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Project Manager

By Light HQ

Skills

Required

  • PMP certification
  • CASP+
  • CISSP
  • ITIL
  • IT service management
  • enterprise modernization
  • Jira
  • Confluence

Preferred

  • Coordinating with government stakeholders
  • project management
  • risk registers

About By Light HQ

  • By Light Professional IT Services LLC readies warfighters and federal agencies with technology and systems engineered to connect, protect, and prepare individuals and teams for whatever comes next.
  • Headquartered in McLean, VA, By Light supports defense, civilian, and commercial IT customers worldwide.

Responsibilities

  • Leading the planning, execution, and delivery of large-scale IT programs supporting enterprise modernization and service management objectives.
  • Providing strategic program oversight, including scope, schedule, cost, risk, and performance management across multiple concurrent workstreams.
  • Coordinating with government stakeholders, technical leads, and contractor teams to ensure alignment with mission priorities and contract deliverables.
  • Developing and maintaining project management artifacts such as project plans, schedules, risk registers, communication plans, and performance metrics.
  • Managing program governance processes, including Integrated Project Team (IPT) meetings, milestone reviews, and executive-level briefings.
  • Identifying and mitigating program risks, issues, and dependencies, ensuring proactive resolution and minimal mission impact.
  • Leading resource planning, workload prioritization, and task assignment across multidisciplinary teams.
  • Ensuring compliance with program management standards, policies, and reporting requirements.
  • Providing expert guidance on process improvement, workflow optimization, and modernization initiatives.
  • Supporting contract management activities including deliverable development, quality assurance, and performance reporting.
  • Mentoring junior project managers and team members to strengthen program management capabilities.
  • Participating with senior leadership to establish strategic plans, objectives, and long-term modernization roadmaps.
  • Making decisions on administrative or project matters to ensure effective achievement of program and organizational objectives.

Requirements

  • Experience/Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
  • Ten (10) years or more of project or program management experience.
  • PMP certification DoD 8570 IAT Level II or III certification (e.g., Security+, CASP+, CISSP).
  • ITIL v4 Foundations certification.
  • Demonstrated experience leading complex IT programs within DoD or other federal environments.
  • Proven ability to manage cross-functional teams and coordinate with senior government stakeholders.
  • Strong understanding of IT service management, enterprise modernization, and cloud or infrastructure programs.
  • Experience developing and managing project schedules, budgets, risks, and performance metrics.
  • Proficiency with project management tools such as MS Project, Jira, Confluence, or similar.
  • Excellent communication skills, including experience preparing and delivering executive-level briefings.
  • Ability to identify and resolve operational, process, and performance inefficiencies.
  • Experience mentoring junior staff and fostering collaborative team environments.
  • Preferred Experience/Qualifications MA/MS degree.
  • Fifteen (15) or more years of experience.
  • DoD TS/SCI clearance.
  • Experience supporting USTRANSCOM, Air Mobility Command, or other TRANSCOM components.
  • Experience managing hybrid contract types (FFP, T&M, CPFF).
  • Familiarity with cloud modernization, cybersecurity programs, or enterprise IT transformation initiatives.
  • Experience with Agile, DevSecOps, or ITIL-based service delivery models.
  • Knowledge of DoD acquisition, budgeting, and governance processes.
  • Special Requirements/Security Clearance Active DoD Secret Clearance.

Position Overview

The successful candidate works on high-visibility or mission critical aspects of a given program and performs all functional duties independently; oversees the efforts of less senior staff and/or is responsible for the efforts of all staff assigned to a specific job. This position is Monday through Friday, normal business hours. However, employee may be required to provide after-hours and weekend support during planned or emergency events.