Technical Services Project Manager

Job ID 2616860

Location Princeton, NJ, US

Date Posted 2026-09-16

Category Program Management

Subcategory Program Mgmt

Schedule Full-Time

Shift Day Job

Travel Yes - 10% of the time

Minimum Clearance Required None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain Public Trust

Potential for Remote Work ORA_ON_SITE

Description

SAIC is seeking an experienced and technically proficient IT Project Manager to lead critical projects across our Technical Infrastructure, Systems Architecture, and Software Engineering domains. The IT Project Manager will drive the planning, execution, and delivery of complex IT initiatives, ensuring alignment with NOAA/GFDL's business goals, security standards, and operational excellence frameworks. This includes overseeing the end-to-end delivery of technical infrastructure, systems architecture, and software engineering initiatives. This role requires technical acumen to estimate timelines realistically, anticipate technical bottlenecks, and ensure projects align with both operational standards and executive business goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Infrastructure & Networking Oversee projects involving cloud computing models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) across major providers like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, as well as core networking implementations including IP addressing, DNS, firewalls, VPNs, microservices architecture, and load balancing.
• System Integration & Databases Manage the integration of systems via RESTful APIs, SOAP, webhooks, and middleware, while overseeing database management projects involving both relational (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and non-relational (MongoDB, DynamoDB) structures and data warehousing.
• Software Lifecycle Delivery Drive end-to-end Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) phases—from requirements gathering to maintenance—using Agile (Scrum, Kanban), Waterfall, hybrid, and scale-oriented frameworks like SAFe.
• DevOps & Security Coordinate automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, version control (Git), and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) deployments. Ensure adherence to basic security hygiene (IAM, encryption, vulnerability patching) and industry compliance regulations (SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS).
• Project Governance & ITSM Lead core PM knowledge areas (scope, scheduling, risk identification, resources, and quality management) while implementing IT Service Management (ITIL) processes, including change management, incident resolution, SLAs, and post-deployment support.
• Financial & Stakeholder Alignment Manage IT Capex vs. Opex budgets, estimate cloud cost consumption, oversee software licensing models, and translate technical complexity into executive-level business impacts while managing third-party vendors.

Qualifications

Required Education

• Bachelors and ten (10) years or more of related experience; Masters and eight (8) years or more experience ; PhD or JD and five (5) years or more experience.

Required Qualifications

• IT project management experience overseeing cloud, infrastructure, and / or security projects.
• Understanding of network engineering, system integrations, APIs, and multi-cloud strategies.
• Expertise in SDLC methodologies and IT financial management.
• Familiarity with DevOps/CI/CD practices, cybersecurity standards, and ITSM/ITIL frameworks.

Clearance

• Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance.

Target salary range $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.