Project Manager

Akumen, Inc. seeks dynamic, self-motivated individuals with experience as a Project Manager.  We are looking for a Project Manager who can work closely with customers and be a liaison with the team.  You will be working with a wonderful team of experienced Project Managers and System Engineers.  This position will be located in Springfield, VA and requires 2-3 days onsite (subject to change). This fully funded position supports the Department of State.

 Responsibilities

• Helps establish IT project plans including project purpose, objectives, technical approach, and schedules 
• Supports the creation and maintenance of program documentation, including Standard Operating Procedures, Test Plans, Reference Guides, Training Guides, etc.
• Documents meeting minutes and actions from meetings, adding actions to Jira backlog
• Helps lead agile adoption within the team, leading agile ceremonies, helping transition from Waterfall
• Prioritizing and grooming backlog, working to manage multiple initiatives
• Helps manage project change and configuration processes by managing change requests, reviewing open issues, updating configuration baselines, and communicating essential information to the project team and stakeholders 

 Minimum Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, or IT Management (or equivalent related field experience)
• PMP Certification
• Experience in Agile/SCRUM environments
• 4 years of experience in the Information Technology field 
• 3 years of experience in writing technical documents 
• 3 years of experience in a client-facing role; federal clients preferred 
• Knowledge of developing, implementing, and monitoring IT programs and project delivery 
• Proficiency in MS Office Proficiency with MS Office Suite, and SharePoint  
• Positive attitude, willingness to learn and apply new skills and approaches, team player 
• Strong communication (written and oral), presentation, organizational and interpersonal skills
• Able to take initiative, manage own workload, and assume responsibility for tasks 
• Able to multi‐task, handle multiple projects, and meet internal and client deadlines 
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and innovative thinking  

Desired Qualifications 

• ScrumMaster (CSM) certification
• Working knowledge of Agile tools such as Jira

 Clearance Requirement:

• Active Secret or Top-Secret government security clearance or the ability to get an Interim Secret clearance in a short period of time.  Offers will be contingent based on Interim Clearance approval