Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, Business, Project Management, or related field; equivalent experience may substitute for degree.
Experience managing IT projects across the full lifecycle, including planning, scheduling, and delivery.
Knowledge of enterprise IT goals, architecture concepts, and cloud service models (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS).
Familiarity with cybersecurity principles and risk-management processes.
Experience in IT acquisition/procurement activities, ensuring security requirements are met.
Understanding of supply-chain risk-management standards and practices.
Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Responsibilities
Plan, organize, and execute concurrent IT projects and portfolio initiatives.
Translate mission needs into prioritized IT investments and measurable outcomes.
Lead project governance activities, including budgeting and executive-level reporting.
Integrate cybersecurity and supply-chain security requirements into project plans.
Evaluate procurement activities for information security and supplier trustworthiness.
Develop and monitor risk and compliance measures, including threat assessments.
Coordinate end-to-end IT service delivery with stakeholders and define service expectations.
Benefits
Opportunities for professional development and certifications.
Access to cutting-edge technology and resources.
Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams.
Support for work-life balance and flexible scheduling.
Engagement in mission-critical projects that impact national security.
Full Job Description
Job Description
As an IT Project & Portfolio Manager, you will lead technology projects and manage a portfolio of IT capabilities from requirements and acquisition through delivery, sustainment, and continual improvement. This role integrates project management, IT investment planning, cybersecurity, supply-chain risk management, service management, and lifecycle cost oversight to ensure investments remain aligned with mission and enterprise priorities.
This position is designated as a DoD Cyber Workforce Framework (DCWF) cyber workforce role aligned to Work Role 802 (IT Project Manager) and Work Role 804 (IT Investment/Portfolio Manager). The successful candidate will apply cybersecurity and risk-management considerations throughout project, acquisition, contracting, cloud, supplier, and service-management activities while supporting classified and mission-critical environments.
In this job, you will:
Plan, organize, schedule, and execute concurrent IT projects and portfolio initiatives, maintaining scope, cost, schedule, quality, risk, dependencies, and performance measures aligned with enterprise mission objectives.
Translate mission needs and requirements into prioritized IT investments, acquisition strategies, lifecycle plans, and measurable outcomes; recommend improvements, upgrades, and business-process solutions.
Lead project and portfolio governance activities, including resource planning, budgeting, contracting, lifecycle cost estimates, corrective actions, and executive-level reporting.
Integrate cybersecurity, network, system, cloud, performance, and supply-chain security requirements into project plans, acquisition packages, statements of work, service agreements, and acceptance criteria.
Evaluate procurement and supplier activities for information-security and supply-chain risk; assess supplier/product trustworthiness and support acquisition decisions throughout the procurement lifecycle.
Develop and monitor risk, compliance, and assurance measures, including RMF-informed risk analysis, threat assessment, mitigation planning, audit support, and documentation of supply-chain risks for critical system elements.
Coordinate and service end-to-end IT service delivery with internal process owners, service managers, product owners, customers, vendors, and cybersecurity stakeholders; help define operating-level agreements, SLAs, and underpinning contracts.
Review service and project performance data, customer feedback, issues, variances, and corrective actions to drive continual improvement and ensure required outcomes are achieved.
Apply enterprise architecture, system lifecycle, networking, cloud-service, and cloud-deployment concepts when evaluating solution options across on-premises, private, public, and hybrid environments.
Support continuity, resilience, and operational planning by incorporating enterprise cybersecurity and supply-chain risk-management considerations into project and portfolio decisions.
Navigate applicable laws, regulations, policies, standards, ethics, and import/export considerations affecting cybersecurity technologies, cryptography, acquisition, and supply-chain risk.
Communicate effectively with technical teams, business leaders, customers, contracting personnel, security professionals, and senior stakeholders to resolve conflicts, establish priorities, and sustain mission alignment.
Required Skills and Education
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, Business, Project Management, or a related field, plus relevant professional experience managing complex IT projects, programs, or investment portfolios; equivalent military or additional directly relevant experience may be considered in lieu of degree requirements.
