Task Manager

NuAxis Innovations; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

NuAxis Innovations seeks an experienced Task Manager to lead IT development projects for federal government portals in Washington, DC. You will oversee scope, schedule, cost, quality, and risk, guiding agile ceremonies and interfacing with government stakeholders to ensure delivery commitments.

The role requires 8+ years in IT project management and strong expertise in Agile/SAFe, Jira/Confluence, and reporting. Candidates with federal program management experience highly preferred.

Qualifications

• 8+ years managing IT development projects with government or enterprise task orders.
• Experience with formal deliverables, CDRLs, and reporting requirements.
• Working knowledge of Agile, Lean, and SAFe; able to lead ceremonies and coach teams.
• Strong risk, schedule, and financial management for labor-hour engagements.
• Proficiency with Jira/Confluence and Agile reporting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage task execution: work breakdown, staffing plan, schedule, dependencies and burn against labor-hour ceiling.
• Run Agile/SAFe ceremonies: backlog refinement, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives, and PI planning.
• Serve as primary delivery point of contact to government PM and product owner; manage expectations/escalations.
• Own risk and issue management: identification, mitigation planning, tracking, reporting.
• Ensure contract deliverables (PM plans, design docs, sprint reports, status reports) are produced on schedule and to quality standards.
• Coordinate cross-team dependencies with platform, security, and EA organizations.

Skills

Project management

Agile delivery

Stakeholder comms

Jira/Confluence

Risk & finances

Govt projects

SDLC knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

PMP certification preferred

Tools

Jira/Confluence

Job description

Task Manager

Location Washington, DC

# of openings 1

Salary Range (Min-Max) 00

We are a federal IT company on a mission to make customer experience (CX) the center of every government solution.

Technology is our Passion. People are our Purpose.

We know tech, but we love people. NuAxis is home to thinkers and feelers; engineers and artists. We work hard and support each other along the way. Teamwork is more than just a buzzword for us, it’s a state of mind.

We believe happy employees do amazing work, so join our team NOW! We are currently seeking a talented and motivated Task Manager for a Full-Time position

Role Summary

Delivery manager accountable for scope, schedule, cost, quality, and risk on a public-facing portal development task. Runs the Agile delivery cadence, manages the interface between the technical team and government stakeholders, and owns the deliverable and reporting obligations of the task order.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and manage task execution: work breakdown, staffing plan, schedule, dependencies, and burn against the labor-hour ceiling.

• Run Agile/SAFe ceremonies — backlog refinement, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives, and PI planning where applicable.

• Serve as primary delivery point of contact to the government project manager and product owner; manage expectations and escalations.

• Own risk and issue management: identification, mitigation planning, tracking, and transparent reporting.

• Ensure contract deliverables (project management plans, design documents, sprint reports, status reports) are produced on schedule and to quality standards.

• Manage quality control activities and enforce the quality control plan across the team.

• Coordinate cross-team dependencies with platform, security, and enterprise architecture organizations.

• Track and report performance metrics, velocity, defect trends, and financial status to leadership.

• Maintain the Task Order Management Plan, resource/cost-loaded schedule, staffing plan, risk register, PM workbook, GFE/access tracking, financial burn projections, and recurring Government status/reporting obligations.

• Manage transition-in/out, staffing continuity, onboarding dependencies, Government approvals, deliverable due dates, and coordination across DOL and other contractor teams.

• Ensure all project artifacts, Jira/Confluence records, release documentation, and ICT deliverables are complete, traceable, and Section 508 compliant.

Required Skills & Experience

• 8+ years managing IT development projects, including 4+ years running Agile delivery teams.

• Demonstrated experience managing government or enterprise task orders with formal deliverables, CDRLs, and reporting requirements.

• Working command of Agile, Lean, and SAFe principles; able to lead ceremonies and coach the team.

• Strong risk, schedule, and financial management on labor-hour or T&M engagements.

• Proficiency with Jira/Confluence and Agile reporting.

• Excellent written and verbal communication with senior stakeholders.

• Technical fluency sufficient to challenge estimates and understand architectural trade-offs in web/cloud delivery.

• Experience managing federal deliverables, labor-hour/FFP performance, cost/schedule reporting, staffing, transition, risk, and subcontractor/multi-contractor coordination.

• Working knowledge of DOL-style Agile, release, change, configuration, security/ATO, and accessibility governance.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP, Certified Scrum Master (CSM), or SAFe certification.

• Prior federal program management experience.

• Background in web modernization, CMS, or cloud migration programs.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; Master's or PMP preferred.

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Our Profile:

We are an IT company with a unique mission—to make people the center of every federal IT solution. Our technologists have always gone the extra mile to help our federal clients succeed. And over the years, we saw a growing disconnect in how federal IT initiatives were built and managed.Time after time, programs failed because the focus was on the tools and products and not the people using them. Learn More (https://nuaxis.com/about/#xd_co_f=MjAzODkxYzBmZmY2NGIwODY0YjE2OTk5MjQ4OTA2MTE=~) .

NuAxis is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation. Learn More (https://nuaxis.com/careers/) about our Benefits and Culture!

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