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Steampunk, Inc. · 13 hours ago

Project Manager/Product Lead

US-VA-McLean

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$110K/yr - $175K/yr

10+ years exp

Steampunk, Inc. is a company focused on innovative technology solutions in the Federal contracting industry. They are seeking a Project Manager who will lead the complete life cycle of solution development and delivery, providing Agile Project Management support and ensuring high client satisfaction.

ConsultingInformation Technology

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Support delivery of enterprise-scale data modernization initiatives, including cloud data platforms, analytics environments, and AI/ML-enabled data pipelines

Partner closely with the Lead Data Architect to plan, sequence, and track work across complex data architectures involving ingestion, transformation, storage, and data consumption layers

Manage delivery across multiple interconnected technical workstreams, such as data engineering, data architecture, analytics, AI/ML, governance, and platform engineering

Understand and help coordinate work involving modern data architectures (e.g., lakehouse, data mesh/fabric, streaming pipelines, cloud-native platforms), even if not implementing them directly

Facilitate alignment between business/mission stakeholders and technical teams, ensuring architectural decisions are reflected in scope, schedule, risks, and dependencies

Track and manage milestones related to data platform buildout, pipeline development, schema and model evolution, and integration with analytics or AI use cases

Help operationalize architectural roadmaps by translating them into actionable delivery plans, phased releases, and incremental value milestones

Coordinate and schedule architecture reviews, design checkpoints, and governance approvals led by the Principal Data Solution Architect

Manage risks related to data complexity, platform dependencies, integration sequencing, security/compliance requirements, and cloud readiness

Ensure delivery plans account for non-functional requirements such as scalability, performance, security, data quality, and compliance, as defined by architecture leadership

Support cross-team communication around data standards, architectural guardrails, and platform decisions, ensuring teams stay aligned during execution

Track progress and report status for data initiatives that span multiple tools and platforms (e.g., cloud services, data platforms, orchestration tools, analytics stacks)

Help coordinate delivery of reusable frameworks, accelerators, and reference architectures that improve efficiency across programs

Partner with technical leadership to support client briefings, planning sessions, and executive updates for data modernization efforts

Qualification

Agile methodologiesScrum/KanbanProject managementPMP certificationCertified Scrum MasterInterpersonal skillsCommunication skillsFlexibility

Required

Ability to obtain a U.S. government Public Trust Security Clearance

10+ years managing IT projects using agile methodologies and approaches

10+ year experience with Scrum/Kanban Methodologies

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, MIS or equivalent combination of education and experience

Ability to establish immediate credibility with clients, build consensus, and achieve goals through influence

Ability to help teams write user stories/epics, identify dependencies, and design optimal solutions

Flexibility to work with teams, individuals, and executives and willingness to help with a wide variety of work products and people

Excellent interpersonal/communication skills

Local to the Washington, DC metro area

Required to be onsite three times per week

Preferred

Experience working in a studio / human centered design approach

PMP certification

Certified Scrum Master

Company

Steampunk, Inc.

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Steampunk is anchored by a startup culture with a customer-centered delivery approach, we put our Federal government clients in the center of everything we design, develop, and deliver to drive high-quality mission impacts and user experiences at speed.

Founded in 2019

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

201-500 employees