Senior Information Technology Project Manager

Jobtailor; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in McLean, VA seeks a senior software development project manager to lead cross-functional teams, drive Agile adoption, and ensure program success with government stakeholders. The role requires extensive experience in Agile practices, strong client communication, and an active Secret clearance.

Responsibilities include planning, scheduling, reporting, and governing change requests while coordinating with COR, GTM, developers, and data scientists to deliver on-time, secure deployments.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in software development project planning and management.
• Experience managing IT projects in Agile development and Scrum environments.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in statistics, computer science, mathematics, or a related field.
• Working knowledge of IT operations best practices.
• Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills.
• Active Secret security clearance required prior to contract performance.
• Contractor personnel must comply with client’s security requirements and NDAs.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the single management focal point for contractor execution and accountability for task completion.
• Keep COR and GTM apprised of significant issues across project scope, schedule, and quality.
• Provide strategic guidance, vision, and direction to the multidisciplinary team.
• Develop, manage, and maintain the project plan and schedule.
• Coordinate across Government stakeholders, developers, analysts, data scientists, and team members.
• Lead Agile/Scrum project management, including planning and status reporting.
• Conduct weekly status meetings with COR and Product Owner.
• Support reporting on progress, infrastructure, releases, SOPs, and performance.
• Oversee change requests and deployment planning artifacts.
• Prepare and deliver Monthly Status Reports and other program deliverables.
• Promote a customer-focused approach and coordinate with client stakeholders.

Skills

Agile PM

Scrum Leadership

Software Planning

Client-Facing

Security Clearance

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

• Serve as the single management focal point for contractor execution and maintain accountability for completion of all assigned tasks
• Keep the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and Government Technical Monitor (GTM) apprised of significant project, operational, technical, schedule, quality, or performance issues
• Provide strategic guidance, vision, and direction to the multidisciplinary project team
• Develop, manage, and maintain the project plan and schedule
• Coordinate across Government stakeholders, developers, analysts, data scientists, and other team members
• Lead and support Agile/Scrum project management practices, including planning, prioritization, coordination, and status reporting
• Conduct weekly status meetings with the COR and Product Owner
• Support reporting on progress, infrastructure and operations, enhancement releases, SOP development, and performance matters
• Oversee the change request log for enhancement requests, bug fixes, and other system changes
• Support preparation and delivery of the Monthly Status Report and other program deliverables, including schedules, training plans, system documentation, release notes, and deployment planning artifacts
• Promote a customer-focused approach and coordinate with client stakeholders

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in software development project planning and management
• Experience managing IT projects in Agile development and Scrum team environments
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in statistics, computer science, mathematics, or a related field
• Working knowledge of best practices in IT operations
• Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills
• Active Secret security clearance required prior to contract performance
• Contractor personnel must comply with the client’s security requirements and execute required nondisclosure agreements

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive experience in software development project planning and management, with a strong focus on Agile and Scrum methodologies. Capable of providing strategic guidance and maintaining effective communication with stakeholders while ensuring project accountability and adherence to security requirements.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Agile Project Management
• Scrum Team Leadership
• Software Development Planning
• Client-Facing Communication
• Active Secret Security Clearance

Hard Skills

• Project Planning
• Schedule Management
• Change Request Management
• SOP Development
• Performance Reporting
• Data Analysis
• Statistical Analysis
• IT Operations Best Practices
• Technical Issue Resolution
• Multidisciplinary Team Coordination

Soft Skills

• Strategic Guidance
• Customer-Focused Approach
• Internal Communication
• Team Collaboration
• Problem Solving

Industry Keywords

• Contracting Officer’s Representative
• Government Technical Monitor
• Monthly Status Report
• Enhancement Releases
• Deployment Planning