IT Project Manager (Hybrid) - Agile Delivery & Azure Leadership

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

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

PTO

Job summary

Suvi, an Akima company, seeks an IT Project Manager in Alexandria, VA to lead complex IT projects from initiation through closeout. You will plan and coordinate delivery using Agile, Kanban, or hybrid approaches, aligning with PMI standards and customer policies.

The role involves collaboration across technical teams, government stakeholders, and contractors, ensuring accountability for scope, schedule, cost, requirements, risks, and outcomes. Hybrid work with on-site and remote days is offered.

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 demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams.

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 escalated 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.

Skills

Communication skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology

Tools

Azure DevOps

Microsoft Project

ServiceNow

Power Platform

Power Apps

Job description

Suvi, an Akima company, seeks an IT Project Manager in Alexandria, VA to lead complex IT projects from initiation through closeout. You will plan and coordinate delivery using Agile, Kanban, or hybrid approaches, aligning with PMI standards and customer policies.

The role involves collaboration across technical teams, government stakeholders, and contractors, ensuring accountability for scope, schedule, cost, requirements, risks, and outcomes. Hybrid work with on-site and remote days is offered.