IT Delivery Manager

About the role

FALCATA is seeking an IT Delivery Manager, which can be performed remotely.

Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, Falcata Defense LLC is an employee-owned company that has been providing high-quality technical services and solutions for our customers’ for over 50 years.  Our diverse portfolio includes providing full lifecycle support in Precision Strike and Area Effects; Area Protection; Airborne Sensors and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR); Vehicle Protection; Electronic Warfare Systems; Air and Missile Defense; Space Systems, and Intelligence and Information Systems.  

Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Vice President for Information Technology and Security, the IT Delivery Manager will spearhead enterprise IT systems modernization and manage and lead large IT projects and programs with a strong focus on Data & IT Operations integration. The ideal candidate will demonstrate expertise in end-to-end program management, successful project delivery and merger and acquisition support. The candidate will be expected to coordinate IT, cybersecurity compliance and business system activities, including regular interactions with senior customer stakeholders. Additional responsibilities include:

• Ensure the delivery of the highest level of operational service to clients by coordinating the activities of the service delivery team across all areas of services.
• Orchestrate integration of new system/software implementations, ensuring all business, function and security requirements are met.  
• Oversee and support project resource alignment and phasing, service management, change control, and service improvement.
• Articulate business requests into formal actionable requirements.
• Track and report status of projects. Recommend workarounds or solutions when project objectives fall short.
• Align business requirements against the IT portfolio. Help identify solutions to close capability gaps that meet workflow, business and compliance requirements.
• Assist the Vice President in merger and acquisition activities.

Required Qualifications: 

Considered a recognized authority within the company. Works on unusually complex technical problems and provides solutions which are highly innovative. Determines and pursues courses of action necessary to obtain desired results. Bachelor's (or equivalent) in an IT related degree with 10 - 12 years of experience or a Master's with 8 - 10 years of experience.

• US citizen with the ability to obtain SECRET clearance.
• Deep understanding of the defense and aerospace and defense contracting business and cybersecurity requirements.
• Partner directly with IT Systems, Infrastructure, Enterprise Applications, and Information Security engineering teams to prioritize sprint backlogs, define project charters, and eliminate delivery friction.  
• Experience in AI integration, leveraging large data sets in a secure environment.
• Experience integrating businesses, determining the best solution and executing plans.
• Direct experience managing post-merger integration (PMI) workstreams, consolidating parallel IT services, Active Directory/tenant consolidations, or legacy system cutovers.
• Proven success standing up or maturing PMO delivery frameworks, optimizing stage-gate governance, and executing via Agile/Scrum/Waterfall hybrid methodologies.  
• Working familiarity with IT security frameworks and compliance standards (e.g., NIST, CMMC, SOC 2) as they intersect with corporate IT infrastructure and data governance.  

Preferred Qualifications:

• PMP certification
• ITIL foundations

FALCATA Benefits:

FALCATA offers a stable work environment, a competitive salary, and a comprehensive benefit package; including 401k Plan, Flexible Work Schedules, Tuition Reimbursement, Co-Sponsored Health Plan, Paid Leave and much more. FALCATA is a growing organization with unlimited opportunity!

Applying to FALCATA:

Only those candidates invited for an interview will be contacted. Employment at FALCATA is contingent upon the successful completion of a comprehensive background check, security investigation, and a drug screening.

FALCATA is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce.  We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.

This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60–1.4(a), 60–300.5(a) and 60–741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or for inquiring about, discussing, or disclosing information about compensation. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.