Junior Technical Project Coordinator

ZipStaff•McLean, VA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

ZipStaff is hiring a Junior Technical Project Coordinator for a leading financial services organization. The role drives monthly software release management, incident management, and environment coordination for technology teams. This is an on-site contract position in McLean, Virginia, starting November 23, 2026. Some after-hours work is required on Thursday and Friday evenings a few times per month, with equivalent time off provided within the pay period. The role participates in an on-call schedule supporting the Northern Virginia time zone. Interviews consist of one 60-minute in-person round.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or Information Systems; this is non-negotiable.
At least 5 years of overall experience, including at least 3 years as a Technical Project Manager or Product Owner.
At least 5 years of technical experience developing and maintaining Java/Python software applications.
Hands-on Jira experience, including reporting and strong JQL skills.
Experience with ServiceNow.
Proficiency in Unix/Linux troubleshooting and shell scripting.
Experience with Jenkins end-to-end build, test, and deploy processes integrated with Git/Artifactory.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong business and technical savvy.
Ability to work on-site in McLean, Virginia, interview in person, and support after-hours and on-call work.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Information Systems (MIS), Computer Science, or a related engineering field.
Experience with Release Management practices.
Experience with Confluence Wiki.
Knowledge of Agentic AI and programming in Python.
Ability to research and learn new methodologies and technologies and bring that knowledge to the team.

Responsibilities

Own monthly software release management processes as the technical project lead.
Drive code quality, execute manual regression testing, and support automated JUnit tests.
Coordinate environment changes with infrastructure teams and impacted users.
Serve as the point person for incident management, including communications, resolution, and root cause analysis.
Create and initiate projects and determine when to escalate issues.
Create technical and knowledge documentation, and define and drive new procedures.
Participate in the on-call schedule supporting the Northern Virginia time zone.
Perform other related management and technical duties.