Description

The Capital Area Division (CAD) of Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) has an immediate need for a full-time Information Statistical Office Information Technology Program Manager with demonstrated Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act (CIPSEA) experience. The candidate will support a Department of Homeland Security statistical organization, the Office of Homeland Security Statistics (OHSS), with planning, coordinating, and sequencing execution of their IT modernization plan, including implementation of CIPSEA IT security requirements. The candidate will also leverage their experience with IT reporting environments and agile processes to provide Business Intelligence (BI) support and requirements gathering, as well as documenting, tracking, and reporting on project status and progress, and supporting course corrections as needed.

Essential Functions:

Working with the DHS OHSS, the candidate will provide leadership and vision for modernization and implementation of CIPSEA IT security requirements to strengthen data security and better guard against data disclosure. Responsibilities include:

• Providing program management support to OHSS Federal staff and contract teams in planning, coordinating, and sequencing execution of the OHSS IT modernization plan, including implementation of CIPSEA IT security requirements.

• Providing BI support and Requirements gathering, leveraging experience with IT reporting environments and agile processes.

• Providing Business Analyst and IT Project Management Expertise to document, track, and report on project status and progress, and supporting course corrections as needed.

• Managing software installation requests, license management, and equipment inventory for IT systems.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s in Information Systems, Information Technology, IT Management, or a related field

• 8-10 years of relevant experience

• Demonstrated experience implementing CIPSEA IT security requirements

• Must be a US Citizen

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DHS suitability clearance

• Proficiency in BI tools and implementation at the enterprise level

• Demonstrated proficiency in agile processes and leading agile teams

• Demonstrated experience in software license management and equipment inventory

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in Information Systems, Information Technology, IT Management, or a related field is preferred

• 6-8 years of relevant experience with a Masters degree OR 3-5 years of experience with a PhD

• Experience working with a federal statistical agency

• Process engineering and integration knowledge is preferred

• Current and active DHS Suitability

COMPANY INFORMATION:

Applied Research Associates, Inc. is an employee-owned international research and engineering company recognized for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. The company, founded in Albuquerque, NM, in 1979, currently employs over 2000 professionals. ARA offices throughout the United States and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense technologies, civil technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. The corporation also provides sophisticated technical products for environmental site characterization, pavement analysis, and robotics.

At ARA, employees are our greatest assets. The corporation realizes that employee ownership fosters greater creativity and initiative along with higher performance and customer satisfaction levels. ARA gives its employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take more active roles as owners. The culture is challenging; innovation and experimentation are the norm. Employees are eligible for contributions which not only add to the company’s success, but also their own through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The motto, “Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit” sums up the ARA experience. For additional information and an opportunity to join this unique workplace, please visit our website at www.ara.com .

Please apply at www.careers.ara.com for the Statistical Office Information Statistical Office Information Technical Program Manager position.

Qualifications

Education

Required

• Bachelors or better in Information Technology

Experience

Required

• 8-10 years: Relevant work experience

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)