Senior Project Administrator Jobs in Reston, VA (NOW HIRING)

Description

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At Leidos, we're not just delivering solutions – we're pioneering the future of defense and intelligence technology. Our diverse teams of innovators unite around a singular purpose: empowering our customers to succeed in their critical missions. We believe in leading with integrity, investing in our communities, and building sustainably for tomorrow.

Shape the future of digital defense.

Our Digital Modernization sector is at the forefront of next-generation technology, architecting cutting-edge solutions in cyber defense, logistics optimization, security operations, and decision intelligence. We're the minds behind the mission-critical systems that keep our nation secure.

Ready to engineer solutions that matter?

The Digital Modernization Sector at Leidos is seeking a Project Manager to support cloud modernization initiatives for the United States Coast Guard (USCG) at the Command, Control, Communication, Computer, Cyber, and Intelligence Service Center (C5ISC) in the Alexandria, VA area. This role will primarily support the ICAM service area as well as offering an exciting opportunity to support mission-critical cloud transformation efforts focused on AWS and Azure cloud environments. The successful candidate will work closely with government stakeholders, technical teams, cloud engineers, customer success personnel, and program leadership to coordinate cloud migration and modernization activities, facilitate application onboarding efforts, and ensure successful delivery of project objectives. The ideal candidate combines strong project management fundamentals with technical aptitude, exceptional organizational skills, and experience supporting Agile teams. This individual will play a critical role in managing schedules, coordinating stakeholders, administering Jira and Confluence, and facilitating the successful onboarding of applications and workloads into cloud environments.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Project Management & Delivery
• Develop, maintain, and manage project schedules, work breakdown structures (WBS), roadmaps, milestones, and project plans using Jira, Microsoft Project and/or other related tools. 
• Track project execution against scope, schedule, risks, dependencies, and deliverables. 
• Support requirements gathering, documentation, and stakeholder coordination activities throughout the project lifecycle. 
• Facilitate project meetings, status reviews, action item tracking, and customer communications. 
• Monitor Agile delivery metrics, sprint progress, burn-down charts, and team performance indicators. 
• Identify project risks, issues, and dependencies and coordinate mitigation strategies with stakeholders and technical teams. 
• Prepare project status reports, executive briefings, and customer-facing documentation. 
• Agile & Collaboration Support
• Support Agile delivery teams through backlog management, sprint planning coordination, sprint reviews, and retrospectives. 
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Solution Architects, and engineering teams to prioritize and track work. 
• Promote Agile, Scrum, and continuous improvement practices across project teams. 
• Facilitate communication and coordination between technical teams, customer stakeholders, and program leadership. 
• Jira & Confluence Administration
• Serve as a Jira and Confluence administrator supporting project and customer collaboration needs. 
• Configure and maintain Jira projects, workflows, dashboards, permissions, issue types, and reporting capabilities. 
• Manage user provisioning, access requests, workflow implementation, and process improvements. 
• Develop and maintain Confluence spaces, templates, knowledge repositories, and project documentation. 
• Provide user support and training related to Jira and Confluence processes and best practices. 

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, Project Management, Engineering, or a related field with 8+ years of relevant experience; additional experience may be considered in lieu of degree or r Masters with 6 + years of prior relevant experience.
• 3+ years of experience supporting technical projects, IT modernization initiatives, software development efforts, cloud migration projects, or related technology programs.
• Experience managing project schedules, milestones, risks, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Experience using Microsoft Project to develop and maintain project plans, schedules, and work breakdown structures.
• Hands-on experience administering Jira and Confluence, including workflows, permissions, dashboards, and reporting.
• Experience supporting Agile and/or Scrum teams in project management, Scrum Master, project coordinator, or related capacity.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience facilitating meetings, documenting requirements, tracking action items, and driving projects to completion.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced customer environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook.
• U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, DoD, or other federal government IT modernization programs.
• Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), PMI-ACP, SAFe, or equivalent certification.
• Business Analyst experience, including requirements elicitation, process mapping, and stakeholder analysis.
• Familiarity with AWS, Azure, cloud migration, cloud modernization, or enterprise IT transformation initiatives.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, and modern software delivery practices.
• Knowledge of PMBOK project management principles and Agile delivery frameworks.
• Experience supporting technical teams in cloud engineering, cybersecurity, infrastructure modernization, or enterprise IT environments.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

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Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

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