IT Portfolio Manager

Responsibilities & Qualifications

RESPONSIBILITIES

The IT Portfolio Manager is expected to be able to accomplish the following:

• Lead enterprise‑level IT portfolio planning, coordination, and governance.
• Develop, maintain, and optimize the IT investment portfolio roadmap.
• Analyze project proposals to ensure technical, strategic, and financial alignment.
• Facilitate portfolio review boards, prioritization cycles, and executive briefings.
• Provide visibility into portfolio health, risks, dependencies, and performance metrics.
• Monitor cost, schedule, and performance across IT programs and projects.
• Conduct business case analysis to support investment decisions.
• Coordinate with cross‑functional stakeholders including engineering, operations, finance, and leadership.
• Ensure compliance with organizational policies, federal IT governance, cybersecurity requirements, and enterprise architecture standards.
• Provide advisory support on maturing portfolio processes, tools, and reporting frameworks.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Active TS/SCI + CI Poly clearance
• Project Management Professional certification (PMP) or Federal Acquisition Certification for Program and Project Managers FAC‑P/PM (Mid‑Level or above)
• BS, 5‑7 years of relevant experience; MS, 3‑5 years;
  PhD, 0‑3 years
• Strong background in IT governance, portfolio management, or program oversight.
• Demonstrated experience supporting federal IT programs or DoD/IC customers.
• Familiarity with IT lifecycle methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, hybrid).
• Proficiency with portfolio tools such as MS Project, Service Now, Jira, Power BI, or equivalent.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• ITIL® 4 Foundation (minimum)
• ITIL® 4 Managing Professional (highly preferred)
• COBIT 2019 Foundation or Design & Implementation
• Certified SAFe Agilist (SA) or Lean Portfolio Management (LPM)
• TOGAF Foundation (preferred for enterprise alignment)
• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner or Solutions Architect
• Microsoft Azure Fundamentals or Administrator
• Security+ (DoD 8140 baseline familiarity)
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) – Preferred
• Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) – Preferred
• Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) – Risk governance alignment
• PMI Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP) – Highly Preferred
• Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM)
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (minimum)
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (preferred)

We are seeking an IT Portfolio Manager to join our Task Order proposal on the Defense Intelligence Agency’s Solutions for the Information Technology Enterprise III (SITE III). The IT Portfolio Manager is responsible for planning, governing, prioritizing, and optimizing major IT investments. The IT Portfolio Manager oversees the lifecycle of IT programs and projects, ensuring strategic alignment, transparency, and value realization across the portfolio.

Tek Synap is a fast‑growing high‑tech company that understands both the pace of technology today and the need to have a comprehensive, well‑planned information management environment. “Technology moving at the speed of thought” embodies these principles – the need to nimbly utilize the best that information technology offers to meet the business needs of our Federal Government customers.

We offer our full‑time employees a competitive benefits package to include health, dental, vision, 401K, life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability plans, vacation time and holidays.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Location:
  
  Annapolis Junction, MD
• Type of environment:
  Varies
• Noise level:
  Low
• Work schedule:
  
  Non‑standard shift
• Amount of Travel: 20%

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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