Technical Project Manager

Role Description

LTS is seeking an experienced, high-caliber Technical Project Manager to lead day to day execution of a major AI-powered modernization initiative within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health portfolio. This role will oversee the planning, coordination, execution, and delivery of complex AI-powered modernization efforts supporting mission-critical healthcare systems and enterprise transformation initiatives across the VA environment.

This role will serve as the operational lead that will oversee:

• AI/ML engineers
• Legacy healthcare systems specialists
• DevSecOps practitioners
• Agile delivery teams
• Cybersecurity professionals operating inside a federal governance environment

The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership, stakeholder management, and program delivery experience within large-scale federal healthcare or enterprise IT programs.

This individual will work closely with:

• Internal leadership
• Government leadership
• Technical teams
• Architects
• Product owners
• Operational stakeholders

What You’ll Do:

• Lead and manage AI IT modernization projects supporting VA healthcare and enterprise transformation initiatives.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including AI/ML engineers, prompt engineers, legacy system specialists, development, infrastructure, cybersecurity, integration, and operations personnel across concurrent workstreams.
• Develop and manage integrated program plans, schedules, resource allocations, risks, and deliverables across both an AI platform team and a modernization delivery team.
• Facilitate Agile sprint execution across multiple concurrent scrum teams.
• Track project progress, milestones, dependencies, sprint velocity, and budget considerations.
• Support modernization efforts involving legacy VistA/MUMPS-based systems and enterprise healthcare applications.
• Provide informed oversight of AI platform activities.
• Operate within VA’s Veterans-focused Integration Process (VIP) framework.
• Collaborate with government leadership and program stakeholders.
• Identify, manage, and mitigate project risks.
• Ensure compliance with VA, federal, and organizational governance.
• Facilitate status meetings, executive briefings, sprint reviews, and stakeholder communications.
• Support change management, process improvement, and operational transition activities.
• Develop and maintain project documentation.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on delivery excellence.
• Coordinate ATO and FedRAMP planning activities.
• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for day-to-day VA program office interactions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business, Information Technology, Healthcare Administration, Engineering, or related discipline.
• 10+ years of technical project or program management experience supporting enterprise IT or healthcare modernization initiatives.
• At least 3 years leading AI, ML, or intelligent automation delivery programs.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex federal government IT programs.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, Scrum practices, and hybrid project delivery models.
• Fluency with AI/ML project lifecycles and AI platform integration into agile delivery workflows.
• Experience managing technical teams supporting software development, infrastructure, integration, or cloud modernization initiatives.
• Strong Agile/Scrum delivery background with experience managing concurrent scrum teams in federal environments.
• Strong organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience using project management and collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Project, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a VA Public Trust clearance.

Requirements

• Experience supporting VA healthcare systems, VistA, CPRS, or VA Electronic Health Record modernization initiatives.
• Familiarity with MUMPS-based healthcare systems and legacy modernization programs.
• Experience supporting large-scale digital transformation or enterprise modernization efforts.
• Knowledge of federal healthcare interoperability standards including HL7 and FHIR.
• Experience working within DevSecOps and cloud modernization environments.
• Direct experience navigating VA or federal ATO processes including FedRAMP, NIST 800-53 control frameworks.
• PMP, PMI-ACP, Scrum Master, or other project management certifications preferred.
• Prior experience supporting healthcare IT operations or clinical systems environments preferred.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits that will provide options intended to meet employee and family needs.

Company Description

At LTS, we support impactful programs that directly improve healthcare services for Veterans nationwide. Our teams work on innovative modernization initiatives that help transform legacy systems into secure, scalable, and mission-focused digital solutions.

This role is a rare opportunity to lead genuinely novel work at the intersection of AI platform engineering, legacy system modernization, and federal program delivery on one of the most complex and mission-critical healthcare IT estates in the U.S. government, with a lasting impact on the systems that serve those who served.

We value collaboration, integrity, and professional growth while empowering our people to contribute to meaningful federal missions.