Senior Technical Project Manager – Mission-Critical Programs

RCT-Systems; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package (medical,

Immediate 401k vesting

Generous PTO and flexible schedules

$500 annual technology allowance

Job summary

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

The role combines project management, requirements management, systems engineering, and cross-team coordination to drive on-time, within-budget results in mission-critical environments. Strong communication and problem-solving skills are essential.

Qualifications

• TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance is required.
• 12+ years of relevant experience in technical project management.
• Experience in mission-critical/classified environments.
• Strong Jira/Confluence, agile SDLC, and systems engineering knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate 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

Project coordination

Requirements management

Systems engineering

Agile SDLC

Cross-team coordination

Communication

Problem solving

Education

TS/SCI + Polygraph

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

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

The role combines project management, requirements management, systems engineering, and cross-team coordination to drive on-time, within-budget results in mission-critical environments. Strong communication and problem-solving skills are essential.