CTEC is a leading technology firm that provides modernization, digital transformation, and application development services to the U.S. Federal Government. Headquartered in McLean, VA, CTEC has over 300 team members working on mission-critical systems and projects for agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security, Internal Revenue Service, and the Office of Personnel Management. The work we do effects millions of U.S. citizens daily as they interact with the systems we build. Our best-in-class commercial solutions, modified for our customers’ bespoke mission requirements, are enabling this future every day.
The Company has experienced rapid growth over the past 3 years and recently received a strategic investment from Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN). In addition to our recent growth in Federal Civilian agencies, we are seeking to expand our capabilities in cloud development and footprint in national-security focused agencies within the Department of Defense and U.S. Intelligence Community.
We are seeking to hire a Technical Project Manager to our team!
Client:
CTEC develops and delivers innovative customer-centric technologies and solutions that support the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) Health and Insurance business unit and Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO).
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Agile Program & Team Leadership: Lead and manage Agile delivery teams using Scrum and Agile-at-Scale methodologies to deliver complex technology solutions on schedule and within scope.
- Roadmap & Work Plan Management: Create, manage, and maintain project roadmaps, sprint plans, and release schedules using Azure DevOps to support iterative development and delivery.
- Requirements & Scope Management: Oversee requirements discovery and documentation in collaboration with business analysts and technical teams, ensuring business needs are accurately captured before solution development.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Serve as the primary interface between government stakeholders, business users, and technical teams to align expectations, communicate progress, and resolve issues.
- Solution Delivery Oversight: Ensure technical solutions meet defined business, functional, and non-functional requirements, supporting successful implementation and client satisfaction.
- Impediment & Risk Management: Identify and manage team blockers, conflicts, risks, and scope changes; maintain risk registers and issue logs; and escalate as necessary.
- Agile Ceremony Facilitation: Facilitate sprint planning, daily standups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and executive reporting sessions.
- Process & Change Management: Analyze current-state processes, define future-state improvements, and guide teams through change adoption and transformation.
- Cross-Team Coordination: Coordinate across development, data, QA, architecture, and business teams to ensure integrated solution delivery.
- Reporting & Executive Communication: Assemble and present project status, metrics, risks, and performance reports to management and executive stakeholders.
- Tool & Platform Management: Leverage Azure DevOps, SharePoint, and Microsoft OneDrive to manage project artifacts, documentation, collaboration, and traceability.
- Continuous Improvement: Promote continuous improvement of Agile practices, delivery processes, and team performance.
- Works under minimal supervision with minor guidance from senior personnel.
Skills & Work Experience:
- Professional Experience: At least ten (10+) years of experience in technical project management, Agile delivery, or program management roles supporting enterprise technology initiatives.
- Demonstrated experience managing Agile/Scrum teams and delivering technology solutions in cloud-based environments.
- Experience using Azure DevOps for backlog management, sprint planning, reporting, and traceability.
- Strong understanding of SDLC methodologies including Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall.
- Experience managing cross-functional technical teams including software engineers, data engineers, architects, and QA teams.
- Experience with cloud technology environments, preferably Microsoft Azure.
- Proven ability to manage project scope, schedules, budgets, risks, and stakeholder expectations.
- Strong change management and process improvement experience.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level reporting.
- Excellent organizational, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
Preferred:
- Experience supporting U.S. federal government IT programs, preferably within OPM or similar agencies.
- Experience managing DevOps or cloud engineering teams.
- Familiarity with enterprise collaboration platforms including SharePoint and Microsoft OneDrive.
- Experience delivering data modernization or analytics platform implementations.
- Experience supporting technology modernization or digital transformation programs.
Education & Certification:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related discipline. Equivalent professional experience will be considered in lieu of a degree. PMP certification preferred.
Scrum Master certification preferred.
Clearance:
Must be a U.S. citizen and be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance.
If you are looking for a fun and challenging environment with talented, motivated people to work with, CTEC is the right place for you. In addition to employee salary, we offer an array of employee benefits including:
Paid vacation & Sick leave
Health insurance coverage
Career training
Performance bonus programs
401K contribution & Employer Match
- 11 Federal Holidays
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