Project Manager

Title: Project Manager - Cybersecurity, Cloud Design, System Engineering

Location: Washington, D.C. metro area

Summary

Rios Partners is a mission-driven consulting firm creating positive change by delivering value for our clients, investing in our employees, and solving tough problems that benefit our local and global communities. We ground our approach in empathy, enabling our team members to better hear our customers' challenges and work together to develop effective solutions. As a team, we know what it takes to move organizations forward with measurable, sustainable results.

Our primary consideration when evaluating candidates is alignment with our Mission and Values, which can be found at http://www.riospartners.com/mission-and-values/.

Job Description

As a Project Manager at Rios Partners, you will play a crucial role in driving the successful delivery of projects that align with our mission of creating positive change and delivering value for our clients. You will lead cross-functional project teams, ensuring that projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. By collaborating closely with internal and external stakeholders, you will facilitate effective communication, manage resources, and drive project execution. Your dedication to excellence, strong leadership skills, and commitment to our core values will contribute to the success of our projects and the overall growth of our organization.

This role will manage and provide support that includes: Authority to Operate (ATO) technical support; database management; project management; risk management; strategic planning support for enterprise systems and modernization; Integration documentation support between internal and external systems; technical analysis of documentation, publications and handbooks; technical analysis of new policies and emerging technologies; systems integration and implementation to include the analysis of program security deficiencies and application integration monitoring through the governance process.

Essential Functions & Expertise

• Expertise in project management and cybersecurity with ability to translate customer requirements and relay them to the team.
• Expertise in managing IT and Cloud design, security, development, systems engineering, and implementation efforts.
• Expertise in Cloud solutions in both federal and/or commercial industry.
• Expertise with Federal A&A and ATO activities.
• Expertise in cybersecurity engineering requirements and authorizations (FedRAMP/RMF)
• Expertise in Federal policies, processes, and standards.
• Project Planning: Collaborate with leadership to scope projects, create detailed work plans, and manage them to successful completion.
• Resource Management: Work with program managers to determine and allocate necessary resources from both internal and external teams.
• Quality and Standards Compliance: Meet work standards by ensuring productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolve operational issues and identify process improvements.
• Execution and Delivery: Drive project execution to ensure timely delivery within budget, balancing scope, schedule, and cost.
• Communication: Monitor and communicate project status to leadership and stakeholders, escalating issues as necessary to maintain progress.
• Coordination: Coordinate internal functions and third-party resources, ensuring effective collaboration across company teams, partners, and customers.
• Documentation: Maintain comprehensive project documentation including plans, statuses, issue logs, deliverables, and outcomes.
• Data-Driven Decisions: Make informed decisions across the project lifecycle based on data and larger project needs.
• Project Closure: Lead project close tasks to ensure readiness for post-project handoff and operational integration.
• Continuous Improvement: Enhance department and organizational reputation by accepting new challenges and exploring opportunities to add value.

Responsibilities

• Develop and Maintain IT Project Management Plan, integrating a work breakdown structure, integrated master schedule, risk management, quality and communications strategies, and baseline milestones.
• Schedule and Milestone Management: Oversee the IT project timeline by managing the Integrated Master Schedule, tracking dependencies, and ensuring on-time completion of key deliverables.
• Administrative and Reporting Oversight: Coordinate weekly activity and project management reports, ensuring that work progress, issues, and resolutions are documented and communicated effectively.
• Meeting Coordination and Facilitation: Organize and lead meetings-including the technical kickoff-and ensure accurate documentation of meeting minutes, agendas, and action items.
• Risk and Issue Management: Monitor and manage project risks and issues through an updated risk log, implementing mitigation strategies and tracking resolution progress.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Coordinate with multiple teams (system engineering, cyber security, and administrative support) to ensure alignment and successful execution of all project tasks.
• Compliance and Training Documentation: Ensure compliance with training requirements, managing and documenting training certificates (e.g., Privacy & HIPAA) and related administrative tasks.

