Technical Project Manager

T and T Consulting Services•Silver Spring, MD

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About The Position

NOAA Fisheries is modernizing its application environment. The NMFS Office of the Chief Information Officer supports headquarters, national programs, regional offices, and science centers across a decentralized agency. The Technical Project Manager will support two work streams: establishing an engineering foundation to move software development from isolated efforts to a modular, shared platform that reduces deployment friction and accelerates delivery of secure, compliant software; and leading organization, customer engagement, and priority-setting for the software, data, and system governance framework for the East Coast Logbook Project. The role will help ensure governance protocols and procedures are documented and applied to support enterprise data management solutions. The project manager will manage the full system development life cycle, coordinate development team work, set goals and priorities, and approve work schedules and deliverables for trade monitoring application development projects. The position works with the government project manager on tasking and roadmap planning and uses an iterative, performance-based agile framework. Work is managed through a prioritized product backlog and two-week sprint cycles. The role collaborates with the East Coast Logbook Project core team and stakeholders from GARFO, SERO, SEFSC, and Atlantic HMS to formalize a data governance group, document its purpose and operating procedures, and develop a Terms of Reference. It also works with developers, legal counsel, and other stakeholders to document policies and procedures, including those related to the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Technical Project Manager will help define governance protocols, procedures, and standards aligned with Federal, Commerce, and NOAA data policies and strategies; support their implementation; provide technical documentation and knowledge-transfer guidance; report progress to executive sponsors and the core team; and facilitate communication among regional offices. The position may also contribute to T&T proposal activities and other duties assigned by T&T managers. Travel may be required for local and potentially longer-distance meetings. Travel expenses are reimbursable in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as English, Communications, Computer Science, or Information Management, or equivalent practical experience in technical writing, data governance, or a related discipline.
More than five years of experience as a project manager, ideally including data governance, information management, and software development.
Demonstrated experience developing and implementing documentation for data governance frameworks, policies, and procedures.
Extensive knowledge of and experience managing the full system development life cycle for web-based, database-driven, custom software development projects.
Experience gathering requirements and designing, developing, and implementing information management systems.
Ability to design, develop, and administer databases and applications.
Extensive knowledge of and experience working on web-based, database-driven, custom software development projects using Java and Oracle technologies.
Strong written and oral communication skills, including experience preparing and presenting to senior leadership, legal staff, and technical teams.
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with diverse teams and stakeholders.
Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident and able to obtain a security badge to enter a government facility.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Federal data policies, including Department of Commerce and NOAA policies and the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Project management experience.
Understanding of governance and governance approaches.
Experience with GitHub and GitLab.
Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines.
Knowledge of Federal fisheries management.

Responsibilities

Manage the full system development life cycle for trade monitoring application development projects.
Assign and monitor project work among development team members, set goals and priorities, and approve work schedules and deliverables.
Work with the government project manager on tasking and roadmap planning.
Manage work using an iterative agile delivery framework, a prioritized product backlog, and two-week sprint cycles.
Collaborate with East Coast Logbook Project stakeholders to document the data governance group’s purpose, roles, responsibilities, and decision-making processes.
Develop and draft a Terms of Reference document for the governance group.
Document a regular meeting cadence for governance oversight and collaborative decision-making.
Work with developers, legal counsel, and other stakeholders to document policies and procedures, including those related to the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Identify, document, and maintain data governance protocols, procedures, and standards for the shared data system.
Ensure governance documentation aligns with Federal, Commerce, and NOAA data policies and strategies.
Advise and support the project team in implementing and adopting data governance protocols.
Provide guidance on technical documentation best practices and knowledge transfer.
Prepare and present reports to executive sponsors and the core team on governance formalization and implementation progress.
Facilitate communication among regional offices to support a unified approach to data governance.
Contribute to T&T proposal activities and perform other duties assigned by T&T managers.