Senior Program Advisor

Req ID: 271049 

NTT DATA Services strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now.

We are currently seeking a Senior Program Advisor to join our team in Arlington, Virginia (US-VA), United States (US).

The candidate for the Senior Program Advisor role will be responsible for IT Governance activities to include portfolio management, investment management, capital planning, change management, program management, organizational development, strategic planning, enterprise architecture, business analysis, and performance management tasks. It is desirable that the candidate possess the following skills and attributes:

 

Job Duties:

• Conduct qualitative and quantitative research to support work assignments for meeting the deliverable objective
• Conduct qualitative and quantitative analyses for assigned tasks
• Compile research, findings, and other information into written formats such as white papers, reports, presentations, and other forms of technical documentation
• Perform IT strategic/organizational planning, organizational development, portfolio and program management, IT investment management, IT governance
• Provide Weekly and Monthly Status Reporting
• Provide meeting support (facilitate meetings, prepare agenda, prepare project briefings, present to the stakeholders, document and distribute meeting minutes, and track actions)
• Support other PMO tasks as assigned
• Flexibility is a must, as well as the ability to work in a collaborative team environment.
• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to coordinate multiple work streams, multi-task and work well under tight deadlines
• Strong interpersonal skills and proven experience in building partnerships with business and technical stakeholders as applicable
• Self-starter with ability to perform and lead work independently.
• Participate in project planning and schedule development/maintenance activities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience in writing materials relevant to organization, project, and task goals and presenting material to senior Government officials
• Key coordinator between multiple project teams.  May work independently and supervise junior staff.
• A Project Management Professional (PMP) and/or PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-BPA) credential is highly desirable

 

Basic Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Computer or Information Systems, Computer Science
  • Education Equivalency:
    • H.S. Diploma plus 4 years additional experience equals Associate’s Degree
    • Associate’s Degree plus 4 years additional experience equals Bachelor’s Degree
• Minimum 15 years of experience in Federal consulting, which should include business analysis, and investment management.
• Secret security clearance required.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in applying in an operational environment the principles of the nine primary knowledge areas and the five process groups defined by the Project Management Body of Knowledge
• Experience in Organizational Development analysis to support As-is and To-be models with recommendations to improve the organizations efficiencies and effectiveness in full utilization of resources and delivering quality products to the customer
• Experience in IT Portfolio Management methodologies and processes, tools, strategic planning, trend analysis, organizational reporting and presentations, and identification of performance indicators for the purpose of performance measurements
• Experience writing alternative analyses, feasibility studies, cost benefit analysis, business cases or point papers based on research, analysis, and observations
• Experience with the Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC) lifecycle and other IT investment processes and requirements; familiarity with the Technology Business Management (TBM) framework
• Experience in strategic Enterprise Architecture (EA) analysis, including CPIC, EA, and program management requirements alignment with agency Strategic Planning
• Implement a continuous process of identifying, selecting and managing a portfolio of projects in alignment with key performance metrics and strategic business objectives.
• Provide recommendations, processes, procedures, writing policies, and support in an IT Portfolio Management program.
• Provide alternate methods to manage IT Strategic Planning and Portfolio Management activities across the client’s IT organization with an innovative solution to forecast future benefit