Technical Project Lead: Release & Incident Manager (On-Site VA)

ZipStaff Inc.; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) + 401(k) matching

Paid time off

Referral Program

Job summary

ZipStaff is hiring a Junior Technical Project Coordinator for a leading financial services organization to drive monthly software release management, incident management and environment coordination for its technology teams. This is an on-site contract role in McLean, VA starting November 23, 2026.

Some after-hours work is required on Thursday and Friday evenings a few times a month, with equivalent time off provided within the pay period. Interviews are one 60-minute in-person round.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics or Information Systems.
• 5+ years total experience including 3+ years as Technical Project Manager or Product Owner.
• 5+ years in Java and Python software development/maintenance.
• Hands-on Jira experience with reporting and JQL.
• Experience with Unix/Linux, shell scripting, and Jenkins CI/CD.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with strong business/technical savvy.
• Ability to work on-site in McLean, VA and support after-hours.

Responsibilities

• Own monthly software release management processes as the technical project lead.
• Drive code quality, perform manual regression testing, support automated tests.
• Coordinate environment changes with infrastructure teams and users.
• Serve as incident management point person, including communications and RCA.
• Create and initiate projects, and know when to escape issues.
• Create technical and knowledge documentation, and define new procedures.
• Participate in on-call schedule for Northern Virginia time zone and related duties.

Skills

Tech PM

Java/Python

Jira/JQL

Unix/Linux

Jenkins/Git

Communication

On-site McLean

Education

Bachelors in CS / Math / IS

Masters in MIS / CS (preferred)

Tools

Jira

ServiceNow

Jenkins

Git/Artifactory

Job description

ZipStaff is hiring a Junior Technical Project Coordinator for a leading financial services organization to drive monthly software release management, incident management and environment coordination for its technology teams. This is an on-site contract role in McLean, VA starting November 23, 2026.

Some after-hours work is required on Thursday and Friday evenings a few times a month, with equivalent time off provided within the pay period. Interviews are one 60-minute in-person round.