IT Project Manager

Digital Consultants, LLC•Hampton, VA

16d

About The Position

Digital Consultants seeks an experienced IT Project Manager to lead enterprise implementation planning, technical integration, and coordination across a DoD-classified enterprise network. The role delivers complex projects in secure environments, collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams and directing structured implementation from planning through sustainment. The Project Manager oversees projects through design, implementation, and testing; plans lifecycle deployment; coordinates vendor tasks and deliverables; and ensures quality standards are met. The position also maintains project documentation, monitors baselines and cross-workstream dependencies, ensures compliance with DoD cybersecurity, accreditation, and configuration management requirements, and communicates technical considerations to leadership as operational impacts. Project meetings, tracking, analysis, and reporting are also part of the role. Digital Consultants describes itself as a certified SBA 8(a) small, disadvantaged business supporting IT customers in Federal, civilian, and private sectors. The company highlights employee growth opportunities, competitive wages, and a full benefits package, and says its culture is grounded in fairness, common sense, honesty, trust, respect, and ethical conduct.

Requirements

High school education and 6–9 years of experience, or commensurate experience.
Active TS/SCI clearance.
DoD 8140 IAT II certification, such as Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, CySA+, or CND.
Experience managing multiple complex technical projects.
Experience planning and estimating work requirements.
Familiarity with DoD lifecycle processes, requirements management frameworks, and enterprise architecture principles.
Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively across technical and non-technical teams.
Experience creating or managing enterprise implementation plans for large technical deployments.
Strong understanding of enterprise networks, service integration, incident/service management, and secure IT operations.
Proficiency with project management tools such as MS Project, Jira, Azure DevOps, or Confluence.
Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
Ability to research and select technically feasible solutions that meet customer requirements.
Experience with agile or other project management methodologies.
Collaborative mindset and ability to build strong working relationships.
Proactive approach to anticipating project needs and solving challenges.
Flexibility and adaptability as project requirements evolve.

Nice To Haves

Technical background in networking and systems.
PMP or Agile certification.
PMI-ACP certification.
Experience with large-scale modernization efforts or cloud transition planning.
Knowledge of cybersecurity requirements, RMF processes, and DoD architecture frameworks.
Experience working directly with PMOs or leading cross-functional technical teams.
Background supporting highly regulated or classified environments such as AFSCI.
Experience with enterprise technical integration, transition planning, or large-scale modernization programs.
Experience with DoD networks, including NIPR, SIPR, and JWICS.

Responsibilities

Manage project direction through design, implementation, and testing in accordance with project objectives.
Define requirements and plan project lifecycle deployment.
Manage vendor task integration and track and review vendor deliverables.
Ensure adherence to quality standards and review project deliverables.
Maintain project documentation, including charters, plans, briefings, risk registers, change requests, and executive status reports.
Monitor progress against baselines and proactively identify risks, issues, and dependency conflicts across enterprise workstreams.
Ensure project actions comply with DoD cybersecurity, accreditation, and configuration management requirements.
Liaise between technical teams and leadership, translating technical considerations into clear operational impacts.
Conduct project meetings and perform project tracking, analysis, and reporting.