IT Project Manager

Cgsfederal; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account

Paid Time Off

Job summary

CGS is seeking an IT Project Manager to assist with the design, development, and oversight of IT initiatives for a large federal entity in Washington, DC. You will participate in project design, help develop plans, assess resources, and implement management plans for new and ongoing projects.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s Degree and 5+ years of IT project management experience, including Agile practices, API integration, and experience in health and human services domains.

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 leadership in 3+ projects.
• At least 5 years of experience in information system design and development with Java/JavaScript.
• Knowledge in API management with RESTful APIs and cloud/on-premise environments.
• Experience managing an Agile scrum team with developers, testers, and DevOps.
• Experience with health and human services domains.
• Industry certifications/licenses.

Responsibilities

• Define project scope and schedule with focus on delivering value.
• Organize and lead project status and working meetings.
• Prepare and distribute progress reports.
• Manage risks and issues; adjust plans as needed.
• Define and develop initiatives for process improvements and monitoring.
• Lead teams in making decisions on system implementation and maintenance.
• Develop documentation for testing and training management.
• Implement a defined PM process and promote agile best practices.
• Deliver an agile transformation plan to reach a desired future state.
• Use standard metrics to assess program performance.
• Support agile adoption with tools, guidelines, and metrics.
• Monitor cost, schedule adherence, and technical quality.
• Provide technical analysis reports as directed by the Agency.

Skills

Project management

Agile scrum

Leadership

Risk management

Project planning

Business process improvements

Technical reporting

Agile transformation

API knowledge

Public agency experience

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering/CS/IS/related

Master’s Degree or PM certification

Tools

Java

JavaScript

JBOSS Fuse

Angular JS

RESTful APIs

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.