IT Junior Project Manager

At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people.

Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.

Join Accenture Federal Services, a technology company within global Accenture. Recognized as a Glassdoor Top 100 Best Place to Work, we offer a collaborative and caring community where you feel like you belong and are empowered to grow, learn and thrive through hands- on experience, certifications, industry training and more.

Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!

Key Responsibilities:

• Performs routine aspects of the position and is supervised by higher level team members.
• Supports business process and system analysis activities.
• Assists with documentation, planning, and coordination tasks.
• Contributes to project improvement initiatives without full ownership of work streams.
• Support planning, coordination, and execution of technology projects across the SDLC (Waterfall, Agile, Dev Ops, etc.).
• Assist in building project schedules, defining task execution procedures, and assessing staffing and resource needs.
• Convert user requirements and business needs into actionable work items.
• Support development teams by assigning tasks, tracking progress, and monitoring deliverable quality.
• Participate in stakeholder reviews and help secure customer approval for deliverables.
• Provide daily project support, including status updates, technical and financial reporting, and progress tracking for leadership.
• Assist in developing and documenting business and technical requirements.
• Support project meetings, risk and issue tracking, and change management activities.
• Collaborate with developers, analysts, architects, and end users to ensure successful solution delivery.
• Contribute to process improvement, documentation, and operational coordination across the project.

Required Qualifications:

• 1–2 years’ experience supporting IT projects, business analysis, systems implementation, or similar.
• Understanding of SDLC methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, Dev Ops); basic familiarity with project/work management tooling (e.g., MS Project, Jira, Azure Dev Ops).
• Organization, communication, problem solving, attention to detail, and the ability to follow structured processes and meet deadlines.
• Associate’s degree in information technology, Business, Computer Science, or related discipline.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting Agile ceremonies or project documentation.
• Familiarity with project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Jira, Azure Dev Ops).
• Exposure to requirements gathering or stakeholder engagement.
• Exposure to Agile ceremonies (standups, sprint planning, reviews) and project documentation (charters, plans, RAID logs).
• Familiarity with Confluence or similar documentation tools; interest in CAPM, PMP, or Agile certifications.

As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below.

Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed Final date to receive applications.

The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland is:

$97,200 - $103,600 USD

What We Believe

As a company wholly dedicated to serving the US federal government, we bring together the best talent to help reinvent how federal agencies operate and deliver greater value for their mission and the American people. We have an unwavering commitment to creating a culture in which all our people are respected, feel a sense of belonging, and have equal opportunity. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture Federal Services has the responsibility to create and sustain a culture where everyone feels welcomed and included.

This is grounded in our core values and our experience that hiring and developing great people who reflect different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds is key to driving innovation and delivering the results that our clients and the country count on.

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