Technical Project Manager - Engineering Team Lead

Acuity is seeking a highly technical IT Project Manager to lead engineering teams supporting enterprise IT modernization initiatives for the U.S. Department of State. This position requires a unique combination of

hands-on technical expertise, engineering team leadership, and project management experience to oversee the successful design, development, implementation, and delivery of complex technology solutions.

The ideal candidate is a seasoned technical leader with a background in infrastructure engineering, cloud technologies, automation, software development, or enterprise IT operations who has progressed into leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and managing technical projects.

Unlike a traditional project management role, this position requires an individual who can engage directly with engineers, understand complex technical challenges, evaluate proposed solutions, provide technical direction, and hold engineering teams accountable for successful delivery.

The IT Project Manager will lead technical teams supporting Overseas Operations, Automation, and Overseas Data Storage initiatives, ensuring engineering solutions meet mission requirements, technical standards, and project objectives across domestic and international environments.

Are you ready to use your expertise in the areas of IT Modernization, Data Enablement, and Hyperautomation to make a real difference? Join Acuity, Inc., a technology consulting firm that supports federal agencies. We combine industry partnerships and long-term federal experience with innovative technical leadership to support our customers’ critical missions.

• Lead, manage, and mentor multidisciplinary engineering teams supporting cloud infrastructure, automation, cybersecurity, networking, enterprise storage, software development, and IT modernization initiatives.
• Provide day-to-day technical leadership, direction, and oversight to engineers, ensuring technical solutions align with customer requirements, architectural standards, and operational objectives.
• Serve as the primary technical delivery leader, bridging engineering execution, project management, and government stakeholder expectations.
• Leverage a strong engineering background to evaluate technical designs, challenge proposed approaches, identify technical gaps, and guide teams toward effective solutions.
• Oversee engineering activities throughout the solution lifecycle, including technical planning, design, development, integration, testing, deployment, and operational transition.
• Facilitate technical discussions, engineering reviews, architecture assessments, and troubleshooting sessions to resolve complex technical challenges.
• Manage engineering workloads, resource allocation, technical priorities, and deliverables across multiple concurrent work streams.
• Mentor and develop engineering personnel, promote technical accountability, and foster a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and high-quality delivery.
• Identify engineering skill gaps, resource constraints, and technical dependencies that could affect project execution.
• Partner with solution architects, technical SMEs, and engineering leads to ensure solutions are scalable, secure, supportable, and aligned with enterprise architecture standards.

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of complex enterprise IT modernization projects, with direct accountability for engineering execution and technical outcomes.
• Translate customer mission requirements and business objectives into actionable technical work plans, engineering deliverables, and implementation strategies.
• Develop and maintain project schedules,…