Head of Project Management (Remote)

Task Order Project Manager 2026-189

Security Requirement: Secret clearance.

Project Management certification (PMP or other qualifying certification), Scrum Master certification, and DoD 8140 baseline certification for the IT Project Manager role.

Nationwide IT Services (NIS) is seeking a highly qualified Task Order Project Manager to lead the delivery of a federal IT application modernization and sustainment program supporting the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). The Project Manager will oversee program execution, personnel, schedules, deliverables, risks, and customer communications while ensuring successful application sustainment, modernization, and cybersecurity support.

The successful candidate will provide leadership across technical and functional teams, oversee Agile development activities, serve as Scrum Master, and coordinate closely with government stakeholders to ensure program objectives, performance standards, and contractual requirements are achieved.

This position is contingent upon contract award and funding.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the overall execution of federal IT application modernization, sustainment, and cybersecurity support activities.
• Oversee project schedules, personnel assignments, technical performance, contractual deliverables, and program risks.
• Serve as Scrum Master, facilitating Agile ceremonies, sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and daily stand-up meetings.
• Manage Jira-based project planning, user stories, product backlogs, sprint execution, dashboards, and performance reporting.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams of software architects, developers, engineers, cybersecurity professionals, and technical support personnel.
• Develop and maintain project management plans, modernization roadmaps, schedules, and Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms).
• Monitor application sustainment and modernization activities to ensure compliance with contractual performance requirements and service availability standards.
• Coordinate contractor onboarding, offboarding, required training, certifications, and personnel coverage to ensure continuity of operations.
• Identify and mitigate project risks, resolve technical and operational challenges, and ensure timely completion of assigned tasks.
• Conduct regular program reviews and communicate project status, accomplishments, risks, and corrective actions to government stakeholders.
• Prepare and submit monthly progress reports, project plans, technical status updates, and other required contractual deliverables.
• Support Agile development, DevSecOps practices, continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD), and application modernization initiatives.
• Ensure deliverables meet government quality standards, contractual requirements, and established deadlines.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of relevant information technology experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing federal IT programs involving application modernization, software development, sustainment, or related technical services.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary technical teams and coordinating complex project schedules, resources, and deliverables.
• Experience serving as Scrum Master and managing Agile software development activities.
• Proficiency with Atlassian Jira for sprint planning, backlog management, task tracking, dashboards, and reporting.
• Experience developing project plans, managing program risks, tracking milestones, and preparing customer-facing progress reports.
• Strong communication, organizational, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or other qualifying Project Management certification.
• Scrum Master certification.
• DoD 8140 baseline certification applicable to the IT Project Manager role.
• Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) from an accredited institution.
• Secret Clearance.

Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• life and disability insurance
• paid holidays
• employee assistance program (EAP)
• educational reimbursement

About Nationwide IT Services

NIS is a CVE-verified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and an IT and management consulting company.

Our mission is to deliver value-added services to our customers, leveraging technology, people, and industry best practices to implement innovative solutions through our trusted employees and team members.