IT Project Manager – TS/SCI Required

LMI • Reston, VA

3d • $120,000 - $155,000

About The Position

LMI is seeking an IT Project Lifecycle Manager to support the Office of Security at a mission-focused Federal government client. This early-career role supports coordination, scheduling, reporting, and stakeholder communication across multiple concurrent IT modernization initiatives. The position works under the direction of a senior project management lead in a dynamic environment where processes and structures are still developing. The successful candidate is organized, proactive, eager to learn, comfortable with ambiguity, and able to keep work moving while building trust without direct authority.

LMI is a digital solutions provider focused on accelerating government impact through innovation and speed. It invests in technology and prototypes ahead of need and provides commercial-grade platforms and mission-ready AI to federal agencies. LMI serves defense, space, healthcare, and energy sectors, and is headquartered in Tysons, Virginia.

The role supports projects spanning software development, data analytics, cybersecurity coordination, and business process improvement. It maintains project visibility and reporting discipline across work involving government personnel, contractors, and technical teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field; relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 2–4 years supporting federal project lifecycle activities, including planning, scheduling, execution monitoring, reporting, and closeout.
• Ability to produce and maintain recurring status reports, trackers, and project artifacts across multiple concurrent projects, and refine reporting products as needs evolve.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with different stakeholders, schedules, and dependencies.
• Ability to build effective working relationships and keep information flowing from a support rather than authority-based posture.
• Ability to identify, track, and escalate risks, issues, dependencies, and action items.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Active TS/SCI clearance required with CI polygraph; applicants with TS/SCI who are eligible for polygraph are encouraged to apply and will be sponsored for upgrade.

Nice To Haves

• PMP, CSM, CSPO, PMI-ACP, SAFe, or similar certification.

Responsibilities

• Support project lifecycle coordination across SEC IT modernization initiatives, including software development, data analytics, cybersecurity coordination, and business process improvement.
• Provide weekly status reporting covering schedule health, development progress, security assessment status, staffing, risks, issues, documentation, and upcoming milestones.
• Build and refine reporting templates, trackers, and structures, adapting them as leadership priorities and needs evolve.
• Coordinate with project teams, system owners, technical staff, and external contractors to support information flow and accurate, timely reporting.
• Maintain project schedules, milestone trackers, dependency logs, risk and issue logs, and action item registers across concurrent projects.
• Support requirements validation by documenting business needs, identifying gaps, and tracking alignment to client priorities.
• Produce project artifacts, including meeting notes, status summaries, briefings, and lifecycle documentation.
• Collaborate with the Business Modernization and Project Lifecycle Lead, government stakeholders, project sponsors, and execution teams.

What This Job Offers

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