains such as eligibility, enrollment, Medicaid, child welfare, and child support systems.
• Experience building complex software systems with one or more general‑purpose programming languages.
• Knowledge of best practices for the full Agile SDLC, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
• Integration experience with financial management systems.
• Experience working with two or more of the following: web application development, mobile application development, information retrieval, developing large software systems, and/or security software development.
• Industry certifications/licenses.

Preferred Qualifications

• Client‑facing communication experience.
• Federal Agency issued security clearance.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision
• Life Insurance
• 401k
• Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter)
• Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays

Contact Government Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.