Project Manager
BLUROC
PMP
Infrastructure Operations Program/Project Manager
ARETUM
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: McLean • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States
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SeniorLead
Tech Stack
AnsibleAWSAzureCloudCyber SecurityPMPTerraform
About the role
- Serve as the Government’s primary point of accountability for infrastructure operations and modernization initiatives.
- Oversee daily operations of data centers, servers, storage, directory services, back-up/recovery, and endpoint infrastructure.
- Manage cross-functional teams of government staff, contractors, and vendors delivering enterprise IT services.
- Develop and maintain operational plans, schedules, and reports aligned with ITIL and project management best practices.
- Ensure infrastructure services meet or exceed SLAs, KPIs, and operational readiness requirements.
- Lead incident, problem, and change management processes to ensure system reliability and continuity of operations.
- Coordinate modernization projects, including cloud migrations (Iaas, Paas) and automation adoption (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, SCCM).
- Manage operational risk, contingency planning, and disaster recovery exercises to maintain compliance with agency continuity and cybersecurity policies.
- Collaborate with acquisition and technical teams to define infrastructure requirements, evaluate vendors, and support procurement activities.
- Provide executive-level briefings and performance reports to federal leadership on program health, risk, and strategic alignment.
- Ensure compliance with federal cybersecurity and IT governance frameworks including NIST SP 800-53, TIC 3.0, Zero Trust, FISMA, FedRAMP.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Master’s degree preferred (may substitute for up to 3 years of experience).
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from PMI or a project management degree from an accredited institution.
- ITIL v4 Foundations certification highly preferred.
- Minimum 10 years of experience managing enterprise IT infrastructure operations or large-scale technical programs.
- At least 5 years supporting federal agency operations or contracts.
- Proven success leading operations spanning data centers, virtualization, directory services, and endpoint management,
- Demonstrated experience in hybrid infrastructure environments (on-premises and cloud).
- Hands-on familiarity with automation and DevSecOps tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or SCCM.
- Strong knowledge of incident, change, and problem management process under ITIL frameworks.
- Experience managing SLAs, KPIs, and quality metrics for performance-based federal contracts.
- Direct experience managing technical staff and subcontractors under complex multi-task environments.
- Proficiency in developing executive dashboards and operational reports summarizing risk, performance, and service health.
- Exceptional leadership, communication, and analytical skills, with the ability to brief and advise senior federal executives.
- AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate or Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate preferred.
- CompTIA Server+ or Security+ certification preferred.
- Experience with cloud automation, infrastructure modernization, or Zero Trust implementation initiatives preferred.
- Strong background in capacity planning, resource optimization, and service improvement strategies preferred.
Benefits
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Plan (401k)
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
- Paid Time Off
- Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
- Short Term & Long-Term Disability
- Training & Development
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
infrastructure operationsdata center managementcloud migrationsautomationincident managementchange managementproblem managementcapacity planningresource optimizationservice improvement
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationanalytical skillscollaborationexecutive briefing
Certifications
Project Management Professional (PMP)ITIL v4 FoundationsAWS Certified SysOps Administrator – AssociateMicrosoft Certified: Azure Administrator AssociateCompTIA Server+CompTIA Security+
