Project Manager

RCT Systems; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Immediate 401k vesting

Generous PTO

Technology allowance

Job summary

RCT Systems is seeking a Technical Project Manager to coordinate strategic initiatives across technical and service teams from planning through delivery.

Applicants should hold TS/SCI clearance with polygraph and have 12+ years of technical PM experience, with strong Jira/Confluence usage, Agile SDLC knowledge, and experience in mission-critical environments. PMP and ICAM experience are a plus.

Qualifications

• TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• 12+ years of relevant experience in technical PM.
• Experience in mission-critical/classified environments.
• Requirements decomposition and systems engineering knowledge.
• Strong understanding of Agile SDLC.
• Hands-on Jira/Confluence experience.
• Experience coordinating customer and contractor teams.
• PMP certification (desired).
• Experience with ICAM entitlements/access-control programs (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Manage initiatives, priorities, schedules, dependencies, risks, and milestones.
• Coordinate requirements decomposition, validation, and traceability.
• Maintain requirements registers, risk assessments, dependencies, and reference architectures.
• Track work using Jira and Confluence in an Agile environment.
• Brief program leadership and customers on status, risks, and progress.
• Prepare reports, presentations, metrics, flowcharts, and monthly/weekly program reviews.
• Facilitate technical exchanges, kickoff meetings, and cross-team collaboration.
• Maintain integrated roadmaps and resolve resource/scheduling/prioritization issues.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Cross-team coordination

Agile SDLC understanding

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Technical Project Manager responsible for coordinating complex, strategic initiatives across multiple technical/service teams, from planning through delivery. The role combines project management, requirements management, systems engineering, and cross-team coordination.

• Key ResponsibilitiesManage initiatives, priorities, schedules, dependencies, risks, and milestones.
• Coordinate requirements decomposition, validation, and traceability.
• Maintain requirements registers, risk assessments, dependencies, and reference architectures.
• Track work using Jira and Confluence in an Agile environment.
• Brief program leadership and customers on status, risks, and progress.
• Prepare reports, presentations, metrics, flowcharts, and monthly/weekly program reviews.
• Facilitate technical exchanges, kickoff meetings, and cross-team collaboration.
• Maintain integrated roadmaps and resolve resource/scheduling/prioritization issues.
• Required QualificationsTS/SCI + Polygraph
• 12+ years of relevant experience
• Technical project management experience, ideally in mission-critical/classified environments
• Requirements decomposition and systems engineering knowledge
• Strong understanding of Agile SDLC
• Hands-on Jira/Confluence experience
• Experience coordinating customer and contractor teams
• Strong communication, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Desired QualificationsPMP certification
• Experience with entitlements/access-control programs, such as ICAM
• RCT Systems offers:Competitive benefits package (medical, dental, vision, life insurance)
• Immediate 401k vesting
• Generous PTO and flexible schedules
• $500.00 annual technology allowance

RCT Systems is committed and proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex (to include pregnancy and related conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other federally protected class.