Senior Project Manager

Empower AI is AI for government. Empower AI gives federal agency leaders the tools to elevate the potential of their workforce with a direct path for meaningful transformation. Headquartered in Reston, Va., Empower AI leverages three decades of experience solving complex challenges in Health, Defense, and Civilian missions. Our proven Empower AI Platform provides a practical, sustainable path for clients to achieve transformation that is true to who they are, what they do, how they work, with the resources they have. The result is a government workforce that is exponentially more creative and productive.

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Empower AI is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee the efforts of engineering staff to design, develop, engineer and implement solutions to security requirements.

• Oversees the efforts of engineering staff to design, develop, engineer and implement solutions to security requirements
• Responsible for the implementation and development of IT security services
• Analyzes user needs to determine functional and cross-functional requirements
• Gathers and organizes technical information about an organization's mission goals and needs, existing security products, and ongoing programs in the MLS arena
• Performs requirements gathering and analysis of those requirements
• Performs functional analysis to identify required tasks and their interrelationships
• Performs functional allocation and identifies resources required for each task
• Performs risk analysis that also include risk assessment
• Plans, coordinates, and oversees implementation of the organization's information security services
• Provides support for facilitating and identifying current security infrastructure and defines future programs, design and implementation of security related to IT systems
• Works with engineers on systems integration
• Shall assist government Program Managers who are managing specific programs at the Delivery Order or Technical Task order (TTO) level
• Assists the Government Program Managers with the management, administrative and technical oversight of the specific program portfolio
• A working knowledge of several of the following areas is required; understanding of business security practices and procedures; knowledge of current security tools available; hardware/software security implementation; different communication protocols; encryption techniques/tools
• Familiarity with commercial Information Assurance products
• Responsible for the day-to-day tactical duties for a moderate to highly complex technical program
• Incumbent is not responsible for P&L or business development, but is accountable to oversee results of multi-functional project teams
• Responsible for the administrative/operational leadership of a project within the program guidelines set by the Program Manager and customer
• Monitors project to ensure work scope, schedule, and budget are well defined and maintained
• Provides the coordination between resource managers/supervisors and ensures all necessary reviews and approvals are received
• May conduct performance/project analyses during phase-down to benefit future/other projects/missions/programs

• A minimum of ten (10) years of experience in project and program management
• PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) or the equivalent relevant work experience (5 years)
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience managing Infrastructure IT projects and program
• Proven experience with managing using DevOps and Agile concepts (3 years)
• Exceptional technical aptitude and effective written and verbal communications skills

PREFERRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification strongly desired

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Communicate verbally and respond to verbal communications in person and over the phone
• Communicate clearly and succinctly in writing, primarily utilizing a keyboard
• Engage in intermittent physical activity, including bending, reaching, lifting, filing, and prolonged periods of sitting
• Travel minimally, via car or plane, which requires ability to manage luggage, laptop, and briefing materials (up to 25 pounds)

All hiring and promotion decisions at Empower AI are based on merit to bring the best talent available to contribute to our firm's overall success. It is the policy of Empower AI not to discriminate against any applicant for employment, or employee because of age, color, sex, disability, national origin, race, religion, or veteran status. Empower AI is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.