COTS Systems Engineer - TS required - Washington DC & Hybrid

Bow Wave LLC • Washington, DC

2d • $175,000 - $185,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The FBI requires a full-time GovTA Subject Matter Expert (SME) to serve in the role of Program Manager Senior. The individual will provide expert-level support, strategic oversight, and assist with general program management in conjunction with HR for the FBI's Time and Attendance (T&A) and payroll reporting systems, primarily GovTA. This role will assist in ensuring compliance with federal timekeeping, payroll, and financial regulations while driving improvements in efficiency, accuracy, and customer support across a large enterprise environment.

Requirements

• Related degree in Business, IT, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
• 8+ years of relevant experience, including at least 3 years in a federal program management or SME role supporting GovTA, WebTA, or equivalent federal timekeeping/payroll systems.
• Demonstrated experience working with relational databases (PostgreSQL, Oracle), cloud (AWS), and Linux-based infrastructures.
• Demonstrated experience leading large-scale federal system implementations, upgrades, or modernization projects.
• Strong knowledge of federal payroll, time and attendance, OPM, and HR regulations.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with proven ability to brief senior executives as needed.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a large, complex, and fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience supporting agencies of 20k+ employees.
• Knowledge of federal audit, compliance, and reporting standards related to time and attendance.
• Experience integrating GovTA with other financial, HR, or ERP systems (e.g. NFC, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary SME and liaison for all technical matters related to GovTA.
• Work with and interact with the GovTA software vendor on items related to the product.
• In conjunction with government PMs, work with other agency groups to support the T&A system.
• Assist in providing strategic direction and program management for GovTA, ensuring alignment with federal regulations and agency polices.
• Oversee testing, implementation, and deployment of new system features, patches, and upgrades.
• Assist in developing roadmaps and process documentation for GovTA projects.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders, including HR, payroll, finance, etc. to resolve issues and implement best practices.
• Provide advanced troubleshooting and problem resolution for system and process issues impacting timekeeping and payroll operations.
• Train, mentor, and provide knowledge transfer to government staff and other team members.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior