Program Manager

ITCON Services; Vienna (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits start day one

Paid training and development

Commuter benefits

Work-life balance

Job summary

ITCON Services is seeking a highly motivated Program Manager to lead software application development and/or O&M contracts. You will build and lead development teams, guide analysts and developers, and drive PMI and Agile practices to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.

Responsibilities include planning, stakeholder engagement, work-product acceptance, reporting, and financial management across your portfolio.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in MIS or related field preferred.
• PMP certification required.
• 15+ years in the Information Technology industry.
• 10+ years of experience as a Project Manager managing IT projects.
• Ability to translate requirements into tasks for Design/Development teams.
• Strong research and analytical skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication, including presentations.
• Attention to detail and ability to explain complex concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Expert level understanding of SDLC and best practices.
• Agile practitioner.
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly.
• Self-motivated and collaborative in a team environment.
• Able to manage multiple projects concurrently.
• Experience with Federal Government Customers.
• Agile certification/ Product Owner certification.
• Recruiting experience and strong coaching skills.
• Hands-on experience managing IT project budgets and resources and reporting on financials.
• Experience with Federal Government Customers.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead development teams and coordinate with analysts, developers, and other project roles to deliver projects successfully.
• Manage all aspects of project financials for assigned portfolio.
• Apply PMI and Agile frameworks; handle project planning, stakeholder needs, and work-product acceptance.
• Monitor development/execution, reporting, and quality assurance of project processes.
• Facilitate user acceptance and ensure adherence to processes and standards.

Skills

PMP certification

Project leadership

SDLC expertise

Agile practitioner

Multithread project delivery

Excellent communication

Business analysis

Budget reporting

Federal government experience

Recruiting / coaching

Public Trust clearance readiness

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in MIS or related field

MIS degree preferred

Tools

Azure cloud experience

SAFe Agilist certification

PM tools (e.g., MS Project, JIRA)

Job description

ITCON Services is seeking to hire a motivated, driven, and technically knowledgeable Program Manager to join our team. The Program Manager will be responsible for software application development and/ or O&M contracts, including building and leading development teams, working with analysists, developers, and other project roles to deliver successfully on projects. Project Management tasks will include but are not limited to following management best practices, project planning, understanding customer needs, conducting business analysis, monitoring development/ execution, conducting work-product acceptance, facilitating user acceptance, reporting, and quality assurance of project process flow. In addition, the Program Manager will manage all aspects of project financials for all projects assigned to his or her portfolio.

The Program Manager is expected to work independently, employ effective time management skills to organize and handle multiple highly visible priorities, projects, and products simultaneously. Additional tasks will include advising and instructing project teams on process improvements to promote efficient project delivery and adherence to processes and standards (e.g. PMI and Agile frameworks).

At ITCON, we offer competitive compensation, paid training and development opportunities, healthcare benefits that start on your first day, commuter benefits, work-life balance, and the opportunity to work alongside an amazing and growing team.

This opening is for a full-time salaried position located in the ITCON Services headquarters in Vienna, VA. Applicant must be a citizen of the United States and clearable for Public Trust clearance with the U.S Government.

Required Skills And Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in management information systems (MIS) or related field preferred
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• 15+ years in the Information Technology industry
• 10+ years of experience as a Project Manager managing IT projects
• Ability to analyze and translate functional business requirements from stakeholders into detailed tasks for Design and Development teams
• Strong research and analytical skills
• Strong written and oral and communication skills, including presentation skills
• Attention to details
• Ability to communicate and present complex technical concepts and analysis to technical and non-technical audiences
• Expert level understanding of SDLC and best practices
• Agile practitioner
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly
• Self-motivated and thrives in a team environment
• Able to multithread and move multiple projects forward
• Experience with Federal Government Customers
• Agile certification/ Product Owner certification
• Recruiting experience and strong coaching skills
• Hands-on experience managing IT project budgets and resources and reporting on financials
• Experience with Federal Government Customers

Desired Skills And Qualifications

• CMMI, ISO experience
• Azure cloud experience and certification
• SAFe Agilist certification