About this role
Principal/Senior Principal Information Systems Project Manager leads IT projects for the Sentinel program; coordinates across functional teams, ensures cost/schedule targets, and maintains DoD-level security and compliance.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead one or more project teams; manage budgets and schedules; develop project execution plans; identify and mitigate risks; provide executive briefings
Technical Overview
Defense IT project management; Agile/SAFe environments; PMP; Jira/Confluence/ServiceNow/Planisware/MS Project; EVM; DoD security requirements
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a principal/senior principal information systems project manager with DoD Sentinel program experience, PMP certified, capable of Agile/SAFe delivery, and proficient with Jira, Confluence, ServiceNow, Planisware, and MS Project. Must be able to obtain a Secret clearance and lead multi-team defense IT projects.
Must-Have Skills
Bachelor's degree and 5 years of related professional work experience or Master's Degree and 3 years of related professional experience (Principal Level)Bachelor's degree with 8 years of related professional work experience or Master's degree with 6 years (Senior Principal Level)Ability to obtain Secret clearanceExperience with JiraConfluenceServiceNowMS ProjectPlaniswareEnd-to-end project planningschedule developmentand cost control (EVM)PMP CertificationProven track record leading multiplehigh complexity assignmentsExperience in Agile/SAFe environmentsActive DoD Secret security clearance (preferred)
Nice-to-Have Skills
Active DoD Secret clearance (preferred)Agile/SAFe IT project leadershipAgile or SCRUM certifications
Tools & Platforms
JiraConfluenceServiceNowMS ProjectPlanisware
Required Skills
End-to-end project planningschedule developmentcost control (EVM); Jira; Confluence; ServiceNow; Planisware; MS Project; Agile/SAFe; PMP Certification; DoD/Defense project experience
Hard Skills
JiraConfluenceServiceNowMS ProjectPlaniswareEarned Value ManagementProject planningCost control
Soft Skills
Executive communicationLeadershipProblem solvingAnalytical thinkingTeam leadershipStakeholder management
Certifications
Required
Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
Preferred
SAFe CertificationScrum Master Certification
Keywords for Your Resume
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Deal Breakers
No Secret clearance, Lack of PMP certification, No experience with Jira/Confluence/ServiceNow, No DoD/Defense program experience
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