IT PMO Analyst

• Location: Bethesda, Maryland
• Type: Contract
• Job #3492

Title: IT PMO Analyst
Location: Bethesda, MD
Compensation Range: $180k approximately

*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *

Company Overview:
Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation's toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don't look any further than Cornerstone Defense.



Benefits Overview :
Cornerstone Defense offers a very comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to: Medical, Dental and Vision Plans * Generous PTO Policy * 401(k) * HSA and FSA options * Life and Disability Insurance * Tuition Reimbursement and Training * Perks at Work Discount Program * Referral Program * Leads Generation Program * CollegeAmerica 529 * Fitness Reimbursement Program * Travel Assistance * Norton Lifelock Benefit Solutions * Life Planning Financial & Legal Services *


We are seeking a motivated, career and customer-oriented IT PMO Analyst to join our team at Bethesda, MD, to provide unparalleled support to our customer and to begin an exciting and rewarding career. This position provides support to an SAIC intelligence community customer. The successful candidate will support the direction of the program, develop, guide and monitor all aspects of schedule, administration and performance. They will also be responsible for coordination and collaboration with Government officials, to keep them informed and up to date on the program status.


Duties include:


Performs as a project lead, experience in managing project schedule and performance.
Directly contributes to project definition, requirements development and/or enhancement efforts including cost management/avoidance, schedule estimation and tracking, contract performance management, risk management, requirements analysis, and quality assurance activities.
Performs analysis of business and user needs, requirements, documentation of requirements, and translation into proper requirements specifications.
Ensures proper performance of tasks necessary and the ability to block and tackle issues to achieve the most efficient and effective execution of the project objectives.
Utilizes expert communication skills needed to direct the skilled technical resources and report on the technical progress, issues, and problem areas, as well as write and review technical documents.
Communicates status, requirements, metrics with leadership and customers.
Maintain focus on organizing and managing time and resources for the program deliverables.
Specifically support the following activities/functional areas:
Prepare Project status reviews and other formal reviews to be presented to the Government
Communicate issues and solutions to the Government PM in a timely and transparent manner
Ensure compliance with all regulatory and administrative requirements imposed by the contract in coordination with the Contractor's contracts staff
Develop/streamline processes to ensure mission accomplishment and program deliverables.
Assist the SAIC PM by providing input to customer deliverable reports
Qualifications


Active TS/SCI with poly is required
Minimum Education: B.S. or relevant experience in Program Management.
10+ years of related experience in program and project management and or business process analysis / PMO Analyst type of role
Experience using Agile Scrum Methodology and working knowledge of JIRA
Ability to work with minimal supervision
IT knowledge and experience
Familiarity with Cloud technology desirable
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
PMP preferred