What are the responsibilities and job description for the IT Project Manager position at BAE Systems?
Job Description
BAE Systems is seeking a senior IT Project Manager to plan and lead projects from initiation to closure in support of the Executive Office of the U.S. Attorneys.
Scope of Work and Requirements - The IT Project Manager facilitates all aspects of projects, sets deadlines and tracks milestones, assigns responsibilities, coordinates manpower and monitors and summarizes progress to leadership. The project manager determines appropriate products and services with OCIO, EOUSA, and the districts in the field to define project scope, requirements, and deliverables. The IT Project Manager develops, modifies, and provides input to project plans with the engineering staff as required. Project plans are implemented to meet mission and organization objectives. The IT Project Manager coordinates and integrates all project activities with all staff throughout OCIO. This position manages and administers all project resources, monitors project activities and resources to mitigate risks, as well as implements and maintains quality assurance processes. The IT Project Manager makes improvements, solves problems, and takes corrective actions when problems arise. Furthermore, the IT Project Manager gives presentations or briefings on all aspects of the project, participates in phase, milestone, and final reviews, identifies project documentation and procedures, and develops and implements release plans as required for project completion.
The IT Project Manager performs the following duties:
- Identifies information systems requirements.
- Analyzes information systems requirements or the operating environment.
- Designs or conducts analytical studies, cost-benefit analyses, or another research.
- Evaluates, monitors, or ensures compliance with laws, regulations, policies, standards, or procedures.
- Recommends purchases or contracts for IT services, equipment, products, supplies, or other IT related items to the government.
- Integrates information systems subsystems.
- Develops information systems testing strategies, plans, and/or scenarios.
- Participates in change control including but not limited to reviewing configuration change requests and providing input to the government.
- Ensures appropriate product-related training and documentation are recommended as it pertains to the project.
- Serves as the subject matter expert on committees, workgroups, and project meetings to support IT projects for the OCIO across EOUSA.
- Ensures all project documentation is completed throughout the life of the project and all diagrams, systems specifications, etc. are provided to the government.
- Establishes and maintains strong cross-functional relationships with all stakeholders, customers, engineering teams, and other IT professionals throughout the organization.
Required Education, Experience, & Skills
Minimum Candidate Requirements
- 4 years’ experience managing and delivering complex IT projects; AND
- Familiar with all aspects project management to include but not limited to Traditional, Waterfall, Critical Path, and Agile; AND
- Experience managing and reporting project status in JIRA.
- Must be able to attain a Secret Clearance (can begin work with an interim clearance).
Skill Sets Anticipated
- Ability to work with the customer to assess their IT needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, and satisfy IT challenges in an operating environment.
- Ability to make sound, well informed, objective based decisions, perceive the impact and implications to the customer to accomplish organizational goals.
- Ability to be flexible and open to change and new information, to consider new methods and technology and to adapt behavior and work methods to respond to changing conditions or unexpected obstacles.
- Ability to work in a team environment, has strong interpersonal skills to develop and maintain relations across the organization.
- Has strong oral and written communication.
- Ability to identify problems, determine accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate corrective actions and provide recommendations t the government for approval.
- Knowledge of system development life cycle management concepts used to plan, develop, implement, operate, and maintain information systems.
- Knowledge of the architecture and typology of software, hardware, and networks to include but not limited to WANS, LANS, and other telecommunications and IT systems and applications and their associated protocols.
- Knowledge of methods, tools, and procedures, including development of information security plans to prevent vulnerabilities.
- Knowledge of the configuration management principles and methods for the planning and managing the implementation, update, or integration of information system components and software.
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
Preferred Candidate Requirements
- Project Management Professional Certification (PMP)
- Experience reporting project status in Confluence
- Experience with ServiceNow
- Experience managing projects on a government time and materials contract.
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $96623 - $164259
Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.
Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.
About BAE Systems Intelligence & Security
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts – defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team—making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you’ll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.
Intelligence & Security (I&S), based in McLean, Virginia, designs and delivers advanced defense, intelligence, and security solutions that support the important missions of our customers. Our pride and dedication shows in everything we do—from intelligence analysis, cyber operations and IT expertise to systems development, systems integration, and operations and maintenance services. Knowing that our work enables the U.S. military and government to recognize, manage and defeat threats inspires us to push ourselves and our technologies to new levels.
This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.
Salary : $96,623 - $164,259