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Program Analyst Advisor

Program Analyst Advisor

CompanyGeneral Dynamics
LocationChantilly, VA, USA
Salary$114750 – $155250
TypeFull-Time
Degrees
Experience LevelSenior, Expert or higher

Requirements

  • Deliverables Management
  • IT Project Portfolio Management
  • Strategic Planning
  • 8 + years of related experience
  • US Citizenship Required

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for managing IT projects and assets as a cohesive portfolio to meet customer objectives
  • Develop and maintain IT portfolio roadmaps
  • Align IT initiatives with contract objectives and strategies
  • Assess portfolio risks and recommend risk mitigation strategies
  • Oversee multiple IT projects/programs within the portfolio
  • Ensure timely delivery of projects and adherence to scope and quality
  • Prioritize projects based on contract needs, resource availability, and ROI
  • Collaborate with team leaders to allocate resources efficiently
  • Serve as the primary liaison between IT teams
  • Provide regular status updates, and performance metrics
  • Conduct post-implementation reviews to identify lessons learned
  • Lead change control processes to minimize project disruptions
  • Ensure proper documentation of changes, approvals, and version control

Preferred Qualifications

  • Strategic Thinking: Ability to plan long-term IT initiatives and adapt to organizational shifts
  • Leadership: Skilled in guiding teams, conflict resolution, and decision-making
  • Risk Management: Experience identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks within IT projects
  • Communication: Strong verbal and written communication for reporting to customers and collaborating with cross-functional teams
  • Project/Portfolio Management Tools: Jira, Microsoft Project, PPMs Frameworks: PMBOK, Agile, ITIL, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
  • Collaboration: Microsoft SharePoint and Teams, Slack, Confluence
  • Balancing competing project priorities across business units
  • Managing resource constraints within budgetary limits
  • Ensuring projects stay aligned with shifting organizational goals
  • PfMP
  • PgMP
  • Agile PMI-ACP® (Agile Certified Practitioner)
  • ITIL® 4 Managing Professional
  • Strategic Leader TOGAF® (The Open Group Architecture Framework)
  • Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM)