Task Lead and Project Manager (TS/SCI)

IBM

Maryland

On-site

USD 151,000 - 260,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

IBM Consulting in Maryland is seeking a Task Lead and Project Manager (TS/SCI) to steer high-risk projects, oversee end-to-end lifecycle, and coordinate cross-functional teams on-site in Annapolis Junction, MD.

You will provide governance, delivery leadership, and solution development while aligning with enterprise goals; a Bachelor's degree and active security clearance are required. This role offers exposure to complex programs and collaboration with senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree required.
Master's degree preferred.
Active TS/SCI security clearance required.
Experience leading cross-functional coordination on high-risk, high-visibility projects.

Responsibilities

Project Leadership: Lead large-scale initiatives to ensure stability, performance and delivery.
Cross-Functional Coordination: Drive collaboration across functions for high-risk projects.
Solution Delivery: Deliver solutions aligned with business strategy and enterprise goals.

Skills

Cross-Functional Leadership

Project Governance

Solution Development

Technical Project Management

Cross-Functional Expertise

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Job description

A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You’ll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you’ll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences.

Your role and responsibilities

The Task Lead and Internal Project Manager is responsible for internal project management duties such as administrative support, knowledge management, project management support, graphic arts, action group support, and technical writing. The Task Lead will oversee small projects or discrete portions of larger programs with a business advisory focus, including budgets, procurement, technical writing, and supply chain management. Responsibilities include directing support resources, managing the end-to-end project lifecycle (scope, schedules, estimates, resources, status, meetings, tracking, quality reviews, vendor integration).This role involves driving cross-functional coordination and managing high-risk, high-visibility projects within complex environments, leveraging deep expertise in application operations to deliver strategic solutions.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

Project Leadership: Leading large-scale, multifaceted initiatives to ensure stability, performance, and continuous improvement of client delivery.
Cross-Functional Coordination: Driving coordination across different functions to manage high-risk, high-visibility projects within complex environments.
Solution Delivery: Delivering solutions that meet business strategy and operational needs, ensuring alignment with enterprise goals.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

Master's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

Cross-Functional Leadership: Experience in driving cross-functional coordination to manage high-risk, high-visibility projects within complex environments.
Project Governance: Experience in leading and governing projects that operate at the intersection of technology, operations, and business strategy.
Solution Development: Experience in delivering strategic solutions that meet business strategy and operational needs, ensuring alignment with enterprise goals.
Technical Project Management: Experience in managing high-risk, high-visibility projects within complex environments, leveraging technical expertise to drive project success.
Technical Project Management: Deep expertise in managing high-risk, high-visibility projects within complex environments, leveraging technical expertise to drive project success.
Solution Development Skills: Experience in delivering strategic solutions that meet business strategy and operational needs, ensuring alignment with enterprise goals.
Cross-Functional Expertise: Experience in driving cross-functional coordination to manage high-risk, high-visibility projects within complex environments.

Security Clearance: Active TS/SCI is required

Preferred technical and professional experience

Technical Project Management: Deep expertise in managing high-risk, high-visibility projects within complex environments, leveraging technical expertise to drive project success.
Solution Development Skills: Experience in delivering strategic solutions that meet business strategy and operational needs, ensuring alignment with enterprise goals.
Cross-Functional Expertise: Experience in driving cross-functional coordination to manage high-risk, high-visibility projects within complex environments.

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Consulting is IBM’s consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients’ businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

ABOUT IBM

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:

Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being
Financial programs such as 401(k), cash balance pension plan, the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs
Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law
Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals
Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.

The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.

Job Title

Task Lead and Project Manager (TS/SCI)

Date posted

01-Sep-2026

Job ID

130926

City / Township / Village

Annapolis Junction

State / Province

Maryland

Country

United States