IT Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Gunnison; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal Leave

Holidays

Flexible Time Off

401(k) match

Insurance: medical/dental/vision

Training allowance

Job summary

Gunnison Consulting Group in Washington, DC is seeking a Senior Subject Matter Expert to support a federal contract providing program and project management across a large, distributed IT environment. The role covers end-to-end lifecycle tasks, from initiation through closeout, across multiple concurrent projects.

You will lead projects with hands-on oversight, provide technical leadership, drive requirements translation, risk mitigation, training, testing, and issue resolution, and help teams

Qualifications

• 6 years of relevant professional experience.
• Bachelor's degree required.
• Prior government experience is desired.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects and technical workstreams with hands-on oversight.
• Provide senior-level technical leadership and translate requirements into plans.
• Support training, testing, and issue resolution to ensure delivery.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Technical leadership

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

• This position is contingent upon a future opening with Gunnison.

Salary: $120,000 - $128,000/year

Description

Work Location: Hybrid, Washington, DC.

This federal contract will provide comprehensive program and project management support services to a federal customer supporting a large, distributed IT environment. Services include end-to-end project and program management, project management office (PMO) support, implementation management, business analysis, and organizational change management for technology initiatives of varying size and complexity. Work will span the full project lifecycle from initiation and planning through execution, deployment, and closeout and will support multiple concurrent projects and portfolios.

The SME position supports project management, coordination, analysis, documentation, reporting, schedule management, stakeholder engagement, and implementation activities across one or more concurrent projects. The role contributes to a structured delivery environment by maintaining accurate project information, supporting disciplined execution, tracking progress, and helping project teams address risks, issues, dependencies, and changing priorities. This position provides the technical expertise, project leadership, analytical support, or flexible capacity needed to support successful project delivery from planning through execution, implementation, and closeout.

• Leads projects, providing technical guidance and hands-on oversight. Responsible for solution validation, specialized training, integration planning, and resolving technical challenges across projects.
• The Subject Matter Expert provides senior-level technical or functional leadership for projects that require specialized knowledge, solution validation, and hands-on oversight. This role leads projects or technical workstreams, advises project teams on complex requirements, evaluates proposed approaches, and helps translate business or operational needs into practical implementation plans. The Subject Matter Expert identifies technical risks, recommends mitigation strategies, validates solution designs, and supports decision-making when projects involve specialized systems, integrations, processes, or operational constraints.
• In addition to direct project support, the Subject Matter Expert contributes to training, knowledge transfer, integration planning, testing, and issue resolution. This role reviews key project artifacts, supports requirements refinement, assists with readiness activities, and helps resolve complex technical or process challenges that may affect schedule, quality, adoption, or sustainment. The Subject Matter Expert also helps capture lessons learned, improve repeatable delivery practices, and provide targeted expertise when project teams need additional guidance or senior-level support.

Requirements

• 6 years of relevant professional experience
• Bachelor's Degree
• Prior government experience is desired.

Clearance Requirement: Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.

The salary range for this position depends upon multiple factors including location, the individual's knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, and contract-specific budget constraints and organizational requirements.

Benefits

Gunnison Consulting Group's total compensation package also includes bonus and profit-sharing opportunities, depending on company and employee performance. Available employee benefits include:

• 3 weeks of Personal Leave your first year
• 11 paid Holidays each year
• 5 days of Flexible Time Off each year
• 401(k) company match at 50% up to 10% of your salary
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Public Transportation Subsidies
• Certifications and Training Allowance - Up to $5,000/year!

Why Join Gunnison?

• Gunnison takes on ambitious projects. We target fun, challenging work that requires creative thinking and innovation.
• Quality is our top priority.
• Gunnison employee benefits meet or exceed what other companies in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area offer.
• There is a great sense of camaraderie at Gunnison. This is an atmosphere we will maintain as we continue to grow.
• We are growing rapidly and the opportunity for individual professional growth with Gunnison is outstanding.
• We hire for careers at Gunnison, not to fill a position.

Equal Opportunity Employer. Must be eligible for employment in the United States. We are unable to sponsor candidates at this time.

In 1994 Gunnison began serving the greater Washington, D.C. metro area, focused on tackling our customers' most ambitious technology projects. By creating a culture dedicated to enabling our customers and employees to achieve more than they ever thought they could, the company has thrived for over 25 years.