Senior IT Project Manager - Strategy and Roadmap

Parsons Corporation•Newark, NJ

2d•$112,200 - $196,400•Hybrid

About The Position

Parsons is seeking a talented IT Project Manager to join their team, working on a premier Infrastructure project. The role involves ensuring the IT Strategic Plan and enterprise architecture are translated into execution with alignment, traceability, and governance across all IT initiatives. The position maintains the IT roadmap, tracks delivery of strategic objectives, and ensures alignment to the target architecture, security posture, and long-term technology vision. This role governs execution but does not own architecture decisions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
10+ years of relevant IT project or strategy experience.
Strong understanding of enterprise IT, cloud (Azure preferred), networking, and cybersecurity.
Strong stakeholder coordination and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Public sector or large-scale infrastructure experience.
Familiarity with TOGAF (The Open Group Architecture Framework).
PMP or similar certification.
Experience with architecture diagrams/tools (Visio, Lucidchart).

Responsibilities

Maintain and continuously update the multi-year IT roadmap across applications, infrastructure, data, and security.
Translate strategic objectives into actionable initiatives with timelines and dependencies.
Maintain traceability between strategic goals, initiatives, and outcomes.
Ensure initiatives align with enterprise architecture standards and target-state designs.
Support architecture governance checkpoints and identify architecture drift.
Track delivery of strategic initiatives and maintain dashboards of progress, risks, and dependencies.
Ensure project outputs map to strategic objectives.
Inventory prior tactical decisions and assess alignment with target architecture and security standards.
Develop remediation plans and track progress.
Manage roadmap-aligned projects including scope, schedule, and risks.
Maintain project artifacts (charters, RAID logs, status reports).
Facilitate workshops and provide executive communications and updates.
Support governance processes and improve roadmap and reporting practices.
Coordinate and administer the IT Steering Committee (or equivalent governance forum) to support decision-making on IT strategy, roadmap priorities, and major technology investments.
Develop meeting agendas, materials, and briefing documents, including roadmap updates, initiative status, risks, and decision points.
Facilitate meetings and ensure clear documentation of decisions, action items, and approvals.
Maintain records of governance decisions and ensure alignment with the IT Strategic Plan, enterprise architecture, and security requirements.
Track follow-up actions and ensure timely execution of Steering Committee directives.
Ensure that proposed initiatives, changes, and exceptions are formally reviewed and approved through established governance processes prior to execution.