IT Project and Program Manager

IT Project and Program Manager

The Opportunity:  

Do you embrace a dynamic work environment and want to work where Information Technology (IT) underpins the mission? We are looking for an IT Project and Program Manager who can leverage their expertise in IT project management and engineering to support the delivery of highly technical program goals at the scale of Enterprise IT architecture. As the resident expert, you will create well-designed project plans to assist the client in developing innovative solutions to complex problems. You know that project managers touch every part of an organization and wear multiple hats, from caring for the client and their meaningful project goals to participating in organizational development and being a key contributor to team success.

What You'll Work On:

• Work directly with clients and external stakeholders, ensuring cross-functional team support, planning, collaboration, and execution tasks are aligned with program and project goals.
• Empower our clients through effective communication, ensuring the program achieves its goals and meets our quality standards.
• Engage with clients to collect, understand, and define their IT requirements, analyze and translate those requirements into project plans and milestones, and create realistic schedules to manage and report progress.
• Leverage Agile methodologies to lead client engagement sessions in support of development planning and execution by developing features and stories.
• Write and deliver executive leadership-level communications and briefings.
• Assess current processes and provide recommendations for gained efficiency, automation, and improvement, as well as define new processes to help our clients meet their objectives.

Join us. The world can't wait.

You Have: 

• 3+ years of experience with project and program management in a DoD environment
• 3+ years of experience supporting or managing mobility technologies, including Apple iOS, Samsung Android, or Google Android
• Experience in technical and project management supporting medium to large-scale DoD IT projects or programs and vendor management and oversight, including assessing risk, cost, schedule, and performance
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite and Microsoft Visio
• Ability to gather, document, analyze, and manage data from disparate sources and communicate results through reports and charts
• Ability to develop actionable plans to achieve outcome-driven results by summarizing and presenting technical information in documentation or reports
• Ability to work effectively and independently in a team environment and lead effectively in a virtual environment with a geographically dispersed team
• Ability to identify, mitigate, and resolve risks and conflicts across functional workstreams
• Secret clearance
• Bachelor's degree

Nice If You Have: 

• Experience with the Navy organizational structure and supporting Navy IT programs or operations
• Experience supporting or managing cloud technologies, including Microsoft Azure and Intune
• Experience with the Commercial Solutions for Classified program and its requirements on IT engineering efforts
• Knowledge of IT Service Management (ITSM) technical concepts, best practices, and client solutions
• Knowledge of Governance Risk and Compliance management to ensure that projects support appropriate risk standards and compliance requirements
• Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills, including communicating to a senior audience
• ITIL Foundations Certification
• SAFe Program Consultant Certification 
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
• Scrum Master, Agile Practitioner, or Agile Project Delivery Management (APM) Certification

Clearance: 

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret clearance is required.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time emplo