Project Scheduler

Job Description

Description

SAIC is currently seeking a motivated, career and customer-oriented Project Scheduler to join our team to begin an exciting and challenging career.

*Position is On-site 1 day a week in Ashburn, VA*

Job Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the day-to-day planning, scheduling, prioritizing, tracking and reporting for mission critical software development projects using Java and cloud technologies.  The candidate will be responsible for:

• Coordinating the delivery of projects and managing all dependencies with other project teams within the organization
• Leading remote software development teams
• Facilitating critical conversations between stakeholders that may include shifting or competing priorities, conflict resolution and de-escalation
• Working knowledge of SELC and associated documentation (project plans, charters, business cases, requirements documents, test plans, reports, etc.)
• In-depth knowledge and prior experience working in software development environments using an Agile methodology
• Working closely with business and solution resources to define, analyze and document requirements/user stories
• Working with senior executives, clients and business analysts to gather requirements. Interpret and translate the captured technical and functional requirements into technical documentation that can be used by both the project management team and the development teams to develop the end user software
• In-depth knowledge and prior experience managing and implementing business processes in a data centric, mission critical environment
• Contribute to project scoping, including requirement assessment, best practices, application design and development, and process methodologies.

Qualifications

Required:

• BS degree and 2 - 5 years of related experience 
• Ability to obtain and maintain a public trust (Requires U.S. Citizenship
• 2-5 years of professional experience
• 2+ years in agile development projects – a strong working knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies  
• 2+ years of demonstrated data analysis, requirements management and design experience. The candidate will oversee work milestones (end to end). This may also require coordinating & writing technical documents and business process flows
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills
• Prior experience working with developers and data analysts
• Experience with developing SELC documents
• Skills and knowledge utilizing Windows, Microsoft Office Suite and the Atlassian suite of tools
• Strong attention to detail, highly organized and able to thrive in a busy, deadline driven atmosphere
• Ability to adapt quickly, work in a challenging and fast paced environment with a team, as well as individually
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills and organizational skills
• Commitment to learn, think creatively, and facilitate collaboration across teams.

Desired

• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification a plus
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) Certification a plus
• Familiar with SQL and NoSQL database types
• Familiar with:
  • Application frameworks (JavaScript, jQuery, Spring Boot)
• Data loading/ingestion (ETL is a plus)
• Automation Testing (UI, Unit, Service Layer, Code Coverage)
• AWS Cloud (Cloud Concepts)
• Familiarity with service-oriented applications
• Participated in UI/UX and usability design discussions.

Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.

Overview

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator driving our nation's technology transformation. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in engineering, digital, artificial intelligence and mission solutions. Using our expertise and understanding of existing and emerging technologies, we integrate the best components from our own portfolio and our partner ecosystem to deliver innovative, effective and efficient solutions that are critical to achieving our customers' missions.
We are approximately 24,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion, which is core to our values and important to attract and retain exceptional talent. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.9 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.