Technical Project/Budget Manager

LTS is seeking a Technical Project/Budget Manager to support the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The Technical/Project Manager primary responsibilities will be to provide strategic support through implementing SAFe Agile Framework practices/principles, while also managing the overall product line budget.

LTS is an acknowledged and award-winning multi-ISO/CMMI Level 3 appraised business focused on delivering first-class solutions to solve our clients’ business and technical challenges in providing quality healthcare and security to our nation. LTS provides trusted consulting, and solutions in an increasingly complex and growing world. Our deep expertise in technology and analytics helps us serve a broad constituency of clients that range from cabinet-level departments of the U.S. Government to the largest Federal IT contractors in the world. LTS is a leading information technology (IT) provider for mission critical systems leveraging the latest technologies to deliver cutting edge solutions from small mobile applications to large, complex enterprise applications. Our professionals specialize in multiple disciplines including program management, system integration, system design, system development, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and data analytics. LTS is committed to offering eligible employees comprehensive benefits that will provide them with options intended to meet their needs and the needs of their family.

Responsibilities and Qualifications:

• Manage Agile delivery model, whether Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Lean Kanban, DevSecOps, or other iterative development approaches
• Strong project management, budget analysis and management, governance, oversight, and reporting capabilities
• Manage a product line budget including providing report submissions, management, analysis, guidance, and strategic direction
• Strong analytical and time management skills to support competing priorities, data calls, and ongoing progress reports
• Understanding of the VA Healthcare IT systems/products/processes
• Ability to understand, document, and recommend technical management approaches on projects
• Expertise in managing parallel projects under a complex program while also providing program level support cross-functionally
• Experience with creating a strategic roadmap, with alignment to goals and operations plans
• Meet and exceed performance metrics, AQLs, and report progress with justification, recommendations, and an innovative approach
• Serve as an escalation point for customer concerns if/when they arise and identify appropriate resolutions to achieve client satisfaction in a timely manner
• Understand existing processes and identify how to improve and streamline them to improve team efficiency and effectiveness
• Provide support for product teams as it relates to automation, CI/CD, and DevOps and/or DevSecOps
• Manage and coordinate process requirements across various projects
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks concurrently
• Responsible for collecting, analyzing, managing, and reporting key Product Line execution status and metrics across all aspects of the Agile product development lifecycle
• Responsible to support communications, program baseline support, strategic planning and analysis, data collection, quality reviews, risk management, scheduling, and overall management of supporting sub-product line
• Monitor, track, and provide client reports on project schedule, work plan, risks, and budget to ensure the project meets targeted dates and goals
• Ensure capture and monitor action items status, produce, and communicate meeting minutes and drive action to their proper resolution or conclusion
• Support fast turnaround requests for data calls and be able to understand the ask and request data from the appropriate program resource
• Manage the direction of a project through the design, implementation, and testing in accordance with project objectives.
• Understand the client’s business issues and data challenges; perform gap analysis and recommend solutions
• Coordinate with cross-discipline team members to make sure that all parties are on track with project requirements, deadlines, and schedules
• Meet with project managers or stakeholders to identify and resolve issues
• Create project deliverables, including artifacts and ensuring that they adhere to quality standards
• Use source data to evaluate the effectiveness of projects and business processes
• Conduct research, analyze information needs, and perform analysis to support the delivery of relevant artifacts including business process diagrams, reports, and presentations
• Establish effective project communication plans and ensuring their execution
• Verify data and information and analyze it to suit the direction of a project
• Track, forecast and report on project progress including metrics and challenges
• Work with all team members to analyze changes in requirements and recommend the most expedient solutions in a timely manner
• Leverage excellent writing skills to translate complicated issues from multiple information sources into a clear point of view, and create a compelling, concise, and well-written narrative
• Leverage excellent presentation development skills to synthesize complex information into succinct visualizations using PowerPoint and work with graphics designers to develop advanced visualizations

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems, Business or related scientific/technical discipline + 15 years of relevant experience. An additional 10 years of experience is required in lieu of a degree
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
• Experience in all areas of the software development life cycle
• Strong facilitation and excellent verbal communication, oral presentation, analytical and written communication skills
• Knowledge and experience working in the VA Healthcare IT space
• Proficient with MS Office, MS SharePoint, MS Teams
• Certified SAFe
• Proficient in budget management, analysis, and reporting
• Excellent planning and project oversight skills
• Excellent leadership, management, and delegation skills
• Excellent prioritization and time management skills
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines and stay organized
• Excellent conflict management and servant leadership skills
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, as well as provide program level support cross-functionally

Desired Skills:

• VA-specific project management experience (Highly Preferred)
• Government and VA OIT budget management and analysis (Preferred)
• Project Management Professional – PMP Certified (Highly Preferred)
• Demonstrated hands-on experience in DevSecOps environment (Preferred)
• Understanding of Lean Six Sigma and LEAN principles and processes
• Highly motivated and analytical; proven problem-solving abilities
• Ability to take initiative and demonstrate enthusiasm when working in a fast-paced environment
• Willingness and ability to quickly learn new skills, new client environments, and grow domain expertise
• Ability to conduct independent research to lead or support the resolution of complex issues
• Experience with Jira, GitHub, SharePoint, and Visio is desirable
• Experience with tools like Jira and its use to manage projects using the Agile methodology is preferred

LTS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.