IT Project Manager 2 (Part Time) - Top Secret Clearance

$80,000 - $120,000/Yr

American Systems Corporation - Ridgecrest, CA

Part-time - Mid Level

Ridgecrest, CA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is seeking a dynamic and experienced IT Project Manager 2 (Part Time) with a TOP SECRET clearance and a minimum of 5 years of management experience to support our US Government client's innovative IT network and web applications at China Lake, CA. This part-time position plays a critical role in a mission-driven environment, allowing you to elevate your career as an empowered employee-owner with us. As a Project Manager 2, you will lead, motivate, and manage project teams, fostering a collaborative and productive work environment. You will also foster a culture of continuous improvement by encouraging innovation and efficiency within project teams. In this empowered accountability culture, each employee-owner has a meaningful stake in the future success and growth of the company. In your daily responsibilities, you will serve as the primary point of contact for clients, translating their needs into actionable feature requirements. You will develop and maintain departmental procedures, standards, and guidelines for provisioning bare metal and virtual systems. Your role will involve managing projects related to web-based applications, utilizing PMBOK, AGILE, and SCRUM methodologies. You will create detailed project plans that include timelines, milestones, resources, budgets, and risk assessments. Collaboration with designers, developers, and QA teams will be essential to ensure project requirements are understood and met. Additionally, you will conduct research, installation, testing, and evaluation of hardware and software within security boundaries, implement and manage change processes across all layers of the stack, and manage stakeholder expectations through regular updates and strategic advisory. You will also be responsible for identifying potential project risks and developing mitigation strategies, monitoring project progress, and making necessary adjustments to ensure on-time and within-budget delivery. Understanding and implementing cybersecurity measures and protocols will be crucial, as well as leveraging CI devices utilizing hardware, network, and application virtualization. You will coordinate with QA teams to track and resolve bugs and issues, create comprehensive project documentation, and prepare and present detailed project reports and dashboards to senior management.

Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate, and manage project teams.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement within project teams.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, translating their needs into actionable feature requirements.
• Develop and maintain departmental procedures, standards, and guidelines for provisioning bare metal and virtual systems.
• Manage projects related to web-based applications using PMBOK, AGILE, and SCRUM methodologies.
• Develop detailed project plans, including timelines, milestones, resources, budgets, and risk assessments.
• Collaborate with designers, developers, and QA teams to ensure project requirements are understood and met.
• Conduct research, installation, testing, and evaluation of hardware and software within security boundaries.
• Implement and manage change processes across all layers of the stack.
• Manage stakeholder expectations through regular updates and strategic advisory.
• Identify potential project risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Monitor project progress, making necessary adjustments to ensure on-time and within-budget delivery.
• Understand and implement cybersecurity measures and protocols.
• Leverage CI devices utilizing hardware, network, and application virtualization.
• Coordinate with QA teams to track and resolve bugs and issues.
• Create comprehensive project documentation, including feature requirements, user stories, and wireframes.
• Prepare and present detailed project reports and dashboards to senior management.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of management experience in IT project management.
• TOP SECRET security clearance is required.
• Experience with PMBOK, AGILE, and SCRUM methodologies.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to develop detailed project plans and manage project budgets.
• Experience in managing web-based application projects.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity measures and protocols.
• Ability to conduct research, installation, testing, and evaluation of hardware and software.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with virtual systems provisioning.
• Familiarity with CI devices and application virtualization.
• Previous experience in a government contracting environment.

Benefits

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Robust benefits package including health insurance options.