Everforth ECS is seeking a Remote Project Manager who lives in close proximity to the National Capital Region (NCR) to join a premier, enterprise-scale cybersecurity program supporting a major federal civilian agency.
Please Note: This position is contingent upon contract award.
This flagship initiative unifies 24x7x365 Security Operations (SOC), proactive threat hunting, and advanced Security Engineering and Architecture into a cohesive defensive mission. As a key leader on this program, you will drive the protection of highly sensitive, national-level financial and personally identifiable information (PII). You will be at the forefront of modernizing the agency's cyber posture, implementing advanced automation, and ensuring continuous operational resilience across a massive, highly complex federal IT enterprise.
Position Responsibilities:
- Manage, coordinate, and establish priorities for the complete life cycle of Information Technology projects, including planning, design, programming, testing, and implementation of solutions designed to meet project requirements.
- Determine project needs and acquire the resources required for project success.
- Design project plans that identify needs and define major tasks and milestones based on scope, resources, budget, and personnel.
- Utilize Agile methodologies to initiate, plan, execute, monitor, and close projects.
- Define project scope and schedule, breaking large projects into manageable sequences that enable the team to complete tasks efficiently.
- Manage day-to-day execution of technical projects across SOC, CDM, CI/CD, and engineering teams.
- Lead Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and stakeholder demos.
- Oversee the development of required project documentation (e.g., charters, CONOPS, requirements, design documents, implementation plans, test plans, schedules, etc.).
- Track milestones, risks, and deliverables across engineering and operations teams.
- Assign program tasks, track timely task completion, and communicate / mitigate task delays.
- Coordinate with federal stakeholders to align technical execution with business goals and compliance requirements.
- Experience with planning, management, leadership, coordination, budgeting, customer contact and execution of large-scale and complex projects.
- Oversee substantial IT operations encompassing user systems, integration, deployment, and training activities across diverse operating environments with employees of varying job categories and skill levels.
- Serve as a trusted liaison between client personnel and technical teams, facilitating clear communication and timely issue resolution.
- Present project status, risks, and recommendations to both technical teams and senior government officials in a clear, actionable format.
- U.S. Citizenship required.
- 7+ years of experience supporting Information Technology in a Project Manager capacity.
- Remote but within close proximity to the NCR.
- Active Public Trust 6c clearance, or the ability to obtain and maintain one.
- Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification — mandatory.
- Strong technical understanding of Information Technology, Identity and Access Management (IAM), and AWS GovCloud systems and services.
- Project management proficiency with the knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques required to implement services within the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL Foundation) framework.
- Demonstrated experience managing Agile development teams and understanding how enhancements, defects, or other requests impact application architecture.
- Expert knowledge of recent technological advances in computer science and engineering.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting material to senior government officials.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with key managers and functional experts, including internal service delivery teams, client project teams, external service providers, and subcontractors, to assess current-state environments, interpret contract requirements, and develop and gain approval for project scope, schedule, cost, and quality management plans that drive successful technical solution delivery.
- Demonstrated experience executing, monitoring, and managing projects to successful, high-quality, and on-budget completion.
- Experience with cybersecurity environments including, but not limited to, CDM, SOC, DevSecOps, vulnerability management, and cloud-native tools.
Skills Required
- U.S. Citizenship
- Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
- 7+ years experience supporting Information Technology in a Project Manager capacity
- Remote but within close proximity to the National Capital Region (NCR)
- Active Public Trust 6c clearance, or ability to obtain and maintain one
- Strong technical understanding of IT, Identity and Access Management (IAM), and AWS GovCloud systems and services
- Project management proficiency with ITIL Foundation framework
- Demonstrated experience managing Agile development teams and Agile ceremonies
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presenting to senior government officials
- Demonstrated experience executing, monitoring, and managing projects to successful, on-budget completion
- Experience with cybersecurity environments including CDM, SOC, DevSecOps, vulnerability management, and cloud-native tools
ECS Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about ECS and has not been reviewed or approved by ECS.
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Healthcare Strength — ECS advertises multiple national-network medical plan options with HSA eligibility alongside dental and vision coverage. Coverage generally begins quickly and is paired with company-paid short- and long-term disability, adding stability to the health package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with Safe Harbor and immediate vesting on employer contributions is emphasized, with an employer match available. Access to an employee stock purchase plan via the parent company provides an additional savings avenue.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave up to 30 days, adoption assistance, and other family-oriented leaves are highlighted. Feedback suggests these offerings add meaningful value beyond base pay for many roles.
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What We Do
ECS, a segment of ASGN (NYSE: ASGN), delivers advanced solutions and services in cloud, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), application and IT modernization, and science and engineering. The company solves critical, complex challenges for customers across the U.S. public sector, defense, intelligence and commercial industries. ECS maintains partnerships with leading cloud, cybersecurity, and AI/ML providers and holds specialized certifications in their technologies. Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, ECS has more than 3,400 employees throughout the U.S. and has been recognized as a Top Workplace by The Washington Post for the last five years.
