IT Project Management

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

📋 Description

• Oversee the daily delivery of development and maintenance tasks, managing scope, schedule, and execution in accordance with the contract Performance Work Statement.

• Act as Scrum Master / Agile lead — facilitate sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, ensuring the team's velocity and burndown remain optimal.

• Function as a technical lead and reliable point of contact for the development team, participating in architecture and design discussions, removing obstacles for engineers, and making well-informed trade-off decisions regarding sprint scope.

• Create clear and dependable documentation, including meeting minutes, decision logs, action-item tracking, status reports, and risk/issue registers, following through on each item until closure.

• Manage communication with stakeholders, including the federal customer (Product Owner, COR, and end-user representatives), translating effectively between technical teams and program leadership.

• Maintain and refine the product backlog, write and elaborate on user stories and acceptance criteria, ensuring work is prioritized appropriately and ready for development.

• Monitor and report on cost, schedule, and performance; identify risks early and implement mitigation strategies.

• Coordinate releases and deployments, and assist with QA, user acceptance, and transition activities.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of experience in IT project management, particularly in leading software development teams.

• Proven expertise in Agile and Scrum methodologies, with a successful track record as a Scrum Master or Agile delivery lead.

• Strong technical leadership skills: adept at engaging developers on architecture, code-level trade-offs, and decisions regarding sprint scope.

• Exceptional documentation and note-taking capabilities, able to accurately capture decisions, action items, and follow-ups in real-time while maintaining authoritative records.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of briefing both technical teams and non-technical stakeholders effectively.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related discipline (equivalent experience will be considered).

• U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a federal Public Trust/background investigation.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage for the employee at no monthly cost.

• Healthcare benefits include medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage.

• Personal Time Off (PTO) policy in addition to paid holidays.

• Highly competitive compensation package regularly adjusted to align with industry and regional benchmarks.

• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions.

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – everyone is a company owner!

• Flexible spending accounts available.

• Access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

• Short- and long-term disability insurance provided.

• Life and accident insurance coverage.

• Tuition assistance/Training/Workforce improvement reimbursement offered annually.

• Spot bonuses awarded for exceptional performance.

• Annual Employee Recognition Awards that include bonuses.

• Employee Referral Program available.

• Free access to a centralized, self-directed Learning Management System for personal development at your own pace.

• Tailored career growth plans designed for every employee.