Technical Project Manager

RIVA Solutions, Inc.; Reston (VA); Hybrid; USD 147,747 - 210,428; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off / Sick Leave

Health, Dental, and Vision Coverage

401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match

Long- and Short-Term Disability

Wellness Program Initiatives

RIVA Flex (Flexible Hours and Hybrid Support)

Job summary

RIVA Solutions, Inc. is seeking a Technical Project Manager to oversee the technical delivery for a Federal web modernization program. This role involves managing cross-functional teams across web development, analytics, and operations.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience managing technical projects and Agile teams, and be able to communicate effectively with Government stakeholders. The position offers a hybrid work model and a competitive salary.

Qualifications

• Experience managing technical projects, web/digital services, or Federal IT delivery programs.
• Experience managing Agile/Scrum or Kanban teams.
• Ability to communicate technical issues clearly.

Responsibilities

• Manage technical project execution across web operations and technical delivery.
• Lead Agile/Scrum delivery activities, including sprint planning and stakeholder demonstrations.
• Develop project plans, schedules, and status reports.

Skills

Experience managing technical projects

Agile/Scrum or Kanban team management

Drupal/WCMS platforms understanding

Coordination of technical teams

Experience with Jira and Confluence

Knowledge of Section 508/WCAG

Strong organization and follow-up skills

Communication of technical issues

Tools

Jira

Confluence

MS Project

Excel

Job description

Position: Technical Project Manager

Location: Hybrid or Remote

Terms: Full Time

Clearance: U.S. Citizenship Preferred; Ability to Obtain Public Trust

Travel: 0–10%

Position Overview

RIVA Solutions is seeking a Technical Project Manager to manage day-to-day technical delivery for a Federal web modernization and digital services program. The ideal candidate will coordinate cross‑functional teams across web development, Drupal/WCMS support, content operations, UX, QA, Section 508 accessibility, analytics, infrastructure coordination, and release management. This role requires the ability to understand technical details, manage Agile execution, communicate clearly with Government stakeholders, and keep delivery aligned to schedule, quality, compliance, and customer priorities.

Core Responsibilities

• Manage technical project execution across website maintenance, Drupal/WCMS development, content updates, web operations, testing, data visualization, analytics, and infrastructure coordination.
• Lead Agile/Scrum or Kanban delivery activities, including backlog grooming, sprint planning, daily standups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, release planning, and stakeholder demonstrations.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, work breakdown structures, roadmaps, risk registers, issue logs, action item trackers, dependency trackers, and status materials.
• Coordinate requirements gathering for new websites, web pages, microsites, landing pages, search enhancements, analytics requests, content initiatives, and technical improvements.
• Translate business needs into actionable user stories, acceptance criteria, technical tasks, testing needs, and release milestones in collaboration with product owners, technical leads, UX/content staff, and QA resources.
• Coordinate technical delivery across developers, cloud/system engineers, web administrators, content analysts, QA testers, accessibility specialists, and information resources staff.
• Oversee release readiness activities, including development status, defect resolution, regression testing, accessibility validation, content quality checks, deployment coordination, and post‑release support.
• Facilitate recurring project meetings, technical working sessions, status reviews, demonstrations, and decision‑making discussions with Government stakeholders and partner contractors.
• Identify schedule, scope, quality, security, accessibility, infrastructure, and dependency risks; develop mitigation plans and elevate issues with clear recommendations.
• Coordinate with Federal client IT, hosting/cloud vendors, operations teams, and other contractors to resolve technical issues related to connectivity, environments, patching, monitoring, backups, CDN, search, and system availability.
• Prepare concise status reports covering accomplishments, planned work, risks, issues, deliverables, blockers, release status, and resource needs.
• Support quality management and continuous improvement by standardizing workflows, SOPs, templates, metrics, lessons learned, and team operating practices.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience managing technical projects, web/digital services, CMS‑based websites, application development, or Federal IT delivery programs.
• Experience managing Agile/Scrum or Kanban teams, including backlog management, sprint execution, release planning, and stakeholder demos.
• Working understanding of Drupal/WCMS platforms, web operations, content workflows, UX, QA, accessibility, analytics, and production support.
• Experience coordinating developers, UX/content strategists, QA testers, accessibility specialists, analysts, administrators, and infrastructure/cloud resources.
• Experience using Jira, Confluence, MS Project, Excel, or comparable tools for backlog management, project tracking, reporting, and collaboration.
• Knowledge of Section 508/WCAG, responsive design, Federal web standards, QA processes, risk management, and release management concepts.
• Ability to communicate technical issues, risks, options, and impacts clearly to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Strong organization, follow‑up, documentation, customer service, problem solving, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP, Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), PMI‑ACP, SAFe, ITIL, or comparable project management/agile certification.
• Experience supporting Federal, HHS, public health, healthcare quality, research dissemination, or scientific communications programs.
• Experience with Drupal migrations, website consolidation, taxonomy, metadata, search, public inquiry workflows, data visualization, or web analytics.
• Experience coordinating ATO/security support, FedRAMP/FISMA/NIST‑aligned environments, DevSecOps, CI/CD, Git, cloud monitoring, or infrastructure operations.
• Experience managing 508 testing and remediation workflows, UAT, regression testing, defect triage, and production deployment coordination.
• Experience preparing executive briefings, roadmaps, staffing plans, monthly reports, risk logs, and customer‑facing status materials.

Salary

$130

Benefits

• Paid Time Off / Sick Leave
• Health, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match
• HSA/FSA Spending Accounts
• Long‑ and Short‑Term Disability
• Pet Insurance
• Wellness Program Initiatives
• RIVA Flex (Flexible Hours and Hybrid Support, where applicable)
• Additional Workplace Benefits

Equal Opportunity Statement

RIVA Solutions is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any protected class.

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