Technical Project Manager

Role: Technical Project Manager
Location: Remote
Job Description
We are seeking a highly skilled Technical Project Manager with demonstrated success leading federal IT programs. The ideal candidate will hold a PMP certification and bring deep expertise in program delivery, stakeholder engagement, QA leadership, business analysis, Agile practices, federal budgeting, and regulatory compliance.
This role requires strong leadership, a proven ability to guide cross-functional teams, and hands-on experience leveraging AWS cloud solutions and modern development practices to support mission objectives. The candidate should also have a strong background in quality assurance, requirements analysis, and Agile project delivery to ensure projects are executed with precision, transparency, and measurable impact.
Key Responsibilities
Project Leadership & Delivery
Serve as the primary liaison between federal clients, stakeholders, and project teams to ensure transparency, alignment, and mission success.
Lead, mentor, and manage cross-functional teams (developers, QA analysts, business analysts, DevOps engineers) to deliver projects on schedule, within budget, and to federal quality standards.
Develop and maintain project roadmaps, schedules, deliverables, sprint plans, and risk management strategies in alignment with PMI and Agile best practices.
Ensure project execution aligns with federal budgeting, acquisition, and compliance requirements.
Quality Assurance & Business Analysis
Oversee QA strategy and execution, ensuring comprehensive test planning, automation, defect tracking, and compliance with federal quality frameworks.
Establish and enforce quality gates across the SDLC to drive defect prevention, not just detection.
Collaborate with business stakeholders to elicit, document, and prioritize requirements, translating them into functional/technical specifications for development teams.
Drive the creation of user stories, acceptance criteria, and test cases that reflect mission and business needs.
Facilitate requirements traceability from business goals through development, testing, and deployment.
Agile Program Management
Lead Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog grooming, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
Coach federal clients and internal teams on Agile adoption, scaled Agile frameworks (SAFe), and hybrid methodologies.
Foster a culture of continuous improvement, leveraging metrics and retrospectives to improve velocity, quality, and team performance.
Cloud & Technical Integration
Integrate and optimize AWS cloud technologies to meet technical and mission requirements.
Partner with technical leads to ensure DevSecOps, automation, and CI/CD pipelines align with security and compliance mandates (e.g., FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST).
Provide executive-level status reports, risk assessments, and data-driven insights to leadership and stakeholders.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or related field (Master's preferred).
PMP certification required; additional certifications (AWS Cloud Practitioner/Architect, Agile/Scrum, SAFe, CSM, CSPO, Six Sigma) strongly preferred.
8+ years of IT project management experience, with at least 5 years supporting federal programs.
Proven expertise in federal budgeting, compliance, acquisition processes, and stakeholder engagement.
Strong background in quality assurance management (test planning, automation frameworks, QA processes).
Hands-on experience in business analysis (requirements gathering, functional specifications, user stories, acceptance criteria).
Experience with AWS cloud services and federal cloud adoption frameworks.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to brief executives and federal stakeholders.
Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams and manage people effectively in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
Preferred Experience
Delivery of projects using Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid methodologies in federal environments.
Knowledge of federal acquisition, procurement, and contract management processes.
Prior experience supporting agencies such as GSA, DOC, USPTO, USDA, or other federal civilian agencies.
Exposure to QA automation tools (Selenium, JMeter, Cypress, etc.) and requirements management tools (JIRA, Confluence, Rally, Azure DevOps).
Strong understanding of security, compliance, and governance frameworks relevant to federal IT.

Work arrangement
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