- Location
- Radford, VA, US · Remote, US
- Workplace
- Remote
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- IT
- Seniority
- Lead
- Education
- Bachelor
- Clearance
- Required
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- iCIMS
Description
Overview
Empower AI is AI for government. Empower AI gives federal agency leaders the tools to elevate the potential of their workforce with a direct path for meaningful transformation. Headquartered in Reston, Va., Empower AI leverages three decades of experience solving complex challenges in Health, Defense, and Civilian missions. Our proven Empower AI Platform® provides a practical, sustainable path for clients to achieve transformation that is true to who they are, what they do, how they work, with the resources they have. The result is a government workforce that is exponentially more creative and productive. For more information, visit www.Empower.ai.
Empower AI is proud to be recognized as a 2024 Military Friendly Employer by Viqtory, the publisher of G.I. Jobs. This designation reflects the company’s commitment to hiring and supporting active-duty and veteran employees.
Responsibilities
The Applications Team Lead brings senior application project management experience utilizing Agile development best practices. Under indirect supervision, this position oversees the management of multiple application modernization projects, including requirements gathering, estimating level of effort, drafting development stories, facilitating backlog reviews and sprint planning meetings, coordinating resources, reviewing QA results, and performing final review.
Senior Application Project management experience utilizing agile development best practices. Under indirect supervision, oversees the management of multiple application modernization projects. Responsibilities include requirements gathering, estimating Level of Effort (LOE), drafting development stories, facilitating backlog reviews & sprint planning meetings, coordinating resources, reviewing QA results, and performing final review. Manages resources across each development effort and provides staffing recommendations for new or expanding projects. Provides budget reports to track burn rates across each project to ensure projects stay within budget.
Manages master project schedule and reprioritizes efforts to prevent collisions. Works directly with customers to communicate project status. Works with the development teams to identify areas for improvements and gain efficiencies.
Qualifications
Requirements:
- Three or more years' experience with DevSecOps development strategies.
- Bachelor's degree in a technical or business discipline is preferred; equivalent years of experience managing application development projects will be considered in lieu of a degree.
- Three or more years' experience with Agile development processes and tools.
- Three or more years' experience with Quality Assurance (QA) application testing.
- Three or more years' experience managing budgets and resources across multiple application projects.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience effectively managing multiple large-scale projects.
- Active DoD Secret Security Clearance
Preferred:
- Bachelor's degree in a technical/business discipline or equivalent years of experience managing application development projects.
- Working knowledge of DoD STIGs and IA Vulnerability Management (IAVM).
Physical Requirements:
This position requires the ability to perform the below essential functions:
- Sitting for long periods
- Ambulate throughout an office
- Ambulate between several buildings
Occasional travel to government facilities or data center locations may be required based on mission needs.
About Empower AI
All hiring and promotion decisions at Empower AI are based on merit to bring the best talent available to contribute to our firm’s overall success. It is the policy of Empower AI not to discriminate against any applicant for employment, or employee because of age, color, sex, disability, national origin, race, religion, or veteran status. Empower AI is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
If hired for this position, the base salary range would be within the range provided. The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high end of the salary range for this position. Actual salaries may vary based on various factors including but not limited to work location, skills, experience, gov con contractual requirements, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Empower AI's total compensation package for employees.