Project Manager I

Summary  

The Project Manager I position is a remote role responsible for supporting the delivery of agile cloud projects for a federal customer. The Project Manager oversees core project management activities, including maintaining Kanban boards, administering project management tools (GitHub Enterprise, transitioning to Jira/Confluence), and ensuring documentation complies with change control and security requirements. This role involves coordinating across program offices to resolve issues, facilitating agile reporting, and guiding the team in applying agile practices through sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives, and performance metrics. Additional responsibilities include coaching team members on agile methods, assisting Product Owners with backlog management, and contributing to documentation, testing, and process development as needed to ensure successful and compliant project delivery. This is an entry-level management position with strong growth potential into higher levels of project leadership.

Supervisory Responsibilities

N/A                                                         

Essential functions/responsibilities

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
• ·         Coordinate and facilitate Agile ceremonies, including, but not limited to sprint planning meetings, stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives and provide records consistent with statutory and regulatory requirements.
• ·         Support development and maintenance of project schedules, work breakdown structures (WBS), and risk management plans.
• ·         Monitor project progress, track key performance indicators (KPIs), and prepare status reports for senior leadership and government clients.
• ·         Coordinate with cross-functional teams including technical staff, subcontractors, and administrative personnel to ensure project goals are met.
• ·         Support contract modifications, change requests, and task order management.
• ·         Facilitate internal and external meetings, including preparation of agendas, meeting minutes, and action item tracking.
• ·         Maintain compliance with corporate policies, security requirements, and government regulations.
• ·         Identify and escalate potential risks, issues, or delays to senior management for resolution.
• ·         Ensure that all submitted documentation completes the customer’s Change Control process and any feedback provided by the IT Security Officer, System Owner or Enterprise Architect is addressed prior to moving solutions into production.
• ·         Assist the Product Owner with management of the Product Backlog to maximize value.
• ·         Ensure Agile development principles are employed; expected to work with the government to develop Product / Sprint plans and report in line with Agile delivery approaches.
• ·         Perform other software development and analysis activities in support of the development team such as User Acceptance Testing, system documentation, standard operating procedure documentation, user guide creation and change control documentation.
• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Information Security and Confidentiality Obligations

• Ensure adherence to organizational information security policies and procedures; actively participate in mandatory security awareness training; and manage confidential and sensitive information in accordance with company protocols and data protection standards.

Basic Qualifications

• ·         Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Information Technology, or related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• ·         0–2 years of experience in project coordination or project management, preferably in a federal contracting environment.
• ·         Familiarity with federal acquisition regulations (FAR) and government contracting practices.
• ·         Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, or equivalent scheduling tools).
• ·         Strong organizational, communication, and analytical skills.

Preferred Qualifications

•   Experience supporting federal contracts or task order-based projects.
• ·    Project Management Professional (PMP) or Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) certification.
• ·     Knowledge of government reporting systems.

Work authorization/security clearance requirements

• Ability to obtain a security clearance (Public Trust, Secret, or higher, depending on contract).

Work environment

• This work is normally completed in a remote environment. 

Physical demands

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Must be able to access and navigate each department at the organizations and client facilities. 

Travel required No

Proficiency Requirement

• The employee is expected to demonstrate proficiency in all essential job functions, tools, and processes related to this position within the first 90 days of employment. This includes acquiring a thorough understanding of job-specific responsibilities, systems, and workflows as outlined during onboarding and training. Failure to meet this requirement may result in additional training, reassessment, or other actions as deemed necessary by management.