IT Project Manager - Alexandria, VA

Military Spouse Corporate Career Network•Alexandria, VA

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Suvi is seeking an IT Project Manager in Alexandria, Virginia, to lead complex information technology projects from initiation through closeout. The Project Manager plans and coordinates delivery using Agile, Kanban, or hybrid approaches as appropriate, while maintaining alignment with PMI standards and customer policies. The role works across technical teams, government stakeholders, and contractor organizations to maintain accountability for project scope, schedule, cost, requirements, risks, and outcomes. This is a hybrid position, with approximately three days on site and two days remote per week.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or a related field.
At least three years of experience managing complex IT projects.
Active Secret security clearance.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams representing diverse technical disciplines.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting cloud migration projects, particularly those involving Microsoft Azure.
Strong knowledge of Azure DevOps for Agile planning, work management, project tracking, and dashboard reporting.
Experience managing projects involving ServiceNow development teams.
Understanding of Microsoft Power Platform and prior work on Power App development projects.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
ITIL 4 Managing Professional certification.
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) certification.
Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Agilist certification.

Responsibilities

Lead IT projects through initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control, and closeout, maintaining alignment with approved requirements and customer priorities.
Define and manage project scope, deliverables, schedules, budgets, dependencies, risks, and stakeholder requirements.
Ensure project requirements are documented, traceable, assigned, and validated throughout the project lifecycle.
Develop and maintain project-management artifacts, schedules, risk and issue records, status briefings, and supporting documentation using tools such as Azure DevOps, Microsoft Project, or ServiceNow.
Prepare for and facilitate governance board reviews, executive project spotlights, preliminary and critical design reviews, readiness assessments, and other customer-required decision points.
Lead cross-functional teams of technical, operational, business, and contractor personnel; establish clear responsibilities, resolve delivery barriers, and escalate decisions when required.
Apply Agile project-management methods based on project characteristics, organizational requirements, technical dependencies, and delivery risk.
Monitor performance against approved scope, schedule, cost, and delivery commitments; identify variances and develop corrective actions with accountable stakeholders.
Identify gaps in project-management processes and recommend practical improvements to methods, artifacts, training, and supporting tools.
Support training, knowledge transfer, and repeatable project-management practices across the organization.
Support consistent internal and external communications about IT initiatives and project alignment with Information Technology Strategic Plan goals and objectives.
Translate technical and project information into clear written and verbal communications for audiences with varying levels of technical knowledge.