Strategic Program Manager & BA for FAA NIMS/CMIS

Ares Enterprise; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Ares Enterprise in Fairfax, VA seeks a Program Manager / Business Analyst to lead FAA NISC Information Management System (NIMS) and CMIS initiatives. You will translate business needs into technical requirements, manage schedules, risks, and deliverables, and coordinate a small development team supporting current and future systems.

Responsibilities include requirements gathering, process modeling, transition planning, and reporting to FAA stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, IT, CS, Engineering, MIS, or related field.
• 7+ years in IT programs, enterprise apps, or related technical programs.
• Strong project/program management and business-analysis experience.
• Experience turning requirements into functional/technical specs.
• Experience with software developers, DB engineers, cloud engineers.
• Understanding of SDLC: Agile, iterative, or Waterfall.
• Excellent technical writing and stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day program management activities and coordinate delivery.
• Develop and maintain schedules, milestones, and risk registers.
• Facilitate requirements sessions with FAA stakeholders and translate needs.
• Translate business requirements into functional/technical specs for developers.
• Analyze processes, create maps and future-state concepts.
• Coordinate enhancements, releases, and production issue priority.
• Manage Agile development with backlog prioritization and tracking.
• Prepare reviews, status reports, and contract deliverables.
• Track risks and develop mitigation strategies; coordinate training and knowledge transfer.
• Support QA/QC and ensure compliance with requirements.

Skills

Program management

Business analysis

Requirements management

Stakeholder coordination

Operational support

Agile / SDLC experience

Technical writing

Clear communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, IT, CS, Engineering, MIS, or related discipline

Tools

AWS

Oracle

SQL

APIs

Job description

Ares Enterprise in Fairfax, VA seeks a Program Manager / Business Analyst to lead FAA NISC Information Management System (NIMS) and CMIS initiatives. You will translate business needs into technical requirements, manage schedules, risks, and deliverables, and coordinate a small development team supporting current and future systems.

Responsibilities include requirements gathering, process modeling, transition planning, and reporting to FAA stakeholders.