Senior IT Project Manager

CesiumAstro•Austin, TX

About The Position

CesiumAstro is seeking a Senior IT Project Manager to lead complex IT projects across infrastructure, cloud platforms, cybersecurity, networking, and enterprise technology systems. The role develops project plans, coordinates technical resources and cross-functional activities, manages schedules and dependencies, and monitors risks, milestones, and deliverables throughout the project lifecycle. Using established project management practices, the manager resolves execution challenges, maintains project visibility, and helps ensure initiatives meet business requirements, security standards, and operational objectives. The position works with IT operations, cybersecurity, systems administration, infrastructure engineering, business stakeholders, and third-party vendors. It coordinates technology projects and supports infrastructure deployments, system integrations, and operational improvements intended to strengthen IT capabilities, system reliability, security, and business operations. Applicants must meet U.S. Government space technology export-regulation eligibility requirements: be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, conditional resident, asylee, or refugee (a protected individual under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or be eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in information technology, information systems, computer science, business administration, project management, or a related field, with 5–8 years of related experience; or a master's degree in a related field with 3–6 years of related experience.
Related experience in IT project management, infrastructure delivery, cloud technology projects, enterprise systems implementation, or a related discipline.
Strong knowledge of IT project management principles, risk management, and technology delivery methodologies.
Knowledge of Smartsheet for project planning, scheduling, and resource coordination.
In-depth understanding of enterprise IT infrastructure, cloud platforms, networking, identity services, endpoint management, cybersecurity, and enterprise applications.
Working knowledge of secure cloud environments, AWS GovCloud, FedRAMP requirements, infrastructure migrations, system integration, and operational readiness practices.
Experience coordinating complex IT projects involving technical dependencies, cross-functional teams, third-party vendors, implementation activities, and operational transitions.
Proficiency with project governance, change management, technical design reviews, testing, deployment, production cutovers, and IT service management practices.
Strong judgment when evaluating project risks, scope changes, resource constraints, technical dependencies, implementation readiness, and competing business priorities.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
Knowledge of project management, scheduling, resource planning, and reporting applications such as Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, Jira, or equivalent platforms.
Knowledge of cloud infrastructure and enterprise technology environments such as AWS, AWS GovCloud, Microsoft Azure, or equivalent platforms.
Knowledge of enterprise productivity, identity, and endpoint management applications such as Microsoft 365, Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, Intune, or equivalent technologies.
Knowledge of IT service management (ITSM), change management, documentation, and collaboration applications such as ServiceNow, Confluence, SharePoint, or equivalent platforms.
Must meet U.S. Government space technology export-regulation eligibility requirements or be eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations.

Nice To Haves

Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), or equivalent project management certification.

Responsibilities

Lead assigned IT infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity, and enterprise technology projects within established scope, schedule, resource requirements, and project management procedures.
Develop and maintain integrated project plans covering milestones, deliverables, technical dependencies, resource requirements, risks, and implementation schedules.
Balance competing priorities, technical dependencies, and business requirements across multiple concurrent projects to support timely completion of milestones and deliverables.
Coordinate project activities involving cloud platforms, data centers, networking, compute, storage, identity and access management, endpoint management, and enterprise applications.
Collaborate with technical teams on system architecture reviews, migration planning, integration requirements, testing, deployment, and production cutover activities.
Facilitate technical design reviews, implementation planning, and readiness assessments across development, test, staging, and production environments.
Identify and track project risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, and corrective actions; develop solutions to execution challenges and escalate issues beyond assigned authority.
Assess proposed scope changes for their impacts on schedules, resources, costs, technical requirements, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance, and recommend appropriate adjustments.
Define project success criteria within established objectives, monitor milestones and deliverables, and prepare status reports communicating progress, risks, and required decisions.
Align IT teams, business stakeholders, third-party vendors, and leadership on project objectives, responsibilities, technical dependencies, and deliverables.
Conduct project meetings, technical discussions, and stakeholder reviews to address dependencies, resolve execution issues, and communicate project status.
Support operational readiness, knowledge transfer, documentation, and transition of completed technology solutions to IT operations and support teams.