Technical Project Manager

Castellum Inc • Alexandria, VA

8d • $145,000 - $155,000

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager to lead day-to-day project management activities for the Pantheon Migration and Cloudflare Advanced Bot Protection implementation efforts at Smithsonian Institution. The Project Manager will be responsible for planning, coordination, execution oversight, stakeholder engagement, reporting, risk management, and overall project governance to ensure successful delivery of both initiatives.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen and have ability to pass a federal government background check.
• Minimum 5 years of experience managing enterprise IT projects.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder technology initiatives.
• Experience with project management methodologies, tools, and reporting practices.
• Strong organizational, communication, facilitation, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience managing schedules, budgets, risks, vendors, and technical teams.
• Experience managing cloud migration, infrastructure modernization, hosting platform, cybersecurity, or web technology projects.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with SaaS, cloud hosting, CDN, security, web application firewall (WAF), DDoS protection, or bot management implementations.
• PMP, PMI-ACP, ScrumMaster, or equivalent project management certification.
• Experience working within federal, research, educational, cultural, or non-profit organizations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Establish and manage project governance processes, status reporting, and decision tracking.
• Coordinate project activities across multiple Smithsonian offices, vendors, and stakeholders.
• Monitor progress against schedule, scope, budget, and performance objectives.
• Facilitate project meetings and document decisions, action items, and follow-up activities.
• Coordinate vendor activities and ensure migration milestones are achieved.
• Support communications and change management activities associated with the transition to the enterprise hosting platform.
• Coordinate deployment activities for Cloudflare enterprise services, including advanced bot management capabilities.
• Track implementation milestones, testing activities, security reviews, and operational readiness requirements.
• Coordinate activities between security, network, web operations, and vendor teams.
• Facilitate implementation planning, risk mitigation, and transition to steady-state operations.

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability status, genetic information, marital status, ancestry, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, and local laws
• Equal opportunity for VEVRAA Protected Veterans
• Will not discriminate against employees and job applicants who inquire about, discuss or disclose compensation information.
• Reasonable accommodations that do not cause an undue hardship on the company may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions, as long as that would not hinder or prevent performance of duties or be of a safety concern.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed