Project Manager (TS/SCI Clearance Required)

This job requires an active TS/SCI clearance.  Please apply only if you have an active TS/SCI clearance

North Point Technology is seeking an experienced TS/SCI Cleared Agile Mission Owner/Project Manager to join our team responsible for the integration, operations, and sustainment of various operational and in-development systems.

The Mission Owner will work with our customers, other contractor Product Owners, internal teams and agile teams to support the mission The successful candidate will be able to work in a fast-paced environment that requires team interaction and coordination of efforts. The candidate will be accountable for prioritizing, planning, organizing, training, assessing, and managing resources to ensure that projects are executed within scope and time constraints.  While part of a team environment, the Mission Owner will also work individually and may assist other team members on moderately complex projects, tasks, or assignments.

This position will manage multiple systems end to end. This starts with configuration documentation through validation of execution of different efforts from a separate systems team. A successful candidate will have experience with Agile methodologies and the various tools necessary to run agile teams, as well as the ability to participate in release planning events, daily scrums, and other technical discussions as needed. The effort will harness GOTS, COTS and Custom technologies to deliver advanced production and dissemination capabilities using desktop, web and cloud technologies.

Responsibilities

• Drive product delivery through keen understanding of the customer, mission, and product requirements
• Validate end to end mission upgrades and execution efforts
• Develop the team roadmap and support the team as needed to deliver on commitments
• Plan and prioritize epics, features, stories, and bugs
• Proven ability to write technical tasks with business value for the customer
• Help define, document, and track the completion of Epics, Stories, Tasks, and Bugs
• Communicate with other Product owners and scrum masters, program leadership, customers, and development teams
• Support agile meetings such as daily scrum, retrospectives, and program increment planning

Applicants should be self-motivated, curious problem solvers with experience with the following tools, processes and technologies:

Required Skills:

• Excellent customer facing skills.
• Excellent researching, decision-making and organizational skills are required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Internal and external customer interfacing skills. 
• Proven analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Defines and manages the team roadmap
• Develops and proposes new ideas regarding technical solutions and processes
• Proactive self-starter demonstrating a positive, willing attitude and excellent oral and written communication skills
• Agile Development knowledge and experience
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to pay careful attention to detail 
• Capacity to work well in groups and the ability to lead a team
• Communicates regularly with key internal and external stakeholders often regarding critical/high priority issues
• Strong briefing skills and experience presenting to senior customer management
• Requires BS degree and 8-12 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6-10 years of prior relevant experience; OR 4 years of experience in lieu of degree
• Must possess an active Top Secret Security Clearance with ability to obtain SCI post hire
• Must be a U.S. Citizen

Preferred Skills:

• Process Improvement
• PMP Certification
• SAFe Agile Certification
• 2+ years experience as a Scrum Master
• Certified Product Owner
• Certified Scrum Master
• Understanding of AWS/Cloud technologies
• Proven experience managing multiple baselines across multiple environments
• Experience with collaboration tools including Jira/Confluence and Rocketchat
• Experience with ArcGIS or geospatial technologies
• Experience with DevSecOps best practices and technology including Gitlab CI/CD
• Experience with infrastructure automation tools such as Cloud Formation, Chef, Ansible

Qualifications:

• Active Top-Secret SCI clearance
• Requires BS degree and 8-12 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6-10 years of prior relevant experience; OR 4 years of experience in lieu of degree