Sr Project Manager - GovCloud (Security Clearance)

BMC Helix

11d•$111,525 - $185,875

About The Position

The Senior Project Manager serves as the strategic interface for executive sponsors, program owners, contracting officers, and technical leads across complex federal and DoD engagements. The role owns the full lifecycle of BMC Helix implementations, from initiation through deployment and sustainment, and establishes delivery governance, communication rhythms, and executive-ready reporting. The Project Manager aligns mission objectives, contractual obligations, and delivery outcomes while maintaining disciplined execution across scope, schedule, cost, and quality. The role builds integrated project plans, resource models, RACI matrices, risk registers, dependency maps, and financial forecasts; directs cross-functional teams through design, configuration, testing, deployment, and operational transition; and maintains project documentation and compliance artifacts. It leads secure solution architecture planning and deployment involving CAC/PIV authentication, PKI, secure API gateways, cross-domain data flows, and zero-trust network boundaries. The position coordinates with federal cybersecurity teams on RMF, NIST 800-53, DISA STIG, and agency-specific requirements, and manages deployments to AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, and other restricted cloud environments with IL4/IL5/IL6 controls and audit readiness. The Senior Project Manager also leads cutover planning, knowledge transfer, sustainment readiness, and post-deployment validation; defines support models, SLAs, and escalation paths; conducts lessons-learned reviews; and contributes to internal delivery playbooks. The role manages budgets, revenue forecasts, burn rates, and contract deliverables, ensures compliance with federal contracting requirements, and identifies opportunities for expansion and long-term account growth.

Requirements

At least 3 years leading enterprise software implementations for US Federal Agencies, DoD organizations, or defense prime contractors.
Strong background navigating federal governance structures, security requirements, and multi-stakeholder environments.
Ability to pass federal background investigations and operate in high-security environments while adhering to compliance protocols.
Exceptional communication and executive-level presence.
Strong analytical, organizational, and risk-management skills.
Ability to lead diverse technical teams in high-security environments.
Proven success managing complex, multi-phase enterprise deployments.
Comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-moving, and politically sensitive environments.

Nice To Haves

Experience with BMC Helix or similar ITSM/ESM platforms.
Active Secret, Top Secret, or TS/SCI security clearance.
Active PMP certification.
Additional certifications such as ITIL, Agile/Scrum, SAFe, or Security+.

Responsibilities

Serve as the strategic interface to executive sponsors, program owners, contracting officers, and technical leads across federal and DoD engagements.
Establish delivery governance frameworks, structured communication rhythms, and executive-ready reporting.
Anticipate stakeholder concerns and align mission objectives, contractual obligations, and delivery outcomes.
Own the full lifecycle of BMC Helix implementations, from initiation through deployment and sustainment.
Build and maintain integrated project plans, resource models, RACI matrices, risk registers, dependency maps, and financial forecasts.
Lead execution across scope, schedule, cost, and quality, guiding teams through design, configuration, testing, deployment, and operational transition.
Maintain project documentation repositories, change logs, and compliance artifacts.
Direct engineers, architects, security SMEs, and client technical teams in delivering secure, scalable, compliant enterprise solutions; coach teams, remove blockers, and promote accountability and collaboration.
Lead planning, design, validation, and deployment of secure architectures involving CAC/PIV authentication, PKI, secure API gateways, cross-domain data flows, and zero-trust network boundaries.
Coordinate with federal cybersecurity teams to meet RMF, NIST 800-53, DISA STIG, and agency-specific compliance requirements.
Manage deployments into AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, and other restricted cloud environments, ensuring IL4/IL5/IL6 controls and audit readiness.
Lead cutover planning, knowledge transfer, sustainment readiness, and post-deployment validation; define support models, SLAs, and escalation paths.
Conduct lessons-learned reviews and contribute to internal delivery playbooks.
Manage project budgets, revenue forecasts, burn rates, and contract deliverables.
Ensure compliance with federal contracting requirements, including documentation, acceptance criteria, and change control.
Identify opportunities for expansion, follow-on work, and long-term account growth.