The Role
Coordinate Enterprise Architecture Review Board meetings and technical projects for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency. Develop decision-making artifacts, roadmaps, schedules, minutes, and status reports; analyze project execution for efficiencies; and present recommendations to technical leadership. Translate complex technical information into clear cost, performance, and schedule updates while supporting communication between technical staff and government leadership.
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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.
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).
- 5+ 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
- 5+ 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 Department of War Secret clearance or ability to obtain Secret clearance in a timely manner
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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.
