Senior IT Delivery Lead - Enterprise Projects

US101 Guidehouse Inc.; Tysons (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

Guidehouse IT Project Manager roles involve leading delivery of complex enterprise technology solutions and modernization initiatives. You will be accountable for software implementations, platform deployments, design, testing, deployment, and transition to operations, guiding multi-disciplinary teams and ensuring on-time, on-budget outcomes.

You will manage agile, governance, and stakeholder communications while aligning technical work with business goals and security requirements, delivering

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship or authorization to work in the United States with the ability to obtain and maintain a federal Public Trust clearance.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum eight (8) years of experience leading enterprise technology projects, software implementations, or system modernization initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience leading technology service delivery teams and enterprise software implementation projects.
• Experience leading cross-functional technical teams through the full software development lifecycle.
• Experience owning delivery of enterprise software implementations from requirements through production deployment.
• Experience delivering projects using Agile methodologies and modern software delivery practices.
• Experience managing project schedules, delivery roadmaps, technical dependencies, resource plans, and critical milestones.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, software development methodologies, technology service delivery, enterprise applications, cloud-based solutions, systems integration, software testing, release management, and production support practices.
• Experience developing executive communications, project status reporting, governance materials, and stakeholder briefings.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of enterprise software implementation and technology modernization projects.
• Provide leadership to cross-functional teams consisting of developers, solution architects, business analysts, quality assurance personnel, trainers, and infrastructure resources.
• Serve as the accountable delivery lead and primary point of contact for client stakeholders.
• Own project scope, schedule, budget, resource planning, quality, and delivery outcomes.
• Drive execution across requirements, solution design, development, testing, deployment, and operational transition activities.
• Establish project delivery strategies, implementation approaches, governance structures, and execution plans.
• Lead Agile delivery activities and ensure effective execution of sprint planning, backlog management, release planning, and delivery milestones.
• Manage technical risks, issues, dependencies, change requests, and delivery challenges while developing and executing mitigation strategies.
• Evaluate technical tradeoffs, implementation approaches, delivery risks, and project impacts in partnership with architecture and development teams.
• Ensure technical solutions align with business objectives, security requirements, compliance requirements, and operational needs.
• Hold project teams accountable for delivery commitments, quality standards, technical execution, and milestone achievement.
• Own delivery readiness and drive successful completion of testing, release management, deployment, and production cutover activities.
• Monitor project performance through delivery metrics, quality indicators, schedule performance, resource utilization, and project health assessments.
• Develop and deliver executive-level reporting, project dashboards, governance materials, and status briefings.
• Build strong relationships with clients while serving as a trusted advisor to leadership and project stakeholders.
• Lead, mentor, and develop high-performing technical teams while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to an environment where people and technology thrive together to accomplish more than they could apart.

Skills

Project management

Agile delivery

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Communication

Risk management

Enterprise architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Microsoft Project

Confluence

Job description

Guidehouse IT Project Manager roles involve leading delivery of complex enterprise technology solutions and modernization initiatives. You will be accountable for software implementations, platform deployments, design, testing, deployment, and transition to operations, guiding multi-disciplinary teams and ensuring on-time, on-budget outcomes.

You will manage agile, governance, and stakeholder communications while aligning technical work with business goals and security requirements, delivering