Project Manager

Position: Project Manager  
Location: Falls Church, VA & Arlington, VA
Work Environment: Hybrid
Clearance Required: Secret
Status: Contingent upon contract award 

Knowesis, a dynamic and forward-thinking company, is currently seeking an exceptional Project Manager to join our team and provide invaluable support to the Chief Digital AI Office.

To be eligible for this position, candidates must have a Secret clearance and possess U.S. Citizenship without the need for sponsorship, both now and in the future. Applicants without proof of U.S. Citizenship will not be considered due to the position’s security clearance requirements.

 The Job Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:  

• Assists with planning, developing, testing, and documenting projects
• Applies business process improvement practices, modernizing projects, acquisition process/planning, and reengineering old methodologies/principles
• Support agency teams in development and management of project milestones, goals, and deliverables
• CBRNE and/or Biosurvelliance background and/or supported work.
• Stays informed on latest AI system and software architectures and trends from design patterns to DevSecOps and systems architecture patterns.
• Works closely with clients and requirements owners to build out product lines.
• Develops plans, road maps, software design strategies. Analyze and decomposes activities and requirements to software designs that are allocated across systems components/sub-components.
• Captures, develops, and reports reference architectures and documenting compliance standards

Required Qualifications:  

• Experience with Agile software development methodologies and tools.
• Well versed in modern software architectures like micro-services as well as front-end frameworks.
• DevSecOps experience preferred.
• Strong communications skills: you will be required to proactively engage fellow CDAO members and DoD cross-organizational colleagues both inside and outside of your team.
• Ability to synthesize requirements underlying feature requests, recommend alternative technical and business approaches, and facilitate engineering efforts to meet aggressive timelines.
• Experience working with Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Machine-assisted Analytic Rapid-repository system (MARS), Open Mission Systems bridge, and Open-Source Intelligence
• Track record of active learning and creative problem solving

Required Education: 

• Bachelor’s degree plus 7-10 years experience, or a Masters Degree plus 5 years of experience.

Knowesis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.