Demonstrated experience managing IT projects across the full lifecycle, including requirements analysis, planning, scheduling, cost/budget management, resource allocation, risk management, performance measurement, stakeholder coordination, and delivery of IT services or products.
Working knowledge of enterprise IT goals, IT architecture concepts and frameworks, system lifecycle management, service-management concepts, networking fundamentals, and cloud service/deployment models (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS; public, private, hybrid, and on-premises).
Working knowledge of cybersecurity principles, cyber threats and vulnerabilities, operational impacts of cybersecurity lapses, and risk-management processes, with the ability to integrate security practices throughout project and acquisition activities.
Experience supporting IT acquisition/procurement activities and ensuring cybersecurity, supply-chain, network, system, performance, and operational-security requirements are addressed in acquisition packages, outsourcing arrangements, contracts, and deliverables.
Knowledge of supply-chain risk-management standards, policies, processes, and practices, with the ability to evaluate supplier/product trustworthiness and assess procurement effectiveness in addressing information-security and supply-chain risks.
Ability to develop and use measures for project, system, service, risk, compliance, and assurance performance; analyze variances; initiate corrective action; and communicate status, issues, and recommendations to decision-makers.
Experience coordinating with IT process owners and ability to service stakeholders and define service expectations, operating-level agreements, SLAs, performance reporting, customer feedback, and continual-improvement actions.
Knowledge of applicable cybersecurity laws, regulations, policies, standards, and ethical requirements, with sound judgment in resolving conflicting requirements and escalating risk appropriately.
Strong written and verbal communication, facilitation, negotiation, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work across technical, acquisition, contracting, cybersecurity, and mission organizations.
Ability to obtain and maintain the security clearance required for the assigned program; current SECRET clearance is strongly preferred for classified program support.
Must meet DoD 8140.03 qualification requirements for the assigned DCWF work role(s) within the timeframe established by the program or customer.
Preferred Skills and Education
Project Management Professional (PMP), Program Management Professional (PgMP), PMI-ACP, Certified ScrumMaster, or comparable project/program management credential.
ITIL Foundation or higher, DAU acquisition training, FAC-P/PM or equivalent acquisition/program management education, or demonstrated experience working within federal/DoD acquisition environments.
Experience managing and executing an IT investment portfolio, technology roadmap, capital-planning process, lifecycle cost estimate, or portfolio prioritization process that balances mission value, risk, cost, schedule, cybersecurity, and resource constraints.
Experience with DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF), security authorization processes, compliance/assurance metrics, or collaboration with ISSMs, ISSOs, security control assessors, network/security engineers, and cyber operations teams.
Experience drafting or reviewing cybersecurity and supply-chain risk-management documentation, acquisition requirements, contract language, statements of work, SLAs/OLAs, and acceptance criteria.
Knowledge of organizational process improvement and maturity models such as CMMI, and experience applying continual-improvement methods to project, procurement, or IT-service delivery.
Experience with current and emerging cyber technologies and the ability to evaluate solution alternatives, technology trends, research, industry capabilities, and external technical expertise from government, academia, research centers, or industry.
Knowledge of import/export control requirements affecting cryptography, cybersecurity technologies, systems, and software, including the ability to support acquisition or import/export reviews when required.
Experience supporting classified networks, National Security Systems, SIPRNET-connected environments, or other high-assurance DoD/federal IT environments.
Advanced degree in a related discipline and/or experience leading multi-disciplinary teams, budgets, staffing, contracting, audits, or executive governance reviews.
This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.
About BAE Systems
BAE Systems plc is a British multinational arms, security, and aerospace company. It is among the world's largest defense contractors, with over 85,000 employees and operations in over 40 countries. BAE Systems is involved in the design, development, and manufacture of a wide range of products and services, including military aircraft, naval ships, and land vehicles. The company also provides a range of cybersecurity and intelligence services. BAE Systems has a long history, dating back to the 19th century, and has been involved in many major defense projects. Visit baesystems.com for more information.
