IT Project Manager
About The Position
GDIT is seeking an IT Manager to help support our DISA client in the Pentagon. The IT Manager will lead a ten-person operations team providing IT services to monitor, operate, and maintain the Enterprise Management System (EMS). The EMS Architecture supports management of Sensitive but Unclassified, Secret, TS, and SCI networks. The EMS team manages the enterprise applications for the networks used to provide network management, discovery, and root cause analysis capabilities for the entire IT infrastructure. This role involves leadership and direction, setting team direction, motivating the team, and fostering a positive work environment. It also includes project and resource management, overseeing workload balancing, skill allocation, and capacity planning to ensure continuous service availability and timely project delivery. Customer engagement is key, serving as the primary liaison to the Branch Chief and driving the development of new capabilities. Additionally, the role involves managing and ensuring the high availability, configuration, and optimal performance of critical enterprise tools.
Requirements
- Active Secret Clearance
- Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
- Bachelor's Degree with 5 years of experience OR Associates Degree with 7 years of experience
- 5+ years of related experience in IT project management
- At least 3 years of people management experience
- 2+ years working in system administration, networks, and infrastructure environments
- Understanding of cybersecurity principles and practices
- Familiarity with the managed tools (ISE, RSA, Ansible, InfoBlox, etc.)
- Ability to apply systematic problem-solving skills to quickly solve novel problems and remediate complex issues
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- US Citizenship Required
Nice To Haves
- Skills: Aruba ClearPass, DNS, Information Technology Project Management, Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), RSA
- Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: Secret
- Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Secret
- Public Trust/Other Required: None
- Job Family: Program Delivery and Execution
Responsibilities
- Set the direction for the team, ensuring alignment with Branch Chief goals and organizational objectives.
- Actively motivates the team, fostering a positive work environment, building morale, and encouraging continuous professional development.
- Manage the team and oversee the successful completion of all tasks and assigned projects utilizing a Kanban methodology.
- Oversee comprehensive resource management, including workload balancing, skill allocation, and capacity planning.
- Effectively manage resources and schedules to ensure continuous service availability and timely project delivery without burning out the team.
- Participate in the development of technical project plans, proposals, reports, and schedules.
- Plan and prioritize new projects and system upgrades.
- Serve as the primary liaison to the Branch Chief, ensuring clear and consistent communication.
- Drive the development of new capabilities that create tangible value for the customer.
- Identify opportunities to improve IT operations and end-user satisfaction, implementing solutions to address those opportunities.
- Manage and ensure the high availability, configuration, and optimal performance of critical enterprise tools: (ISE) Identity Service Engine (RSA) (LDAP) Lightweight Directory Access Protocol Ansible/GitLab (DNS) InfoBlox ClearPass CloudVision AirWave CyberSecure IMS CiscoPrime JunoSpace.
Benefits
- Variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts
- Dental plan options
- Vision plan
- 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match
- Full flex work weeks where possible
- Variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays
- Paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
- Short and long-term disability benefits
- Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
Associate degree
