Agile Project Manager w/Top Secret Clearance

TekSynap$90K — $120K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of relevant experience in project management.
  • 5+ years of leadership experience in a technical environment.
  • Experience supporting government agencies, particularly within the Intelligence Community and Department of Defense.
  • Project Management certification, such as PMP or equivalent.
  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) or equivalent baseline networking certification.
  • At least one IAM II certification such as CISSP or CISM is preferred.
  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field with a minimum of 4 additional years of experience.

Responsibilities

  • Act as the Project Manager for complex task orders, collaborating with government and customer stakeholders.
  • Oversee technical execution, defining roadmaps and prioritizing project backlogs.
  • Lead multi-disciplinary teams while performing operational roles as required.
  • Ensure compliance with procedures during development and testing phases, sustaining audit readiness.
  • Enforce enterprise policy compliance and serve as the senior on-site authority for operations.

Benefits

  • Office location in Richmond, VA or Columbus, OH.
  • Day shift schedule with potential evening and weekend work.
  • Low noise level work environment.
  • Opportunity to work in a team-oriented atmosphere.
  • Minimal travel requirement (less than 10%).
Full Job Description
Responsibilities & Qualifications

We are seeking an Agile Project Manager

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience

  • Five (5) years of relevant experience

  • Five (5) years of leadership experience.

  • Demonstrated experience supporting government agencies, customers, or contracts within federal environments. This includes the Intelligence Community (IC), Department of Defense (DoD), Federal Civil agencies, and military organizations. Prior experience supporting the same or similar contract, with an in-depth understanding of the customer environment, requirements, and operational landscape, is highly desirable.

Certifications

  • Project Management certification (i.e. Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification, other recognized certification, etc.)
  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) or equivalent baseline networking certification to support required operational coverage responsibilities.

And at least one of the following IAM II certifications

  • Certified Analytics Professional (CAP)
  • CompTIA Advanced security Practitioner with Continuing Education (CASP+ CE)
  • Certified Information Systems Manager (CISM)
  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
  • Global Security Leadership Council (GSLC)
  • Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO)
  • Healthcare Information Security and Privacy Practitioner (HCISPP)

Education

  • Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Art degree with at least four (4) additional years of related experience

Clearance

  • Top Secret 6 IT-I Critical Sensitive Tier 5

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Serves as the Project Manager for a large, complex task order or group of related task orders, coordinating closely with the Program Manager, KO, COTR, government leadership, and customer stakeholders to ensure compliant, timely delivery of all requirements.

  • Oversees all technical and programmatic execution, including roadmap definition, backlog prioritization, schedule development, resource allocation, reporting, and alignment with engineering direction.

  • Provides leadership to multi-disciplinary teams while also maintaining the capability to perform subordinate operational roles such as VTC Administrator, Lead, or Telecom Network Junior Engineer, supporting SBC/CUBE and E911 operations, Tier 1 2 troubleshooting, and engineering-directed maintenance.

  • Ensures adherence to approved procedures during development, testing, and change events; consolidates operational and technical reporting; sustains audit readiness; enforces enterprise policy compliance; and serves as the senior on-site authority ensuring continuity of operations and fully integrated, customer-focused service delivery.

Overview

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • Location: Richmond, VA or Columbus, OH
  • Type of environment: Office
  • Noise level: Low
  • Work schedule: Schedule is day shift Monday 6 Friday. May be requested to work evenings and weekends to meet program and contract needs.
  • Amount of Travel: less than 10%

WORK AUTHORIZATION/SECURITY CLEARANCE

U.S. Citizen

Top Secret 6 IT-I (Tier 5)

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle, feel, touch; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is regularly required to lift up to 10 pounds. The employee is frequently required to lift up to 25 pounds; and up to 50 pounds. The vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

OTHER INFORMATION

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice

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