Technical Project Lead

iCatalyst•Dc, DC

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

iCatalyst, Inc. is a next-generation technology company specializing in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Natural Language Processing (NLP), Machine Learning (ML), and Robotic Process Automation (RPA). Since 2007, we’ve partnered with federal and commercial clients to deliver innovative products and services that drive mission success, operational efficiency, and digital transformation. Our solutions are built on a foundation of agility, security, and scalability, guided by our CMMI ML 3 DEV framework and backed by globally recognized certifications in ISO 9001:2015 (Quality Management) and ISO/IEC 27001:2022 (Information Security). We specialize in AI-Driven Digital Transformation, Cloud and Infrastructure Modernization, Data Engineering and Advanced Analytics, Enterprise IT Modernization and Mission-Focused Program and Change Management. We have an exciting opportunity for a Technical Project Lead to join our team to support our federal program.

Requirements

Experience working in Agile (Scrum/Kanban) and Waterfall project environments.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.
Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
Strong planning, organization, and project coordination capabilities.
Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
High attention to detail, accuracy, and quality.
Adaptable, proactive, and customer-focused mindset.
15+ years of relevant business analysis and project management experience with a federal customer.
Experience with Microsoft Project, Azure DevOps, Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Power BI, and Microsoft 365 applications.
Experience supporting multiple projects.
Experience working with enterprise security and cloud frameworks.
BS/BA degree in a STEM discipline with 15+ years of experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience in managing or leading federal IT projects preferred.
PMP, CAPM, PMI-ACP, CSM, SAFe, or CBAP certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead stakeholder engagement activities, including workshops, interviews, and working sessions with program offices, to define business problems, elicit needs, and establish clear success criteria.
Develop strategic roadmaps to guide the adoption of AI-driven capabilities, ensuring measurable outcomes and business value.
Conduct working sessions with the program offices to translate complex, ambiguous business needs into clear, actionable, and measurable requirements.
Ensure requirements traceability to strategic objectives and measurable business outcomes.
Identify, evaluate, and prioritize AI use cases based on business impact, feasibility, and data readiness.
Lead cross-functional workshops to align problem definition, priorities, and success metrics.
Analyze, refine, and document complex system user requirements including functional objectives of system, data sources and availability, including cross-system integration requirements.
Facilitate collaboration between business stakeholders and technical teams to ensure shared understanding of priorities, solution approaches, dependencies, risks, and implementation objectives.
Own initiatives from problem definition through delivery and outcomes realization and ensure continuity across requirements, development, and implementation phases.
Develop detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and status reports.
Define and track success metrics tied to business outcomes (not just delivery milestones).
Responsible for project risk management and escalation.
Ensure adherence to best practices, quality standards and reviews of project deliverables.
Provide technical and analytical guidance to multiple, simultaneous project teams.
Recommend and take action to solve problems.