Senior IT Project Manager - Software Quality Assurance

ManTech - Washington, DC

Full-time - Senior

Washington, DC

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

At ManTech International, we are seeking a highly experienced Senior IT Project Manager specializing in Software Quality Assurance. This role is pivotal in providing technical and management leadership on major tasks and technology assignments, particularly within the Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs. As part of our diverse team, you will be at the forefront of protecting national security while working on innovative projects that offer significant opportunities for advancement. Your expertise will be crucial in managing quality programs that involve a large number of personnel, equipment, and customers spread across various locations. You will be responsible for planning and leading major technology assignments, evaluating performance results, and recommending changes that will impact project growth and success. Additionally, you will function as a technical expert across multiple project assignments, ensuring that quality control plans are effectively and efficiently managed. Your role will also involve analyzing data and briefing senior leadership on project outcomes and quality metrics.

Responsibilities

• Plan and lead major technology assignments.
• Evaluate performance results and recommend major changes affecting short-term project growth and success.
• Function as a technical expert across multiple project assignments.
• Successfully manage quality programs with large numbers of personnel, equipment, and customers geographically dispersed.
• Effectively and efficiently manage the program QC Plan.
• Analyze data and brief senior leadership.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree
• Active certification in either SAFe Agilist (SA) or SAFe Government Practitioner (SGP)
• A minimum of (10) ten years of experience
• A minimum of (3) three years of experience with scrum on a large scale
• A minimum of (3) three years of experience with creating and running automated tests to enable CI and CD and/or with CI/CD implementation in support of DevOps
• A minimum of four years of experience in all phases of QA cycle (Waterfall and Agile)
• Demonstrated knowledge in Quality Control and Quality Assurance
• Advanced understanding of QA/QC approaches, methods, management, metrics, and responsibilities
• Knowledge of statistical methods, ISO 9000 standard, Lean Six Sigma, and other quality methodologies
• Quality management experience in contingency support operations
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and MS Project
• Knowledge of practical application of information operations for military operations

Nice-to-haves

• Proven expertise with Remedy, Collaborative Life Cycle Management Tools (IBM CLM), SharePoint, or similar tools.
• A minimum of (2) two years of experience with creating and running automated methods to deploy software products into the production environment.
• A minimum of (2) two years of experience of managing multiple QA analysts running multiple QA cycles.
• Certified Manager in Software Testing or an equivalent testing certification.