Mission Technologies, a division of HII · 21 hours ago
Portfolio Management Specialist - 26851
Arlington, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$77K/yr - $110K/yr
3+ years expHII's Mission Technologies division is seeking a Portfolio Management Specialist to support the Department of War's Chief Information Officer. The role involves managing IT portfolio processes, enabling alignment with agency strategy, and facilitating investment governance and project management capabilities.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Enable the Agency to maintain a portfolio that aligns programs, projects and operations with IT and Agency strategy
Play a key role in the implementation of a project portfolio management module (ServiceNow) to support portfolio analysis, demand management (pipeline management), resource allocation, budget formulation, cost modeling, and program execution and reporting
Develop and maintain investment management processes for a DoW agency IT portfolio. Develop Visio diagrams and workflows that demonstrate the progression of an IT concept, the management of portfolio components, and the alignment of portfolio components to DoW portfolio databases and web portals
Work with the IT Policy Manager to document role-based procedures that will facilitate standardization and, when implemented, result in consistent stakeholder behavior
Assist in developing, securing buy-in, and facilitating investment scoring models and criteria so that an IT portfolio can be easily prioritized and ranked
Facilitate the control and evaluation process to monitor IT investment health and overall performance
Review cost, schedule, scope, quality, and overall risks for significant portfolio variances and assist in the development of corrective action plans
Collaborate with business partners on problem identification, solution development, and alternative analysis
Facilitate the development of presentation materials and ancillary persuasive communication that will allow agency investment governance review boards to understand the proposed solution, analyze courses of action (COAs) and make decisions on its viability
Assist in facilitating internal stakeholders through an agency intake process for potential IT projects
Facilitate the process of business case development and analysis
Assist project managers in updating cost-benefit analysis (CBA) and analysis of alternatives (AoA)
Support an IT portfolio’s alignment with investment data from authoritative data sources such as Defense Information Technology Portfolio Repository (DITPR), Select and Native Programming Data Input Systems for Information Technology (SNaP-IT), Integrated Business Framework – Data Alignment Portal (IBF-DAP), and Defense Information Technology Investment Portal (DITIP)
Collaborate with EA to maintain compliance of defense business systems (DBS) with applicable laws, regulations, policies (LRP)
Summarize evaluation performance results for senior management to make decisions about system assets
Develop executive level governance board content and assist in developing board review packages
Assist in determining education needs of stakeholders and facilitate training
Additional duties as assigned or required
Qualification
Required
3-5 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 0 years experience with Masters in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 6 years relevant experience
3 - 5+ years of combined IT Portfolio Management, IT Governance, and IT Investment Management experience within a federal government environment
Competency in the following MS Office Suite tools: Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel
Foundational competency in program and project management
Excellent communication and presentation skills (ability to communicate with all government levels)
Clearance: Must possess and maintain a Secret Clearance, with the continued ability to obtain TS/SCI
Preferred
2+ years of experience with business process mapping
3+ years of experience in briefing senior-level managers
2+ years of experience with writing or managing the development of business cases
2+ years of IT Governance facilitation experience
2+ years of experience with any of the following: IT cost estimation, Budget formulation, Technology Business Management (TBM) implementation
Experience with: ServiceNow, IT Business Management and IT Financial Management S/W Modules, Writing DoD policy and directives, Planning, Programming, Budgeting, Execution (PPBE), Business Enterprise Architecture (BEA), Capital Planning & Investment Control (CPIC)
TS/SCI highly desired
Benefits
Best-in-class medical, dental and vision plan choices
Wellness resources
Employee assistance programs
Savings Plan Options (401(k))
Financial planning tools
Life insurance
Employee discounts
Paid holidays
Paid time off
Tuition reimbursement
Early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships
Bonus/other non-recurrent compensation is occasionally offered for qualified positions
Company
Mission Technologies, a division of HII
HII’s Mission Technologies division develops integrated solutions that enable today’s connected, all-domain force.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Marc Sosa
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
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