Project Manager

Zantech•Arlington, VA

13d•Onsite

About The Position

At Zantech, we are a dynamic Woman Owned Small Business focused on providing complex, mission-focused solutions with a proven track record of outstanding customer performance and high employee satisfaction. Zantech is looking for a talented Project Manager to contribute to the success of our upcoming Technical Infrastructure and Platform Support project for an On-Site role based out of Arlington, VA. The Project Manager will play a crucial role in providing Project Management (single point of accountability for all technical tasks), Project Management Plan (PMP) and Technical Roadmap, User Adoption and Training Plan, Transition-In / Transition-Out Plan, Personnel Requirements (staffing plan, Key Personnel manning and replacement), and Agile portfolio and release management using a Government-provided tracking tool (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps). The Project Manager serves as the Government's single point of accountability for the entire IT Support Services effort, integrating project management and technical execution across data ingestion, analytics, and cloud platform sustainment. Directly accountable for schedule, risk, and quality of all tasks. Underperformance in this role puts execution of project all areas at risk.

Requirements

Ten (10)+ years managing Department of War (DoW) IT service contracts, including direct oral and written communication with senior-level Government and military personnel
Prior experience as Project Manager on at least one contract valued over $5M annually or with a team over 15 personnel that explicitly included cloud infrastructure, data analytics, and Agile software development components.
Agile/Scrum program management and backlog prioritization across a portfolio of dashboards and applications
Stakeholder management with senior Government and military leadership
Risk, schedule, and quality management for cloud infrastructure and data analytics programs
Proficiency with Government-provided tracking tools (Jira, Azure DevOps)
Supervision, task delegation, and administrative control of a multi-disciplinary technical team
MA/MS degree and 10+ years of experience (Senior/Lead tier) OR BA/BS with 12+ years of experience
One of: Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), or SAFe Agilist (SA) certification
US Citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain an active Secret or higher clearance

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, or a related field
Additional Agile/Scrum certification (e.g., PMI-ACP, SAFe Program Consultant)

Responsibilities

Serve as single point of accountability integrating all technical tasks
Deliver and maintain the Project Management Plan (PMP) and Technical Roadmap (CDRL A002), including the Future-Proofing & Tech Horizon Parity Plan
Manage stakeholder requests and prioritize the analytical and technical backlog
Execute a structured Agile continuous-delivery model; plan, package, and deploy releases per the Government-approved roadmap
Retain sole responsibility for supervision, task delegation, performance management, and administrative control of Contractor personnel (non-personal-services contract)
Deliver the User Adoption and Training Plan and coordinate a minimum of one training session per quarter
Lead the 30-day Transition-In and the Transition-Out plan and execution