Technical Project Manager / Scrum Master
Summary
A Technical Project Manager / Scrum Master in Reston, VA leading complex, security-cleared IT programs through SAFe Agile delivery — running PI planning, managing scope, schedule, budget and risk in Jira/Confluence, coordinating vendors and executives, and steering implementations through cutover and transition to operations. An active Poly clearance is mandatory.
BT-475 - Technical Project Manager / Scrum Master
Level: Technical Manager
Location: Reston, VA
**Please do NOT apply if you do not have an active Poly clearance. Those without a Poly will not be considered.**
Required Skills/Capabilities
- Demonstrated success delivering complex, cross-functional IT initiatives from initiation through implementation and transition to operations, managing scope, schedule, budget, risks, dependencies, issues, and stakeholder expectations.
- Proven experience operating in a SAFe Agile environment, including PI Planning, backlog and dependency management, release planning, and coordination across Agile teams and stakeholders.
- Proficiency with project and Agile delivery tools, including Jira and Confluence, to manage plans, work, risks, dependencies, reporting, and delivery metrics.
- Ability to develop integrated project plans; coordinate internal, customer, and vendor resources; assign and track work; and drive deliverables to timely completion.
- Strong facilitation, communication, organization, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to resolve obstacles and escalate decisions appropriately.
- Experience leading customer status meetings and executive briefings that clearly communicate progress, milestones, upcoming work, risks, dependencies, decisions required, and overall program health.
- Experience leading implementation readiness activities, including migration planning, testing coordination, cutover execution, hypercare/stabilization, and transition to operations.
- Ability to ensure delivery activities meet contractual commitments and applicable security, compliance, governance, and documentation requirements.
- Sufficient technical fluency to engage credibly with engineering, architecture, security, infrastructure, and operations teams and translate technical risks or decisions for business stakeholders.
Desired Skills/Capabilities
- Current certification in project management or Agile delivery, such as PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, PSM, SAFe Scrum Master, SAFe Agilist, or comparable certification.
- Working knowledge of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Oracle Database, and enterprise cloud migration or modernization practices.
- Familiarity with AI-enabled solutions and delivery considerations, including AI/ML, agentic systems, LLMs, RAG, and Model Context Protocol (MCP).
- Experience leading enterprise software development, cloud migration, digital transformation, or large-scale implementation programs.
- Experience with organizational change management, adoption planning, training coordination, and executive-level portfolio or program reporting.
- Experience managing third-party vendors, subcontractors, or distributed delivery teams.
Skills
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Basics
First Name, Last Name, Email, Phone, Resume/CV, Location
Short answers (3)
- Preferred First Name optional
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Pick from a list (6)
- Are you a US citizen?
- Do you have an active Poly security clearance?
- Will you now or in the future require employment visa sponsorship?
- Do you live within Virginia, Maryland, or DC area?
- What is your Poly Type?
- There is no option for remote work and all support is fully on-site. Which location do you prefer?