Senior Project Manager, Federal IT & AI Programs

Ignite Digital Federal Services; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 131,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay and benefits

Education stipends

Referral bonuses

Work with U.S. federal government

Volunteer/community engagement

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Ignite Digital is seeking an experienced project manager in San Diego to lead full-lifecycle, multi-year enterprise network and systems development efforts for federal government projects. You will own requirements, schedules, risk tracking and cross-functional coordination with engineering and security teams.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, cost estimation, and rigorous change control to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery within a mission-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading large, multi-year enterprise projects.
• Experience with government contracting is a plus.
• Ability to extract and analyze data from complex datasets.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-lifecycle project management for high-visibility, multi-year enterprise network and systems development efforts.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project schedules, tracking progress and dependencies.
• Extract, consolidate, and analyze technical, programmatic, and financial data.
• Develop cost estimate assessments and level-of-effort estimates with cross-functional teams.
• Facilitate technical interchange meetings, reviews and track action items.
• Support configuration control, change management, and baseline management.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Data analysis

Cost estimation

Risk management

Change control

Job description

Ignite Digital is seeking an experienced project manager in San Diego to lead full-lifecycle, multi-year enterprise network and systems development efforts for federal government projects. You will own requirements, schedules, risk tracking and cross-functional coordination with engineering and security teams.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, cost estimation, and rigorous change control to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery within a mission-driven environment.