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Job Information

General Dynamics Information Technology Senior Technical Project Manager in Washington, District Of Columbia

Req ID: RQ190771

Type of Requisition: Regular

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Public Trust/Other Required: NACI (T1)

Job Family: Business Process Analysis

Skills:

Agile Project Management,Communication,Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure,Information Technology (IT) Projects,Waterfall Project Management

Experience:

7 + years of related experience

Job Description:

GDIT is seeking a Senior Technical Project Manager to support the Operations and Engineering Branch at the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). In this role, you will help teams develop and implement new solutions, as well as maintain NIAID’s IT infrastructure.

Work Visa sponsorship will not be provided for this role.

This role is remote but must be onsite once a month in Rockville, MD for meetings. Travel will not be reimbursed.

HOW A SENIOR TECHNICAL PROJECT MANAGER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

  • Leading and managing IT infrastructure projects from initiation to completion, including data center migrations, cloud infrastructure deployment, network upgrades, and enterprise system implementations.

  • Leading multiple projects of various sizes and levels of complexity, using various project management methodologies, such as Waterfall, Kanban, Scrum, or hybrid

  • Leading a matrixed project team from 3 – 20 people

  • Collaborating with clients to define and document IT project scope, priority, budgets and schedules, as well as oversee implementation of projects

  • Creating and maintaining comprehensive project documentation using Wrike, Service Now, JIRA, Microsoft Project, MS Teams, Excel, and other standard technical management tools

  • Working with teams to proactively identify project risks and issues, develop mitigation plans, and escalate as necessary to minimize project plans

  • Providing timely communication on project status, issues, risks, blockers, opportunities, and achievements

  • Representing projects during internal and customer-facing reviews

  • Communicating with all levels of management, technical team members, and user community

  • Serving as a champion for PMO standards for managing work (project-portfolio management)

  • Establishing and ensuring team is using work management tools in accordance with PMO standards

  • Working with the PMO to assess and determine project management methodology to apply to work

  • Working with a Team Lead to organize and shepherd a team’s work (i.e. project and non-ticket related operational work)

  • When appropriate, forging a trusted relationship with the PMO and Team Lead to implement new ways of working

  • Facilitating project management/agile ceremonies – including kickoffs, standups, planning meetings, status updates, lessons learned/retrospectives

  • Keeping up-to-date on industry trends and innovations and identifying opportunities to improve existing processes

Required Skills and Experience:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in a related technical discipline (or equivalent)

  • 7+ years of project management experience

  • 5+ years of experience focusing on IT infrastructure projects (e.g., data centers, cloud services, networking, servers, and storage systems)

  • Familiarity with Waterfall Project Management and Agile Project Management and methodologies (including Kanban and Scrum)

  • Experience with enterprise-level IT systems, tools, and project management software (e.g. Wrike, ServiceNow, JIRA, etc.)

  • In-depth knowledge of IT infrastructure technologies such as networking, servers, storage, virtualization, cloud, and cybersecurity

  • Experience managing large or multiple projects with changing priorities

  • Experience developing and delivering presentations to various audiences

  • Expertise in risk management and issue resolution

  • Experience creating and maintaining formal and informal networks

  • Ability to obtain an NIH Public Trust Clearance

Preferred Skills and Experience:

  • PMP certification preferred

  • ITIL, Agile, CSM, or other relevant certifications are a plus

  • Experience managing projects in hybrid IT environments (cloud/on-premise)

  • Experience with enterprise IT architecture, including data center and network infrastructure

  • Excellent leadership and negotiation skills to manage projects

  • Strong problem solving skills and proactive approach to handling challenges

  • Self-motivated, organized, and process oriented

  • Strategic thinker with a focus on delivering business value through IT

  • Ability to work effectively under pressure and in fast paced environments

The likely salary range for this position is $110,500 - $149,500. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation’s most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real.

GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.

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