Software Development Project Manager

International Erosion Control Association; Herndon, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

MANTECH in Herndon, VA is seeking a Software Development Project Manager to lead a high-performing software team supporting a mission-critical enterprise application.

You will drive requirements, manage schedules, coordinate with SMEs, and report status to leadership while ensuring quality and on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of project management, system engineering, or project integration experience.
• 5+ years leading software development teams.
• Experience with Jira and Confluence.
• Experience with Agile and Scrum Master roles.

Responsibilities

• Identify project needs and organize activities for enterprise applications.
• Communicate requirements to developers and manage documentation, timelines and deliverables.
• Engage SMEs to ensure clear, defined requirements are assessed.
• Manage project documentation including meeting minutes and quality standards.
• Develop and maintain relationships with mission partners.

Skills

Project management

Team leadership

Requirements gathering

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a technical discipline

High School Diploma with 10+ years of PM/engineering experience

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Software Development Project Manager to join our team in Herndon VA. As a Project Manager on our team, you will lead a team of a high-performing software developers supporting our customer's mission.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Identifying project needs and required tasks, organizing project activities for a prominent enterprise application, and managing project tasks and objectives to meet the customer mission.
• Monitoring and maintaining system requirements from diverse groups of stakeholders, effectively communicating requirements to developers, and working with developers to deliver solutions while managing requirements documentation, timelines, and deliverables.
• Engaging with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to ensure requirements are thoroughly and clearly defined and assessed.
• Managing all project documentation to include meeting minutes, standards for quality, repeatability, and consistency.
• Developing and maintaining positive relationships with mission partners.
• Identifying, coordinating, and managing an ever-expanding and evolving set of needs with different stakeholders, groups, and offices to ensure goals and timelines can be met.
• Communicating with customer and internal leadership to keep them aware of project status and obtaining approvals for project control gates/phases.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma with 10+ years' experience in Project Management, System Engineering, or Project Integration
• 5+ years' experience managing Software Development teams
• Experience with Project Management tools such as Jira and Confluence
• Experience with the Agile development process and serving as a Scrum Master

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in technical discipline
• 5+ years supporting customers and programs in the IC Community
• 5+ years of experience in a technical lead position
• PMP or ITIL certification

Clearance Requirements:

• An active/current TS/SCI with Polygraph is required for this position

Physical Requirements:

Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time