IAM Project Manager (Remote)
About The Position
GovCIO is hiring an IAM Project Manager to plan and execute discrete initiatives within the enterprise Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) program supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs. The role manages the scope, schedule, risk, and deliverables of specific IAM projects, including capability enhancements such as identity resolution and person matching. The project manager coordinates engineering and architecture teams to deliver projects on time and within budget, and works under the direction of the IAM Program Manager, providing project-level status, risk, and schedule reporting to support overall program execution. This is a fully remote position located within the United States. The contract has not been awarded, so the position remains unfunded and is contingent upon contract award.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field, and 8+ years of experience in IT project management, or a commensurate combination of education and experience.
- Demonstrated experience managing IT projects involving Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) or Identity and Access Management (IAM) systems.
- Experience managing project scope, schedule, cost, risk, dependencies, and deliverables throughout the project lifecycle.
- Experience coordinating cross-functional engineering, architecture, and security operations teams supporting IAM project delivery.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including preparation of project status reports, schedules, and risk assessments.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a suitability/public trust clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting an IAM/ICAM project at a federal civilian agency, such as VA, DHS, or SSA.
- Familiarity with IAM/ICAM technologies and concepts, such as SailPoint, Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, Ping Identity, PKI/CAC, SAML/OAuth/OIDC, and Master Person Index (MPI)/identity resolution.
- Experience working in Agile/SAFe delivery environments.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and execute project management plans for assigned IAM/ICAM initiatives, covering scope, schedule, cost, resources, risks, and dependencies.
- Manage IAM projects through requirements definition, design, implementation, testing, and transition to operations and sustainment.
- Coordinate day-to-day project activities across IAM engineering, architecture, security, and operations teams to keep deliverables on schedule.
- Establish project milestones, work packages, and schedules aligned with contract requirements and customer priorities.
- Track schedules, budgets, resources, and deliverables against approved baselines; escalate variances to the IAM Program Manager.
- Identify project risks, issues, and dependencies and develop mitigation strategies and corrective actions to minimize cost, schedule, and technical impacts.
- Coordinate integration of newly engineered IAM/ICAM capabilities, including identity resolution and person-matching enhancements, into planned releases and transitions to O&M.
- Conduct recurring project status meetings, schedule reviews, and risk reviews with technical leads and stakeholders.
- Prepare and deliver project status reports, risk registers, schedules, and other program-management deliverables to the customer and GovCIO leadership.
- Ensure project execution complies with applicable federal policy, contractual requirements, and agency-specific Authority to Operate (ATO) and security requirements.
- Provide recommendations to the IAM Program Manager regarding project priorities, resource needs, and issues requiring escalation.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
