LTS is seeking an experienced and highly motivated
Program Analyst with Agile Scrum and Project management experience to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of successfully working on projects in an Agile Scrum environment. The Program Analyst will be responsible for working on projects from initiation to closure, ensuring that project objectives and deliverables are met on time, and to the satisfaction of all stakeholders. The Program Analyst is responsible for creating, updating, coordinating, and analyzing project data, plans, and timelines, and provide suggestions on risk mitigation. The Program Analyst also collaborates closely with team leaders to build, evaluate, and optimize project plans. The Program Analyst will participate in a cross-functional team environment in development requiring critical and lateral thinking with the ability to make sound decisions. This position will report to the Product Team PMO Program Manager.
This position is
100% remote and will require the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.
LTS provides trusted consulting, and solutions in an increasingly complex and growing world. Our deep expertise in technology and analytics helps us serve a broad constituency of clients that range from cabinet-level departments of the U.S. Government to the largest Federal IT contractors in the world.
LTS is a leading information technology (IT) provider for mission critical systems leveraging the latest technologies to deliver innovative solutions from small mobile applications to large, complex enterprise applications. Our professionals specialize in multiple disciplines including program management, system integration, system design, system development, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and data analytics.
Responsibilities & Qualifications
- Plan, execute and monitor project tasks from start to finish, ensuring that they are delivered within scope, and schedule.
- Identify, communicate, and manage project risks, issues, and dependencies, and take proactive measures to mitigate them.
- Develop project plans, schedules, and other project documentation in accordance with VA standards and practices.
- Use Agile Scrum methodology to manage project tasks and communicate progress to stakeholders.
- Facilitate project meetings, ensuring that all team members are aligned and informed.
- Ensure that project deliverables are of high quality and meet stakeholder expectations.
- Conduct post-project evaluations and lessons learned sessions to identify areas for improvement.
- Support client by developing, updating, and maintaining presentations and briefings, memoranda, and messages including, but not limited to, supporting tables, graphics, and figures.
- Identify opportunities for process improvement.
- Experience preparing technical documents such as manuals, how-to guides, and other supporting documents to communicate technical information more easily.
- Ability to write meeting notes and collaborate with team members on notetaking.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Business Management, Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Resource Management, Industrial Engineering, Operations Research or related fields AND five years of experience OR an additional five years of experience in lieu of a degree
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.
- Knowledge of software development lifecycle phases.
- Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite and MS Teams.
- Ability to work in a production-driven environment and meet deadlines.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to define and analyze problems and develop solutions.
- Strong time management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously while maintaining attention to detail; ability to prioritize several project assignments on multiple topics.
- Strong work ethic and judgment; self-starter and lead with minimal guidance.
- Work in a collaborative environment and as an individual with minimal guidance.
- Experience working on software development and deployment projects, specifically large, complex enterprise-wide system deployments.
- Analytical and investigative skills.
- Ability to identify and prioritize communication vehicles for various audiences.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to create compelling content for various internal and external audiences across multiple platforms.
- Ability to translate technical information for non-technical audiences.
- Ability to excel in a fast-paced office environment.
Desired Skills
- Experience with ServiceNow
- Agile / SAFe SDLC experience
- Jira experience
- Department of Veterans Affairs and/or OIT experience
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.
LTS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.
