Project Manager, Information Technology

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Leads the planning, execution, and delivery of enterprise IT projects, including infrastructure, systems integration, and software initiatives, and partners with the CISO on cybersecurity initiatives
• Defines project scope, goals, deliverables, and success metrics in collaboration with IT leadership and business stakeholders
• Develops and maintains detailed project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource allocations across concurrent IT initiatives
• Applies Agile, waterfall, or hybrid project management methodologies, as appropriate to each initiative, throughout the project lifecycle
• Utilizes the Atlassian toolset (Jira, Confluence) to manage backlogs, sprint cadences, release schedules, dashboards, and reporting
• Leads Agile/Scrum ceremonies for IT delivery teams, including daily standups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, retrospectives, and sprint reviews
• Plans and coordinates change management for IT initiatives, including change and release approvals, stakeholder communications, training, and user adoption
• Coordinates cross-functionally with IT, security, engineering, and corporate departments to ensure successful, on-time project delivery

Job requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or a related field, and 5+ years of related IT project management experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Prior experience managing IT infrastructure, software development, or digital transformation projects, preferably within aerospace, defense, or another highly regulated industry
• Experience delivering projects using Agile/Scrum as well as waterfall or hybrid methodologies
• Experience with change management and ITIL practices, including change and release approval processes
• Familiarity with security and compliance frameworks such as NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC preferred
• Relevant certifications preferred or desired (e.g., PMP, CSM, PMI-ACP, ITIL, or equivalent Agile/project management certification)
• Uses good judgement to problem-solve proactively, positively impacting hard challenges
• Demonstrated organization skills to meet tight deadlines with high quality results