DSCA Project Coordinator – Project Management Analyst

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Virginia.

📋 Description

• Assist DSCA in the planning, coordination, and execution of system integration projects.

• Identify, document, validate, prioritize, and oversee business and technical integration requirements.

• Manage stakeholder requirements, interfaces, dependencies, and integration tasks throughout the project lifecycle.

• Act as a liaison between technical teams, business stakeholders, vendors, and external partners.

• Organize and facilitate project meetings, workshops, Agile ceremonies, stakeholder reviews, and integration working sessions.

• Maintain documentation including requirements, integration inventories, project plans, action-item logs, decision logs, risks, issues, dependencies, and status reports.

• Track integration milestones, deliverables, schedules, resource needs, and inter-team dependencies.

• Monitor project risks and issues, facilitate resolutions, and escalate critical matters to project leadership.

• Support integration testing, user acceptance testing, implementation readiness reviews, deployment coordination, and post-implementation activities.

• Prepare project briefings, dashboards, agendas, minutes, and executive-level status reports.

• Ensure that project artifacts are accurate, up-to-date, accessible, and maintained in accordance with organizational standards.

• Support the PSDF SAFe Agile framework, including PI planning, sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily coordination, retrospectives, and dependency management.

• Promote uniform project management processes, governance practices, and change-control procedures.

⛳️ Requirements

• At least 6 years of advanced and direct experience in Agile and project management.

• Active Secret clearance is required at the time of consideration and must be maintained.

• Must align with core business hours in the Eastern Time Zone.

• Ability to convert business requirements into clearly documented and actionable technical requirements.

• Strong skills in organization, communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management.

• Ability to handle multiple priorities and deadlines in a dynamic, cross-functional environment.

• Capability to identify risks, issues, gaps, and dependencies, and propose effective resolution strategies.

• Ability to clearly communicate project status, decisions, and concerns to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Professionalism, confidentiality, accountability, and meticulous attention to detail are essential.

• Ability to collaborate effectively while owning assigned deliverables and follow-up tasks.

• Project Management Analyst 3: 6 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's in a related field; 4 years with a Master's; or a high school diploma/equivalent and 10 years of relevant experience.

• Project Management Analyst 4: 10 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's in a related field; 8 years with a Master's; or a high school diploma/equivalent and 14 years of relevant experience.

• Preferred: Over 8 years of experience in Agile management and direct defense project management.

• Preferred experience in coordinating complex IT system integration projects.

• Preferred strong understanding of Agile/SAFe methodologies.

• Preferred experience with sprint planning, backlog refinement, Program Increment planning, and coordinating cross-functional teams.

• Preferred experience in tracking schedules, dependencies, risks, issues, deliverables, documentation, and status reporting.

• Must maintain a home work environment that meets company and government security standards.

• Must be able to work during assigned East Coast core business hours.

• Occasional travel required to Arlington, VA or Mechanicsburg, PA.

🏝️ Benefits

• Excellent medical, dental, and vision plan options.

• Wellness resources available.

• Employee assistance programs offered.

• Savings Plan Options (401(k)).

• Financial planning tools provided.

• Life insurance coverage.

• Employee discounts available.

• Paid holidays offered.

• Paid time off included.

• Tuition reimbursement program.

• Scholarships for early childhood and post-secondary education.

• Bonus/other non-recurrent compensation may occasionally be available for qualified positions.

• Remote work arrangements eligible.