Skills & Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred.
• Business Administration, Business Management, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Assurance, Information Security, Information Resource Management, or related fields.
• Certifications: One or more of the following: Project Management Professional (PMP), Information Assurance Technician (IAT) III, Information Assurance Management (IAM) III or Information Assurance System Architects and Engineers (IASAE) III certifications.

• Experience: 10 years (5 years of Cybersecurity and Cloud Security experience at a government agency similar in size/scope to DoD or VA).

Minimum of 5 years in project management, with a track record of managing complex, cross-functional initiatives.

• Technical Expertise: Proficiency in project management practices and tools, including Atlassian Suite, ClickUp, Monday.com, Smartsheet, and Google Suite/MS Office.
• Leadership: Ability to lead large, diverse teams with strong leadership and soft skills.
• Problem-Solving: Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Client Management: Experience with client impact analysis and effective communication design and delivery.
• Time Management: Ability to work under pressure with exceptional time management skills.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Organization: Exceptional organizational skills, with attention to detail and multitasking capabilities.

Additional information

• U.S. work authorization required
• Workplace Type: Hybrid
• Employment Type: Full-Time
• Travel: Limited travel may be required based on project needs.
• Security Clearance: Must be able to obtain a Federal ID Card and Public Trust.

Benefits Information:

Profit-sharing/Performance Bonus: Rios Partners is committed to ensuring the success of the organization benefits the entire team. As such, a portion of profits is paid out to employees. The total amount of Profit-Sharing/Performance Bonus distributed to the team may vary year to year and will depend on numerous factors, including market conditions, company performance, and individual performance.

Retirement plan: Rios Partners offers a 401(k) and contributes an amount equivalent to 3% of the employee's base salary each month to the designated fund. Employees may choose to contribute additional money into the 401(k) from their paycheck each month.

Health and Vision insurance: Rios Partners covers 90% of the premium for both the employee and their dependents for Platinum plans health coverage through United Healthcare; this includes coverage for both medical and vision insurance.

Dental insurance: Rios Partners covers 90% of the premium for both the employee and their dependents for a dental insurance plan through Delta Dental.

Disability insurance: Rios Partners will pay 100% of the premium for both short-term and long-term disability insurance provided through Guardian.

Paid Time Off (PTO) and holidays: You will be eligible for three weeks of PTO (15 days) and 12 paid holidays each year. In additional accrued PTO, Rios Partners provides additional time off for both expected and unexpected events (e.g., Bereavement Leave, Jury Duty, Voting).

Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption Leave: Rios Partners celebrates employees' choice to become parents. We are also aware that pregnancy and caring for an infant or a newly adopted child may cause additional life complexities. As such, we provide employees twelve (12) weeks of paid leave in association with the birth of an employee's own child or the placement of a child with the employee in connection with adoption or foster care. To be eligible for Maternity/Paternity/Adoption Leave Program, team members must: 1) Have worked at Rios Partners full-time for a minimum of 12 continuous months. 2) Be in good employment standing with Rios Partners (i.e., not on probation). 3) Request leave a minimum of 30 days in advance if possible. If this is not possible, please place your request as soon as possible once you become aware of it. Regardless of eligibility for the Rios Partners Maternity/Paternity/Adoption Leave Program, all Rios Partners employees are eligible for the Department of Labor's Family and Medical Leave Act entitlements as well as Rios Partners Short Term Disability plan.

Employee Assistance Program: Rios Partners cares about the mental health of our employees. Through our employee assistance program, ComPsych, we offer 5 EAP sessions to address personal issues such as relationship struggles, substance abuse, parenting challenges and grief. ComPsych, if you decide to utilize the service, also provides FinancialConnect, LegalConnect and FamilySource to provide support and resources for every eligible employee.

Training and Development: Rios Partners is committed to helping you achieve your highest potential. Our personal view is that this is best accomplished through a combination of client engagements, opportunities to take on new roles within the team, and internal (team) / external (expert) training.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Rios Partners is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Seniority Level: Management

Functions: Project Management, Cybersecurity, IT, Strategy/ Planning, Consulting, Management, Analytics

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Job Type: Full-time