IT Project Manager - Alexandria, VA

VetJobs; Alexandria (VA); Hybrid; USD 123,000 - 133,000; Full time

Job summary

Suvi is seeking an IT Project Manager in Alexandria, Virginia, to lead complex IT projects from initiation through closeout with Agile, Kanban, or hybrid approaches.

You will coordinate across technical teams, government stakeholders, and contractors to manage scope, schedule, cost, and risk in a PMI-aligned framework.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related field.
• Minimum of three years of experience managing complex IT projects.
• Active Secret security clearance.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with ability to lead cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead IT projects through initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control, and closeout.
• Define and manage scope, deliverables, schedules, budgets, dependencies, risks, and stakeholder requirements.
• Document, trace, and validate requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain PM artifacts and dashboards using Azure Dev Ops, MS Project, or ServiceNow.
• Facilitate governance reviews and design reviews with customers and stakeholders.
• Lead cross-functional teams including technical, operational, business, and contractor personnel.
• Apply Agile project-management methods tailored to project characteristics and risks.
• Monitor performance and propose corrective actions to stakeholders.
• Identify gaps and improve project-management processes and tools.
• Support training and knowledge transfer of PM practices.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Agile delivery

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology

Tools

Azure DevOps

Microsoft Project

ServiceNow

Power Platform

Power Apps

Azure Cloud

Job description

ATTENTION MILITARY AFFILIATED JOB SEEKERS

Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their roles. The following position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers.

Job Description

Suvi is seeking an IT Project Manager in Alexandria, Virginia, to lead complex information technology (IT) projects from initiation through closeout. The Project Manager will plan and coordinate project delivery using Agile, Kanban, or hybrid approaches as appropriate to the work, while maintaining alignment with Project Management Institute (PMI) standards and customer policies.

The successful candidate will work across technical teams, government stakeholders, and contractor organizations to maintain clear accountability for scope, schedule, cost, requirements, risks, and project outcomes.

This is a hybrid work position with approximately three days on site and two days remote per week.

Responsibilities

• Lead IT projects through initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control, and closeout while maintaining alignment with approved requirements and customer priorities.
• Define and manage project scope, deliverables, schedules, budgets, dependencies, risks, and stakeholder requirements.
• Ensure project requirements are documented, traceable, assigned, and validated throughout the project lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain project management artifacts, schedules, risk and issue records, project status briefings, and supporting documentation using tools such as Azure Dev Ops, Microsoft Project, or ServiceNow.
• Prepare for and facilitate governance board reviews, executive project spotlights, preliminary and critical design reviews, readiness assessments, and other decision points required by the customer.
• Lead cross-functional teams that include technical, operational, business, and contractor personnel. Establish clear responsibilities, resolve delivery barriers, and escalater decisions when required.
• Apply Agile project-management methods based tailored to project characteristics, organizational requirements, technical dependencies, and delivery risk.
• Monitor project performance against approved scope, schedule, cost, and delivery commitments. Identify variances early and develop corrective actions with accountable stakeholders.
• Identify gaps in project-management processes and recommend practical improvements to methods, artifacts, training, and supporting tools.
• Support training, knowledge transfer, and repeatable project-management practices across the organization.
• Support the development and dissemination of consistent internal and external communications related to IT initiatives and alignment of projects with Information Technology Strategic Plan goals and objectives.
• Translate technical and project information into clear written and verbal communications for audiences with different levels of technical knowledge.

Minimum Education Required

Bachelors

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or a related field.
• Minimum of three years of experience managing complex IT projects.
• Active Secret security clearance.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams representing diverse technical disciplines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting cloud migration projects, particularly projects involving Microsoft Azure.
• Strong knowledge of Azure DevOps for Agile planning, work management, project tracking, and dashboard reporting
• Experience managing projects involving ServiceNow development teams.
• Understanding of Microsoft Power Platform and past work on Power App development projects.

Preferred Certifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP).
• Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) 4 Managing Professional.
• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM).
• Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Agilist.
• Any clearance requirements for this position are established by the government contract.

Pay Range

$123,000 - $133,000

Salary Range

>$100,000

City

Alexandria

State

Virginia

Job Category

Project Management