LTS
Technical Project Manager
United States - Remote
No sponsorship$175k-$215kDetected 12 days ago
AzureCI/CDDevOpsPlatform EngineeringMachine LearningLLMsProject ManagementAgileJiraConfluenceStakeholder ManagementStrategic CommunicationsProcess ImprovementHL7/FHIRLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration
About the role
- Additionally, the ideal candidate will possess strong (VA) VistA knowledge, leadership, stakeholder management, and program delivery experience within large-scale federal healthcare or enterprise IT programs.
- LTS shares salary ranges to promote transparency.
Responsibilities
- Develop and manage integrated program plans, schedules, resource allocations, risks, and deliverables across both an AI platform team and a modernization delivery team operating on overlapping timelines.
- Collaborate with government leadership and program stakeholders to align project execution with mission objectives and strategic priorities.
- Identify, manage, and mitigate project risks including those specific to AI-assisted delivery such as model output reliability, dependency mapping gaps, and data lineage requirements in federal environments.
- Support change management, process improvement, and operational transition activities, ensuring modernization outcomes are positioned for sustained VA adoption beyond the pilot period.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on delivery excellence, AI output quality, team collaboration, and establishing reusable modernization patterns for future program application.
- Serve as the senior VistA technical authority, providing strategic direction and governance across solution design, implementation, and product development.
- Lead SMEs, validate technical approaches and deliverables, and ensure the integrity, quality, and alignment of all outputs with customer objectives.
Requirements
- Experience managing technical teams supporting software development, infrastructure, integration, or cloud modernization initiatives.
- Coupled with Experience with DevSecOps in federal environments: CI/CD pipeline governance, branching strategies, automated security scanning, and alignment to VA or DoD DevSecOps standards.
- Experience managing project schedules, risks, dependencies, and reporting activities.
- Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and executive-level stakeholders.
- Experience using project management and collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Project, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms.
- Develop and maintain project documentation including program plans, schedules, risk registers, meeting minutes, action trackers, executive reports, and VA governance artifacts required at each phase gate.
- The ideal candidate bridges deep AI and modern engineering fluency with the discipline required to operate in a FedRAMP/ATO environment under VA's established IT governance and approval frameworks.
Nice to have
- Experience supporting large-scale digital transformation or enterprise modernization efforts.
- Experience working within DevSecOps and cloud modernization environments.
- Working knowledge of VA's VIP (Veterans-focused Integration Process) framework and ability to align sprint delivery, artifact production, and approval sequencing to VIP phase gates.
- Direct experience navigating VA or federal ATO processes including FedRAMP, NIST 800-53 control frameworks, SSP development, and ISSO coordination.
- Or familiarity with federal cybersecurity and compliance frameworks including NIST and FedRamp.
- PMP, PMI-ACP, Scrum Master, or other project management certifications preferred.
- Our teams work on innovative modernization initiatives that help transform legacy systems into secure, scalable, and mission-focused digital solutions.
- We value collaboration, integrity, and professional growth while empowering our people to contribute to meaningful federal missions.
Compensation
- ranges are provided for informational purposes, and final compensation may vary based on experience, skills, location, and role requirements.
Benefits
- Support modernization efforts involving legacy VistA/MUMPS-based systems and enterprise healthcare applications.
- LTS is seeking an experienced high-caliber Technical Project Manager to lead day to day execution of a major AI-powered modernization initiative within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health portfolio.
- LTS is committed to offering eligible employees comprehensive benefits that will provide them with options intended to meet their needs and the needs of their family.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business, Information Technology, Healthcare Administration, Engineering, or related discipline.
- 10+ years of technical project or program management experience supporting enterprise IT or healthcare modernization initiatives, with at least 3 years leading AI, ML, or intelligent automation delivery programs.
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