Project Manager (Journeyman)

CACI; Ashburn (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

CACI is seeking a Journeyman Project Manager to lead IT initiatives under the GMOS contract for the Department of State. You will guide a high-performing team through planning, deployment, and ongoing support while aligning operational needs with product goals.

The role emphasizes deployment readiness, security compliance, and close collaboration with product, development, and enterprise operations teams to deliver mission-critical IT services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree + 4 years of related experience in PM, IT coordination, product management, IT operations, or program support
• Active Secret Clearance
• Proven IT project management and product lifecycle coordination experience
• Deployment readiness, operational requirements analysis, pre-deployment validation
• Strong IT services management understanding and cross-team collaboration
• Excellent communication and facilitation across multiple teams

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive IT project management services across the project lifecycle
• Establish processes to engage with Product Teams from planning to deployment and support
• Advise on infrastructure, security, monitoring, and support considerations
• Develop and update deployment readiness checklists for production readiness
• Facilitate collaboration between Enterprise Operations and Product Teams
• Conduct pre-deployment reviews and document issues for resolution
• Provide post-deployment monitoring, performance assessment, and remediation
• Track milestones, deliverables, and dependencies; report status to stakeholders
• Coordinate with development, operations, security and infrastructure teams

Skills

Project management

Communication

Cross-team coordination

Facilitation

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

ITIL

ServiceNow

Job description

Job Title: Project Manager (Journeyman)

Job Category: Project and Program Management

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: Secret

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%

Type of Travel: Local

The Opportunity:

CACI is seeking a Journeyman Project Manager for the Global Mission Operations Support (GMOS) contract, supporting the Department of State. This role offers a unique opportunity to enhance national security through advanced IT solutions. You will collaborate with experienced professionals in an innovative environment, guiding a high-performing team to deliver excellence. The GMOS contract aims to provide world-class IT support by modernizing and maintaining applications and infrastructure using an integrated IT Service Management approach. Join us to make a meaningful impact on a program of national importance.

Responsibilities:

• Provide comprehensive IT project management services to support various DT/EA/CST Portfolio and Product Teams throughout the project lifecycle
• Establish and maintain structured processes to engage with Product Teams throughout the entire product lifecycle from planning through deployment and ongoing support
• Advise Product Teams on operational requirements including infrastructure needs, security compliance, monitoring capabilities, and support considerations
• Develop, maintain, and update deployment readiness checklists ensuring Product Teams adhere to all required operational activities prior to production deployment
• Facilitate regular collaboration sessions between Enterprise Operations and Product Teams, aligning operational requirements with development objectives
• Conduct pre-deployment reviews with Product Teams, validating readiness against established criteria and documenting issues for resolution before go-live
• Provide post-deployment support including proactive monitoring, performance assessment, and immediate remediation of issues impacting users
• Track project milestones, deliverables, and dependencies, ensuring alignment with project schedules and communicating status to stakeholders
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams including development, operations, security, and infrastructure to ensure seamless project execution
• Apply project management expertise to resolve complex coordination challenges with latitude in developing innovative methodologies and presenting solutions to project delivery problems

Qualifications:

Required -

• Bachelor's degree + 4 years of experience in related fields, such as project management, IT project coordination, product management, IT operations, or program support; equivalencies considered.
• Active Secret Clearance
• Proven experience with IT project management, product lifecycle management, and coordination between development and operations teams
• Demonstrated knowledge of deployment readiness processes, operational requirements analysis, and pre-deployment validation
• Strong understanding of IT Service Management principles and collaboration between product teams and enterprise operations
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills with ability to coordinate across multiple teams and ensure alignment on operational requirements

Desired -

• Prior experience supporting federal agencies, especially the Department of State
• Project management certifications such as Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), or Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
• Experience with Agile/DevOps methodologies and facilitating collaboration between development and operations teams
• Knowledge of ITIL frameworks and experience with ServiceNow or similar IT Service Management platforms

What You Can Expect:

A culture of integrity.

At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you'll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer's missions and driven by a higher purpose - to ensure the safety of our nation.

An environment of trust.

CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. You'll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.

A focus on continuous growth.

Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground - in your career and in our legacy.

Pay Range :

There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opp