IT Project Manager

Washington Headquarters Services•Alexandria, VA

About The Position

This position is in the Washington Headquarters Services (WHS), Human Resources Directorate, Technology & Data Support Division. The Directorate provides comprehensive human resources services supporting the Office of the Secretary of War and Defense Agencies and Department of War field activities administratively supported by WHS. The Division manages the Directorate’s human resource information technology systems and processes. The IT Project Manager leads IT projects from inception through completion, including developing objectives, providing technical direction, designing and evaluating strategies, and presenting to stakeholders. The role applies industry best practices and analytical methods to improve automated systems, using SQL, SharePoint 365, and Power BI, and oversees IT applications, systems, and hardware. The incumbent also coordinates IT requirements with security and system managers. The position maintains the system documentation repository in the Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service (eMASS), supports adherence to security policies, assesses hardware and software needs, and helps develop operational policies and guidance. It serves as Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR) for technical contracts, providing operational guidance, monitoring contracts, and managing Authorization to Operate (ATO) certifications for compliance with security directives. Other work includes information management, application development, security, user training, project planning, procurement of IT services, and participation in change control. This is a Direct Hire Authority public notice used to collect applications for possible vacancies; applications may or may not result in referral or selection. Salary varies by position location. The position may require travel of up to 20% and work outside normal duty hours, including evenings, weekends, or holidays. It is designated Noncritical Sensitive and requires obtaining and maintaining a Secret security clearance. A one-year probationary period is required.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship is required.
Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service or be exempt.
Must be suitable for federal employment and participate in direct deposit.
May be required to complete a probationary or trial period; a one-year probationary period is specified in additional information.
Subject to pre-employment and random drug testing.
Must obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
May be required to travel up to 20% away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft.
May be required to work outside normal duty hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
IT-related experience demonstrating attention to detail, customer service, oral communication, and problem solving.
For GS-13 qualification, one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-12 in federal service (or equivalent experience) leading complex relational database integration using SQL and Power BI; managing the ATO lifecycle under RMF in eMASS; and drafting PWS, setting technical evaluation criteria, conducting contractor quality assurance surveillance, and aligning vendor work with department-level enterprise architecture and security policies.
All qualifications and education requirements must be met by the announcement closing date and documented in a resume of no more than two pages.
Education cannot be substituted for experience.

Responsibilities

Lead and manage IT projects from inception to completion, including setting objectives, providing technical direction, developing and evaluating strategies, and presenting to stakeholders.
Apply industry best practices and analytical methods to improve automated systems using SQL, SharePoint 365, and Power BI.
Oversee IT applications, systems, and hardware, and coordinate IT requirements with security and system managers.
Maintain the system documentation repository in eMASS and support compliance with security policies.
Assess hardware and software needs and assist in developing operational policies and guidance.
Serve as COTR for technical contracts by providing operational guidance and monitoring contract performance.
Manage ATO certifications to ensure compliance with security directives.
Perform IT information management, application development, and security functions.
Provide user training, manage project plans, procure IT services, and participate in change control processes.
Lead integration of complex relational databases using SQL and Power BI to produce centralized, real-time executive dashboards.
Manage the end-to-end ATO lifecycle for critical system upgrades under RMF within the eMASS repository.
Draft Performance Work Statements, define technical evaluation criteria, conduct quality assurance surveillance of contractor deliverables, and align vendor engineering outputs with enterprise architecture and security policies.