Description

JOB SUMMARYWe are seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager to lead day-to-day project management activities for the Pantheon Migration and Cloudflare Advanced Bot Protection implementation efforts at Smithsonian Institution. The Project Manager will be responsible for planning, coordination, execution oversight, stakeholder engagement, reporting, risk management, and overall project governance to ensure successful delivery of both initiatives.
RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables.Establish and manage project governance processes, status reporting, and decision tracking.Coordinate project activities across multiple Smithsonian offices, vendors, and stakeholders.Monitor progress against schedule, scope, budget, and performance objectives.Facilitate project meetings and document decisions, action items, and follow-up activities.Coordinate vendor activities and ensure migration milestones are achieved.Support communications and change management activities associated with the transition to the enterprise hosting platform. Coordinate deployment activities for Cloudflare enterprise services, including advanced bot management capabilities.Track implementation milestones, testing activities, security reviews, and operational readiness requirements.Coordinate activities between security, network, web operations, and vendor teams.Facilitate implementation planning, risk mitigation, and transition to steady-state operations.

QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum Qualifications include:

Must be a US Citizen and have ability to pass a federal government background check. Minimum 5 years of experience managing enterprise IT projects.Demonstrated experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder technology initiatives.Experience with project management methodologies, tools, and reporting practices.Strong organizational, communication, facilitation, and problem-solving skills.Experience managing schedules, budgets, risks, vendors, and technical teams.Experience managing cloud migration, infrastructure modernization, hosting platform, cybersecurity, or web technology projects.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with SaaS, cloud hosting, CDN, security, web application firewall (WAF), DDoS protection, or bot management implementations.PMP, PMI-ACP, ScrumMaster, or equivalent project management certification.Experience working within federal, research, educational, cultural, or non-profit organizations.

Specialty System, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability status, genetic information, marital status, ancestry, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, and local laws and offers equal opportunity for VEVRAA Protected Veterans. Specialty System, Inc., will not discriminate against employees and job applicants who inquire about, discuss or disclose compensation information.
Reasonable accommodations that do not cause an undue hardship on the company may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions, as long as that would not hinder or prevent performance of duties or be of a safety concern.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to sit, stand and walk. The employee may be required to move ten pounds and could occasionally lift or move up to twenty-five pounds.
Disclaimer: The listed duties are not intended to serve as a comprehensive list of all duties performed by all employees in this classification, only a representative summary of primary duties and responsibilities.

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