IT Project Manager

Ignite IT•Suitland-Silver Hill, MD

About The Position

The Technical Project Manager (PM) will lead the execution of modernization initiatives supporting the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS) systems. This role is responsible for standing up and managing an Agile modernization team that delivers cloud-native, AWS-based solutions, replacing legacy SAS-based systems with Python and modern data architectures. This is a technical delivery leadership role, not a traditional administrative PM position. The Technical PM must be capable of leading the execution of cloud-native architecture, DevSecOps integration, and cross-disciplinary Agile teams from initial discovery through production deployment.

Requirements

Minimum 8–10 years of experience leading technical modernization programs.
Demonstrated experience deploying applications to AWS cloud environments.
Experience leading serverless architecture implementations.
Experience managing Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD pipelines.
Experience in standing up Agile teams from inception.
Experience building backlog and epics from discovery and architecture inputs.
Experience managing cross-functional technical teams, including: Cloud Architects Cloud Engineers Data Engineers Application Developers Test Engineers DevSecOps Engineers
Experience leading legacy-to-cloud modernization initiatives.
Experience planning refactoring vs lift-and-shift strategies.
Experience managing phased migration in high-governance federal environments.
Experience coordinating statistical or data-intensive system modernization (preferred).
Experience supporting architecture review boards.
Experience working in FISMA/FedRAMP environments.
Familiarity with ATO processes.
Experience operating in politically sensitive, high-visibility programs.
Ability to coordinate across multiple federal stakeholders and contractors.
Technical credibility with engineers and architects.
Ability to translate architecture into backlog.
Strong risk identification and mitigation skills.
Strong stakeholder communication skills.
Ability to operate in ambiguity and define structure.
Bias toward action while respecting governance controls.
US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED