IT Project Manager

Booz Allen Hamilton • Washington, DC

2d • $86,800 - $198,000

About The Position

As an IT Project Manager at Booz Allen, you will support organizational programs aligned with the client’s strategy, guiding projects from concept through completion. You will help keep programs on track through careful analysis, effective communication, tactical planning, and coordination of limited resources. The role includes working with key stakeholders on contract review and project cost accounting, and collaborating with subject-matter experts, technical directors, engineers, and contracting officers using Microsoft tools and other resources.

You will help ensure programs meet their goals, quality standards, budgets, and milestones, while developing and maintaining program strategy. The work supports a customer mission to improve warfighter communications. The position requires an active TS/SCI clearance and the ability to obtain specified DoD cybersecurity certifications within 30 days of starting.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience supporting and managing IT, software development, or cybersecurity projects from planning through delivery.
• Engineering experience involving network and systems security, authentication, access controls, vulnerability scanning, and security baselines.
• Experience applying Agile and Scrum or standard SDLC workflows to guide sprint tasks, unblock daily technical work, and keep milestones on schedule.
• Experience serving as an advisor to upper-level management.
• Experience planning, coordinating, and developing comprehensive reports to improve organizational programs.
• Ability to coordinate effectively across engineering teams, internal stakeholders, and external partners, and explain technical issues clearly to non-engineers.
• Active TS/SCI clearance and willingness to take a polygraph exam.
• One of the following education and experience combinations: an associate’s degree and at least 5 years supporting IT projects and activities; a bachelor’s degree and at least 3 years; or a master’s degree and at least 1 year.
• Ability to obtain a DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification within 30 days of start date, such as Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, GSEC, SSCP, CySA+, GICSP, or CND.
• Ability to obtain a DoD 8570.01-M Cybersecurity Service Provider - Infrastructure Support certification within 30 days of start date, such as CEH, CHFI, CFR, Cloud+, or CND.

Nice To Haves

• Experience capturing technical requirements, writing standard operating procedures (SOPs), tracking action items, and preparing regular status reports.
• Experience conducting quantitative or qualitative program analysis and evaluation and providing management information about improving initiatives and strategic plans.
• Experience creating project management plans.
• Knowledge of the DoD acquisition process.
• Ability to manage project fundamentals, including tracking task schedules, maintaining scope, monitoring budgets and deliverables, and identifying project risks early.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

Responsibilities

• Support and manage IT, software development, or cybersecurity projects from planning through delivery.
• Implement and maintain organizational programs in support of the client’s strategy.
• Coordinate tactical planning and project activities with stakeholders, subject-matter experts, technical directors, engineers, and contracting officers.
• Review contracts and project cost accounting with key stakeholders.
• Apply Agile and Scrum or standard SDLC workflows to guide sprint tasks, unblock technical work, and keep milestones on schedule.
• Advise upper-level management.
• Plan, coordinate, and develop comprehensive reports to improve organizational program development and execution.
• Coordinate across engineering teams, internal stakeholders, and external partners, and explain technical issues clearly to non-engineers.

Benefits

• Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits.
• Paid leave.
• Professional development.
• Tuition assistance.
• Work-life programs.
• Dependent care.
• Recognition awards for exceptional performance and demonstration of company values.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree