Project Manager, Mission Operations

Job Summary GA-Intelligence maintains and deploys production systems for users across the Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, and commercial industry. We build and develop best-in-class all domain and globally focused situational awareness capabilities that process petabytes of data from numerous streaming data sources in near real time. Our systems apply state-of-the-art algorithms and machine learning techniques to extract features and fuse data from multiple phenomenologies to form a rich view of objects in the sky, on the sea, and on the ground. These analytics are designed to determine not just where something is, but what it is, where it's been and what it is doing. All of this "data to knowledge" is made available to end users in our own browser-based application for visualization, analysis, and understanding. We always want to do more, and that's where you come in! GA-intelligence is looking for a Project Manager to join our Mission Operations Engineering (MOE) team, supporting two key products, each with 99.9% required up-time. The MOE team maintains the operational system, responds to outages (both internal and external), performs deployments and system upgrades, and creates tools to automate system maintenance activities. The MOE project manager works between the MOE engineers and engineering leadership to identify, scope, and execute on high-priority system needs for our mission-critical products.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including software engineers, data scientists, and stakeholders, to define project goals, requirements, and deliverables.
• Develop and maintain project plans, including resource allocation, task prioritization, and risk management.
• Effectively communicate project status, progress, risks, and mitigation strategies to both internal and external stakeholders.
• Facilitate and drive the adoption of agile project management methodologies, ensuring efficient project execution and continuous improvement.
• Foster a collaborative and positive work environment, encouraging knowledge sharing and professional growth among team members.
• Maintain the strict confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Responsible for observing all laws, regulations and other applicable obligations wherever and whenever business is conducted on behalf of the Company.

We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.

Job Qualifications:

• Typically requires a Bachelors in Business Administration or related discipline and thirteen or more years of progressively complex experience in the project administration field with at least seven of those years in project management. May substitute equivalent experience in lieu of education.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to effectively convey
• technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience with agile project management methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Kanban) and tools (e.g.,
• Jira).
• Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate cross-functional teams, driving them towards project
• success.
• Solid understanding of software development life cycle (SDLC) processes, including
• requirements gathering, design, development, testing, and deployment.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with a keen eye for detail.
• Proactive and self-driven attitude, with the ability to work independently and manage multiple
• priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms and services, such as AWS or Azure.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Certified Scrum Master and/or Certified Scrum Product Owner (Scrum Alliance)
• Experience with Agile Release Train management
• Understanding of intelligence product generation and analyst workflows
• Experience producing contract deliverables
• Experience working with the Intelligence Community and/or the DoD

Salary:$125,810 - $229,670