What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Manager position at Akumen, Inc.?
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