Junior IT Project Manager – Federal Programs

Accenture-Federal-Services-2; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 97,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services in Arlington, VA is seeking a 1–2 year IT project support specialist to assist with SDLC activities, planning, and coordination across Waterfall, Agile, and DevOps environments.

You will help convert user requirements into actionable tasks, support documentation, and collaborate with developers and stakeholders to ensure timely delivery of federal mission solutions.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years’ experience supporting IT projects, business analysis, systems implementation, or similar.
• Understanding of SDLC methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, DevOps); basic familiarity with project/work management tooling (e.g., MS Project, Jira, Azure DevOps).
• Organization, communication, problem solving, attention to detail, and the ability to follow structured processes and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Performs routine aspects of the position and is supervised by higher level team members.
• Supports business process and system analysis activities.
• Assists with documentation, planning, and coordination tasks.
• Contributes to project improvement initiatives without full ownership of workstreams.
• Support planning, coordination, and execution of technology projects across the SDLC (Waterfall, Agile, DevOps, etc.).
• Assist in building project schedules, defining task execution procedures, and assessing staffing and resource needs.
• Convert user requirements and business needs into actionable work items.
• Support development teams by assigning tasks, tracking progress, and monitoring deliverable quality.
• Participate in stakeholder reviews and help secure customer approval for deliverables.
• Provide daily project support, including status updates, technical and financial reporting, and progress tracking for leadership.
• Assist in developing and documenting business and technical requirements.
• Support project meetings, risk and issue tracking, and change management activities.
• Collaborate with developers, analysts, architects, and end users to ensure successful solution delivery.
• Contribute to process improvement, documentation, and operational coordination across the project.

Skills

IT Project Support

Communication

Problem Solving

Attention to Detail

Education

Associate’s degree

Tools

MS Project

Jira

Azure DevOps

Job description

Accenture Federal Services in Arlington, VA is seeking a 1–2 year IT project support specialist to assist with SDLC activities, planning, and coordination across Waterfall, Agile, and DevOps environments.

You will help convert user requirements into actionable tasks, support documentation, and collaborate with developers and stakeholders to ensure timely delivery of federal mission solutions.