The Role
Coordinates enterprise architecture board meetings and technical projects for a federal customer. Develops meeting minutes, templates, roadmaps, schedules, status reports, and decision-support materials. Presents analysis and recommendations to senior technical leadership, improves program execution efficiency, and translates complex technical information into clear cost, performance, and schedule updates. Requires strong communication, project management, federal customer experience, Microsoft Office proficiency, collaboration-platform experience, and Secret clearance eligibility.
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Overview
AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology, Engineering & Analysis, Test & Evaluation, and Training.
UP TO 5 DAYS A WEEK IN OFFICE!
ResponsibilitiesAs a Project Coordinator you will have the opportunity to do the following:
- Provide coordination for Enterprise Architecture Review Board (EARB) meetings with C-level leadership (CTO, DCIO, CIO), Enterprise Architects, and Engineers at the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA).
- Develop artifacts including templates, meeting minutes, roadmaps, schedules used for decision making with DSCA technical leadership.
- Determine areas for improvement and efficiencies in the technical execution of the DSCA IT Program.
- Present analysis and recommendations to the DSCA Chief Technical Office (CTO) and Chief Information Officer (CIO)
- Assist in the coordination of technical projects for the DSCA customer.
- Assist in the planning, communication, and reporting of each project to improve synergy between the DSCA Technical Staff and DSCA Govt leadership.
- Attend in-person and teleconference meetings, provide meeting support documentation when applicable as well as provide weekly and ad-hoc status reports.
- Understand highly complex technical terminology and be able to translate into non-technical project status in terms of cost, performance, and schedule.
- He/she must have the ability to blend creativity, problem solving, and technical skills to establish and maintain a high level of customer trust and confidence.
- Provide coordination for Enterprise Architecture Review Board (EARB) meetings with C-level leadership (CTO, DCIO, CIO), Enterprise Architects, and Engineers at the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA).
- 8+ Years in a project management/program management role reporting directly to a Department of War (DoW) client
- Bachelor's degree in management, Business Information Systems, Computer Science or related technical degree is desired
- Experience supporting high level federal government customers
- Highly proficient oral and written communication with Technical and Management staff required
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams
- Proficient with SharePoint, Jira, Confluence.
- PMP Certification Highly Desired
- Active DoW Secret Clearance or ability to obtain Secret clearance in a timely manner
Skills Required
- 8+ years of experience in a project management or program management role reporting directly to a Department of War client
- Experience supporting high-level federal government customers
- Highly proficient oral and written communication with technical and management staff
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams
- Proficient with SharePoint, Jira, and Confluence
- Bachelor's degree in management, Business Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related technical field
- PMP certification
- Active DoW Secret clearance or ability to obtain Secret clearance in a timely manner
AMERICAN SYSTEMS Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Equity Value & Accessibility — The ESOP provides an ownership stake that adds long-term financial value and complements base pay. This employee-ownership structure stands out within the overall package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with automatic enrollment and broad investment options, alongside the ESOP, strengthens retirement pathways beyond salary. These features are presented as competitive within the defense contracting space.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Base pay is considered fair or comparable to industry peers, particularly for technical roles. Starting compensation is described as solid for areas like cybersecurity, systems administration, and IT engineering.
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The Company
What We Do
AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned government services contractor that delivers professional, technical, information technology, engineering, analysis, testing, evaluation, and training solutions for complex national-priority programs. Based in McLean, Virginia, the company supports federal customers—particularly defense and other Department of Defense missions—with mission-essential and information engineering, digital engineering, systems integration, cybersecurity, cloud, data, and lifecycle IT services across critical public-sector environments.
