Portfolio Management Specialist

Leidos hiring for Portfolio Management Specialist jobs in Gaithersburg, MD, US

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The Intelligence Group of Leidos is seeking a Portfolio, Program Management Analyst and Integration Specialists to support an Intelligence Community (IC) program in Bethesda, MD. Successful candidates in this position will collaborate with a diverse group of individuals across the Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, and Private Sector and will directly contribute to development and implementation of business and mission analytics efforts. An Active TS/SCI with polygraph security clearance is required to be considered for this position.

Primary Responsibilities:

• 9 + years - Portfolio Management Experience - Monitor and analyze IT portfolio of programs and their associated capabilities and Services

• 7 + years - Strategic Planning Experience – support the evolution of the Sponsor’s strategic direction and priorities

• 5 + years - Performance Management Experience – ensure the strategy is effectively and efficiently pursued, using best practices and benchmarking in business and mission analytics

• 3 + Years - Enterprise Architecture Experience – have a foundation knowledge of enterprise architecture and be able to communicate its relationship to the overall IT portfolio

• Keep abreast of the IC Portfolio of Information Technology (IT) Investments related strategies, business goals, objectives, performance targets, and associated IT enterprise architecture

• Make recommendations to aid sponsor decision-making, to include proposed strategies and/or roadmaps; identified risks, capability and performance gaps, and dependencies; alignment with the strategic framework and priorities; and funding and related program issues

• Make recommendations to keep strategy, performance, and architecture aligned accordingly

• Function as a liaison and lead discussion with, IC program managers, DoD partners, and private sector companies on program capabilities and services delivery and requirements concerns

• Assist government client with programmatic goals and objectives, schedules, and reports to the senior-level executives

• Communicate technical topics in a non-technical manner to senior-level audiences

Basic Qualifications:

• TS/SCI with CI Polygraph required.

• Requires a BA degree and 12 – 15 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 10 – 13 years of prior relevant experience.

• Draft products that reflect strong writing and grammatical skills

• Expert knowledge of portfolio, program, and project management discipline

• Expert knowledge of planning, programing, Budgeting, and execution discipline

• Expert knowledge of key performance indicators

• Strong analytical competence, problem-solving, communication and organizational skills

• Provide audience-appropriate written and verbal communications and demonstrate strong interpersonal and customer service skills

• Work with seniors in diverse, fast-paced, multi-task environment managing competing priorities

• Produce deliverables in multiple formats as needed (e.g., Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)

CONMD

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.