Program Manager

About the role

ITCON Services is seeking to hire a motivated, driven, and technically knowledgeable Program Manager to join our team. The Program Manager will be responsible for software application development and/or O&M contracts, including building and leading development teams, working with analysts, developers, and other project roles to deliver successfully on projects.

Responsibilities

• Follow management best practices, project planning, and understand customer needs
• Conduct business analysis and monitor development/execution
• Conduct work-product acceptance and facilitate user acceptance
• Report and ensure quality assurance of project process flow
• Manage all aspects of project financials for assigned projects
• Work independently with effective time management to organize and handle multiple highly visible priorities, projects, and products simultaneously
• Advise and instruct project teams on process improvements to promote efficient project delivery and adherence to processes and standards (e.g., PMI and Agile frameworks)

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in management information systems (MIS) or related field preferred
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• 15+ years in the Information Technology industry
• 10+ years of experience as a Project Manager managing IT projects
• Ability to analyze and translate functional business requirements from stakeholders into detailed tasks for Design and Development teams
• Strong research and analytical skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including presentation skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to communicate and present complex technical concepts and analysis to technical and non-technical audiences
• Expert-level understanding of SDLC and best practices
• Agile practitioner
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly
• Self-motivated and thrives in a team environment
• Able to multithread and move multiple projects forward
• Experience with Federal Government Customers
• Hands-on experience managing IT project budgets and resources and reporting on financials

Desired Skills and Qualifications

• CMMI, ISO experience
• Azure cloud experience and certification
• SAFe Agilist certification
• Agile certification/Product Owner certification
• Recruiting experience and strong coaching skills

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Paid training and development opportunities
• Healthcare benefits that start on your first day
• Commuter benefits
• Work-life balance

This opening is for a full-time salaried position located in the ITCON Services headquarters in Vienna, VA. Applicant must be a citizen of the United States and clearable for Public Trust clearance with the U.S. Government.