Information Technology Strategies, Inc. is a government IT solutions provider servicing commercial and government initiative in various parts of the United States. We are currently seeking a Task Order Project Manager to work for our company.
Summary:
This role supports the Defense Logistics Agency. Serves as the project manager for a large, complex task order (or a group of task orders affecting the same system) and shall assist the Program Manager in working with the Government Contracting Officer (KO), the task order-level Task Order Managers, Government management personnel and customer agency representatives. Under the guidance of the Program Manager, responsible for the overall management of the specific task order(s) and ensuring that the technical solutions and schedules in the task order are implemented in a timely manner. Enables delivery teams to adopt Agile methodology and perform development activities. Establishes processes for managing a portfolio of work in an Agile way. Drives strategic change across the organization for adoption of Agile techniques. Embeds an Agile culture using techniques from a wide range of Agile and Lean methodologies and frameworks. Enables stakeholders to find accurate and current project or program status, without disruption to delivery. Applies the best tools and techniques to team roles, behaviors, structure and culture, Agile ceremonies and practices, knowledge transfer and sharing, program management, cross-team coordination, and overall governance of digital service delivery. Ensures key metrics and requirements that support the team and delivery are well defined and maintained. Equips staff with the ability to coach others.
Requirements:
- Eligibility to obtain a U.S. Government PUBLIC TRUST / SECRET / TOP SECRET Clearance. (Basic Federal Clearance requirements are U.S. Citizenship, clear criminal history check, no recent or pending bankruptcies).
- Must have Project Management certification (i.e. Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification, other recognized certification, etc.)
- Must have a Scrum Alliance Certified Enterprise Coach or equivalent Scrum/Agile Coach certification
- Degree: Bachelor's degree required
- 5 years of relevant experience and 5 years of leadership experience with progressively higher responsibility in the public and/or private sector in the IT and/or consulting fields.
- Experience delivering multiple Agile projects and removing blockers using the appropriate Agile project management methodology.
- Experience defining the roadmap with the Product Owner for any given product and translating this into user stories.
- Experience prioritizing the user stories within product backlog.
- Experience managing a multi-disciplinary team.
- Experience with testing to ensure quality levels.
Work With Us
IT-Strat is a technology consulting company that holds various contract vehicles including best in class vehicles. IT-Strat has supported multiple clients including the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE via both prime and meaningful subcontracts). Additionally, IT-Strat has prime contracts with Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and many others. We maintain relationships with multiple large businesses.
IT-Strat was established in 2002. We are a certified Woman Owned Small Business. IT-Strat also successfully graduated as an SBA 8(A) company. It was an 8(a) company from 2008 through 2017 and currently still has 8(a) contract vehicles.
Benefits We Offer:
- Four Medical/Vision options including an HSA plan
- Dental and Orthodontia plan
- Vision Materials plan
- Paid Life, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability
- 401K Retirement Program with company contribution
- Paid Vacation, Holidays, Sick Leave, Floating Holidays, Bereavement Leave
- Semi-monthly pay cycle
Information Technology Strategies (“IT-Strat”) is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and it is our policy to consider applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, alienage, ancestry, and any other factors prohibited by law. Employment selections are based on company and client requirements and the qualifications and skills of the candidate. IT-Strat is committed to actively capitalizing on the diversity of skills, talents, and perspectives of our employees.
Skills Required
- Eligibility to obtain a U.S. Government Public Trust, Secret, or Top Secret clearance; requires U.S. citizenship, a clear criminal history check, and no recent or pending bankruptcies.
- Project Management certification, such as PMP or another recognized certification.
- Scrum Alliance Certified Enterprise Coach or equivalent Scrum/Agile Coach certification.
- Bachelor's degree.
- Five years of relevant experience in IT and/or consulting.
- Five years of leadership experience with progressively higher responsibility.
- Experience delivering multiple Agile projects and removing blockers using appropriate Agile project management methodologies.
- Experience defining product roadmaps with Product Owners and translating them into user stories.
- Experience prioritizing user stories within a product backlog.
- Experience managing multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience with testing to ensure quality levels.
What We Do
Information Technology Strategies, Inc (“IT-Strat”) was established and founded by Namita Magoon in 2002. IT-Strat is a certified Small Woman and Minority owned firm (SWaM). IT-Strat has also been approved as an SBA 8(a) company [2008 through 2017]. IT-Strat is proud of the fact that it has carried out superior IT services in the public and private sector, for example – The Department of Homeland Security (CBP), Department of Defense (DISA), Unisys, IBM, Accenture, and SAIC. IT-Strat prides itself on establishing a track record of successfully accomplishing complex projects. We look forward to providing all our customers with the same level of quality and accurate service. IT-Strat’s services can be obtained through a number of contract vehicles, including GSA Schedule 70, GSA STARS II, and Navy Seaport-e. We have also submitted bids for a number of additional IDIQs and GWACs. For more information, see the Contracts tab on our company website (www.it-strat.com).
