When you join AIS, you’re joining a mission-driven team that’s passionate about making a difference. You’ll work on projects that matter, alongside industry-leading experts, in an environment that fosters innovation, driving client success, and empowering our team to make a lasting impact. As an employee-owned company, we value collaboration, inclusivity, continuous growth, and shared success.
Employee Ownership: Your contributions directly impact the company’s success, and you share in its achievements.
Continuous Learning: Access to resources, training, and mentorship to support your professional growth.
Inclusive Culture: A workplace where diversity is celebrated, and everyone’s voice is valued.
Mission-Driven Work: Engage in projects that make a meaningful difference for our clients and communities.
What are we looking for?
At AIS, we're looking for more than just skills - we're looking for driven individuals who are passionate about making a difference, eager to grow, and aligned with our core principles.
What you will be doing?
This position is contingent upon contract award. We are currently pursuing a proposal and are seeking qualified candidates to include in our submission and identify candidates for future hiring needs on the program once awarded.
At AIS, we are dedicated to providing our employees with diverse opportunities to grow their careers while supporting a variety of impactful projects. For this position, we are seeking a talented individual to join AIS as a Senior Project Manager.Core Knowledge & Skills: Expert in advanced project management methodologies, strategic planning, and complex contract management. Deep understanding of industry best practices and business unit operations.
Work & Complexity: Oversees large, complex projects or programs, manages cross-functional teams, and ensures alignment with organizational goals. Resolves high-impact risks and issues.
Quality & Independence: Sets quality benchmarks, drives strategic initiatives, and operates with broad autonomy and accountability.
Teamwork & Communication: Leads and mentors project teams, fosters collaboration across departments, and communicates effectively with senior leadership and clients.
Consulting & Engagement: Advises executives and stakeholders on project strategy, drives innovation, and champions continuous improvement across the organization.
Position Overview
The Transition-In/Out Coordinator is responsible for managing the seamless onboarding and offboarding of personnel, equipment, and services across the program lifecycle. This role requires expertise in systems engineering and people management, ensuring operational continuity and compliance during transitions. The ideal candidate will serve as the primary interface with the Operations & Maintenance (O&M) team and maintain accurate documentation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Key Responsibilities
Define and manage onboarding requirements for all staff.
Develop and maintain Playbooks for personnel, equipment, services, and O&M transition activities.
Ensure Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are created, updated, and implemented for Contracting Officers (COs).
Act as the primary interface with the O&M team to coordinate transition activities.
Serve as liaison between business and technical aspects of projects.
Plan project stages and assess business implications for each stage.
Required Qualifications
Education: BA/BS degree in a related field.
Experience: 5+ years of project management experience, preferably in DoD or similar environments.
Certifications: Agile Scrum certification required; PMP preferred.
Clearance: Active Top Secret Clearance is mandatory.
Strong understanding of systems engineering principles and transition planning.
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
Preferred Skills
Experience developing transition playbooks and SOPs.
Familiarity with DoD acquisition and compliance requirements.
Ability to manage complex onboarding and offboarding processes in a remote environment.
Applied Information Sciences does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis. Employment decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs.
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What We Do
AIS (Applied Information Sciences) provides software and systems engineering services to government agencies and businesses across the United States. We specialize in cloud services, DevOps, custom application development, and IT services. Our areas of expertise include custom application development, Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Office 365, SharePoint, Dynamics 365, User Experience (UX), business intelligence/advanced analytics and IoT, and Managed Services. Our customers include a broad range of organizations, from start-ups to Fortune 100 companies, and include state and local governments as well as defense and national security agencies. Our analysis-driven approach to solving business problems—combined with our commitment to deadlines and budgets—results in successful projects and long-term relationships with our clients. We're a top-tier cloud partner for Microsoft, Amazon and Equinix with proven capabilities and a track record of success. AIS is a Microsoft gold partner with six competencies and a Microsoft National Solution Provider (NSP). From over 750,000 Microsoft partners, there are less than 50 partners that have been selected for inclusion in the NSP organization. Microsoft chooses partners for this program that have proven capabilities to scale to the needs of large enterprises across the United States. Founded in 1982, AIS is a growing and privately held company headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with offices in Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, Indiana, and India. Check out our opportunities at careers.ais.com.








