Job Description
Responsibilities for this Position
Location: USA VA Herndon
Full Part/Time: Full time
Job Req: RQ218286
Type of Requisition: Regular
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: Top Secret SCI + Polygraph
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Top Secret SCI + Polygraph
Public Trust/Other Required: None
Job Family: Program Delivery and Execution
Job Qualifications: Skills: Agile Methodology, Communication, Project Initiation & Planning
Certifications: None
Experience: 8 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required: Yes
Job Description: Project/Task Manager
Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Project Manager supporting our customer's Cyber Engineering operations. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.
As a Project Manager you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on an exceptional candidate joining our team to manage Group-level projects and tasks directly for the leadership of the Cyber Engineering Group (CEG) within our customer's Office of Cyber Security (OCS).
PRINCIPLE JOB DUTIES Manages and is responsible for the successful delegation and/or completion of all tasks in assigned projects.
Does not directly supervise employees but works across Divisions and Branches encompassing approximately 25 staff and 75 contractors consisting of engineers, developers, cyber SMEs, and systems support/operations personnel to ensure effective communication and coordination.
Ensures communication, collaboration, and cooperation across divisions and teams that collectively enable mission success.
Assists the leadership to proactively identify risks and challenges and then develop or propose solutions to customer leadership to mitigate those.
Directs, tracks, and provides both formal and informal reporting on multiple projects and systems (create/update Confluence pages and Jira tickets, provide information for biweekly and monthly Project Management Reviews, provide summary emails and formal writeups upon request).
Manages/tracks Jira tickets and ensure work is being documented and prioritized correctly; may participate in weekly SCRUMs; engages regularly with CEG components and teams to keep abreast of all work, issues, concerns, etc.
Communicates effectively with customer and contract leadership, as well as the contractor team, to understand and relay objectives, requirements, and cost/schedule/technical concerns.
Identifies capability gaps and addresses needs to proactively recommend changes to ensure teams have what they need to complete work and achieve project success.
Understanding of IT systems and infrastructure is required; understanding of cybersecurity principles and controls is desired.
WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED Bring your project management expertise along with a drive for innovation to GDIT. The Project Manager must have:
Education: Bachelor of Science Information Technology or Cybersecurity Management, or related discipline
Experience: 8+ years of related experience managing IT and/or cyber projects
Required Skills and Abilities: Strong Project/Task Management skills
Confidence, demeanor, and presence to interact with and brief senior customer leaders
Experience managing budgets and working knowledge of customer procurement mechanisms
Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects concurrently
Confluence/Jira experience
Microsoft Office Suite (MS Project and/or Visio a plus)
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Desired Skills and Abilities: Project Management Professional (PMP) certification desired
Knowledge of ICD 503 A&A process and security controls a plus
Security Clearance Level: TS/SCI w/Polygraph
Location: Herndon, VA - customer site
US Citizenship Required
GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.
Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace
OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore a career in program management at GDIT and you'll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your passion for the mission and delivering results.
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The likely salary range for this position is $170,000 - $230,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Travel Required: Less than 10%
Telecommuting Options: Onsite
Work Location: USA VA Herndon
Additional Work Locations: Total Rewards at GDIT: Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
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Project/Task Manager
Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Project Manager supporting our customer's Cyber Engineering operations. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.
As a Project Manager you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on an exceptional candidate joining our team to manage Group-level projects and tasks directly for the leadership of the Cyber Engineering Group (CEG) within our customer's Office of Cyber Security (OCS).
PRINCIPLE JOB DUTIES Manages and is responsible for the successful delegation and/or completion of all tasks in assigned projects.
Does not directly supervise employees but works across Divisions and Branches encompassing approximately 25 staff and 75 contractors consisting of engineers, developers, cyber SMEs, and systems support/operations personnel to ensure effective communication and coordination.
Ensures communication, collaboration, and cooperation across divisions and teams that collectively enable mission success.
Assists the leadership to proactively identify risks and challenges and then develop or propose solutions to customer leadership to mitigate those.
Directs, tracks, and provides both formal and informal reporting on multiple projects and systems (create/update Confluence pages and Jira tickets, provide information for biweekly and monthly Project Management Reviews, provide summary emails and formal writeups upon request).
Manages/tracks Jira tickets and ensure work is being documented and prioritized correctly; may participate in weekly SCRUMs; engages regularly with CEG components and teams to keep abreast of all work, issues, concerns, etc.
Communicates effectively with customer and contract leadership, as well as the contractor team, to understand and relay objectives, requirements, and cost/schedule/technical concerns.
Identifies capability gaps and addresses needs to proactively recommend changes to ensure teams have what they need to complete work and achieve project success.
Understanding of IT systems and infrastructure is required; understanding of cybersecurity principles and controls is desired.
WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED Bring your project management expertise along with a drive for innovation to GDIT. The Project Manager must have:
Education: Bachelor of Science Information Technology or Cybersecurity Management, or related discipline
Experience: 8+ years of related experience managing IT and/or cyber projects
Required Skills and Abilities: Strong Project/Task Management skills
Confidence, demeanor, and presence to interact with and brief senior customer leaders
Experience managing budgets and working knowledge of customer procurement mechanisms
Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects concurrently
Confluence/Jira experience
Microsoft Office Suite (MS Project and/or Visio a plus)
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Desired Skills and Abilities: Project Management Professional (PMP) certification desired
Knowledge of ICD 503 A&A process and security controls a plus
Security Clearance Level: TS/SCI w/Polygraph
Location: Herndon, VA - customer site
US Citizenship Required
GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.
Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace
OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore a career in program management at GDIT and you'll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your passion for the mission and delivering results.
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