Jr. Project Manager

Posted 19 Days Ago
Hiring Remotely in United States
Remote
Junior
Information Technology
The Role
As a Jr. Project Manager, you will assist the Program Manager in managing task orders and daily operations, gather requirements, and develop user stories while ensuring compliance with government standards and overseeing project schedules using Microsoft Project.
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Information Technology Strategies, Inc. is a government IT solutions provider servicing commercial and government initiative in various parts of the United States. We are currently seeking a Jr. Project Manager to work for our company.

Summary:

  • Must be eligible to obtain a U.S. Government SECRET / TOP SECRET Clearance. (Basic Federal Clearance requirements are U.S. Citizenship, clear criminal history check, no recent or pending bankruptcies)
  • Serves as the project manager for one to two task orders supporting a few systems.
  • Assist the Program Manager and Senior Task Order Project Manager in working with the Government Contracting Officer (KO), the task order-level Task Order Managers, Government management personnel and customer agency representatives.
  • Under the guidance of the Program Manager and Senior Task Order project Manager, responsible for the overall management of the specific task order(s) and ensuring that the technical solutions, schedules and deliverables in the task order are implemented in a timely manner.
  • Under the guidance of the Program Manager and Senior Task Order Project Manager, manage all day-to-day operations including administrative functions, assessing risks and issues, identifying assumptions, and resolving interpersonal conflicts.
  • Will gather requirements, develop user stories, and draw upon an understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC). Will manage calendars; Microsoft project schedules and prioritize meetings, conference calls, and project dates. Will coordinate with the project management team to develop reports, briefings, and other deliverables.

Requirements:

  • Must be eligible to obtain a U.S. Government SECRET / TOP SECRET Clearance. (Basic Federal Clearance requirements are U.S. Citizenship, clear criminal history check, no recent or pending bankruptcies)
  • Must have a Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.
  • Must have 1+ years of relevant experience
  • Must have 2+ years of leadership experience with progressively higher responsibility in the public and/or private sector in the IT and/or consulting fields.
  • Must have previous experience supporting DOD IT development programs in the areas of program management (PM), systems engineering (SE) related functional/technical quality, cost analysis (CA), and configuration management (CM) assessments and audits of DOD IT program lifecycle requirements, documents, and data and their compliance with DOD acquisition policies and regulations.
  • Must be willing to obtain a relevant Agile certification within 6 months.
  • Must be willing and able to work Eastern Standard Time (EST) hours.

Preferences:

  • DoD Secret Clearance
  • DoD 8570 / 8140 IAT Level II Certifications: IAT II (CCNA Security, CySA **, GICSP, GSEC, Security +CE, SSCP) or IAT III (CASP+CE, CISA, CISSP (or Associate), GCED, GCIH)
  • A relevant Agile certification, such as Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Certified Product Owner (CSPO), SAFe Agilist, PMI-ACP, ICAgile Certified Professional (ICP), or equivalent
  • Previous experience managing a team using agile methodologies.
  • Previous experience as a point of contact for CMMI responsibilities and audits.

Work With Us

IT-Strat is a technology consulting company that holds various contract vehicles including best in class vehicles. IT-Strat has supported multiple clients including the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE via both prime and meaningful subcontracts). Additionally, IT-Strat has prime contracts with Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and many others. We maintain relationships with multiple large businesses.

IT-Strat was established in 2002. We are a certified Woman Owned Small Business. IT-Strat also successfully graduated as a SBA 8(A) company. It was an 8(a) company from 2008 through 2017 and currently still has 8(a) contract vehicles.

Benefits We Offer:

  • Four Medical/Vision options including an HSA plan.
  • Dental and Orthodontia plan
  • Vision Materials plan
  • Paid Life, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability
  • 401K Retirement Program with company contribution
  • Paid Vacation, Holidays, Sick Leave, Floating Holidays, Bereavement Leave
  • Semi-monthly pay cycle

Information Technology Strategies (“IT-Strat”) is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and it is our policy to consider applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, alienage, ancestry, and any other factors prohibited by law. Employment selections are based on company and client requirements and the qualifications and skills of the candidate. IT-Strat is committed to actively capitalizing on the diversity of skills, talents, and perspectives of our employees.

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The Company
HQ: Reston, VA
36 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2002

What We Do

Information Technology Strategies, Inc (“IT-Strat”) was established and founded by Namita Magoon in 2002. IT-Strat is a certified Small Woman and Minority owned firm (SWaM). IT-Strat has also been approved as an SBA 8(a) company [2008 through 2017].

IT-Strat is proud of the fact that it has carried out superior IT services in the public and private sector, for example – The Department of Homeland Security (CBP), Department of Defense (DISA), Unisys, IBM, Accenture, and SAIC.
IT-Strat prides itself on establishing a track record of successfully accomplishing complex projects. We look forward to providing all our customers with the same level of quality and accurate service.

IT-Strat’s services can be obtained through a number of contract vehicles, including GSA Schedule 70, GSA STARS II, and Navy Seaport-e. We have also submitted bids for a number of additional IDIQs and GWACs. For more information, see the Contracts tab on our company website (www.it-strat.com).

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