Portfolio Management Specialist - 26851

Requisition Number: 26851

Required Travel: 0 - 10%

Employment Type: Full Time/Salaried/Exempt

Anticipated Salary Range: $76,813.00 - $110,000.00

Security Clearance: Secret

Level of Experience: Mid

This opportunity resides with Warfare Systems (WS) , a business group within HII's Mission Technologies division. Warfare Systems comprises cyber and mission IT; electronic warfare; and C5ISR systems.

HII works within our nation's intelligence and cyber operations communities to defend our interests in cyberspace and anticipate emerging threats. Our capabilities in cybersecurity, network architecture, reverse engineering, software and hardware development uniquely enable us to support sensitive missions for the U.S. military and federal agency partners.

Meet HII's Mission Technologies Division
Our team of more than 7,000 professionals worldwide delivers all-domain expertise and advanced technologies in service of mission partners across the globe. Mission Technologies is leading the next evolution of national defense - the data evolution - by accelerating a breadth of national security solutions for government and commercial customers. Our capabilities range from C5ISR, AI and Big Data, cyber operations and synthetic training environments to fleet sustainment, environmental remediation and the largest family of unmanned underwater vehicles in every class. Find the role that's right for you. Apply today. We look forward to meeting you.

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Job Description

HII-Mission Technologies is seeking a Portfolio Management Specialist to support the Department of War (DoW) Chief Information Officer (CIO). Come Join our growing team today!

The Specialist will be proficient in the areas of IT Portfolio Management, IT Investment Management, and IT Governance. The selected candidate will understand the integration of the aforementioned areas and provide subject matter expertise towards the development of IT Governance and IT Portfolio Management capabilities!

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Enable the Agency to maintain a portfolio that aligns programs, projects and operations with IT and Agency strategy.
• Play a key role in the implementation of a project portfolio management module (ServiceNow) to support portfolio analysis, demand management (pipeline management), resource allocation, budget formulation, cost modeling, and program execution and reporting.
• Develop and maintain investment management processes for a DoW agency IT portfolio. Develop Visio diagrams and workflows that demonstrate the progression of an IT concept, the management of portfolio components, and the alignment of portfolio components to DoW portfolio databases and web portals.
• Work with the IT Policy Manager to document role-based procedures that will facilitate standardization and, when implemented, result in consistent stakeholder behavior.
• Assist in developing, securing buy-in, and facilitating investment scoring models and criteria so that an IT portfolio can be easily prioritized and ranked.
• Facilitate the control and evaluation process to monitor IT investment health and overall performance.
• Review cost, schedule, scope, quality, and overall risks for significant portfolio variances and assist in the development of corrective action plans.
• Collaborate with business partners on problem identification, solution development, and alternative analysis.
• Facilitate the development of presentation materials and ancillary persuasive communication that will allow agency investment governance review boards to understand the proposed solution, analyze courses of action (COAs) and make decisions on its viability.
• Assist in facilitating internal stakeholders through an agency intake process for potential IT projects.
• Facilitate the process of business case development and analysis.
• Assist project managers in updating cost-benefit analysis (CBA) and analysis of alternatives (AoA).
• Support an IT portfolio's alignment with investment data from authoritative data sources such as Defense Information Technology Portfolio Repository (DITPR), Select and Native Programming Data Input Systems for Information Technology (SNaP-IT), Integrated Business Framework - Data Alignment Portal (IBF-DAP), and Defense Information Technology Investment Portal (DITIP).
• Collaborate with EA to maintain compliance of defense business systems (DBS) with applicable laws, regulations, policies (LRP).
• Summarize evaluation performance results for senior management to make decisions about system assets.
• Develop executive level governance board content and assist in developing board review packages.
• Assist in determining education needs of stakeholders and facilitate training.
• Additional duties as assigned or required.

Minimum Qualifications

• 3-5 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 0 years experience with Masters in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 6 years relevant experience.
• 3 - 5+ years of combined IT Portfolio Management, IT Governance, and IT Investment Management experience within a federal government environment.
• Competency in the following MS Office Suite tools: Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel.
• Foundational competency in program and project management.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills (ability to communicate with all government levels.
• Clearance: Must possess and maintain a Secret Clearance, with the continued ability to obtain TS/SCI.

Preferred Requirements

• 2+ years of experience with business process mapping
• 3+ years of experience in briefing senior-level managers
• 2+ years of experience with writing or managing the development of business cases
• 2+ years of IT Governance facilitation experience
• 2+ years of experience with any of the following:
  • IT cost estimation
  • Budget formulation
  • Technology Business Management (TBM) implementation
• Experience with:
  • ServiceNow, IT Business Management and IT Financial Management S/W Modules
  • Writing DoD policy and directives
  • Planning, Programming, Budgeting, Execution (PPBE)
  • Business Enterprise Architecture (BEA)
  • Capital Planning & Investment Control (CPIC)
• TS/SCI highly desired

Physical Requirements

• Job performance requires adequate visual acuity and manual dexterity for meeting the requirements of the generic systems analyst discipline. Office work environment normally encountered.

HII is more than a job - it's an opportunity to build a new future. We offer competitive benefits such as best-in-class medical, dental and vision plan choices; wellness resources; employee assistance programs; Savings Plan Options (401(k)); financial planning tools, life insurance; employee discounts; paid holidays and paid time off; tuition reimbursement; as well as early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships. Bonother non-recurrent compensation is occasionally offered for qualified positions, and if applicable to this role will be addressed by the recruiter at the screening phase of application.

Why HII
We build the world's most powerful, survivable naval ships and defense technology solutions that safeguard our seas, sky, land, space and cyber. Our workforce includes skilled tradespeople; artificial intelligence, machine learning (AI/ML) experts; engineers; technologists; scientists; logistics experts; and business administration professionals.

Recognized as one of America's top large company employers, we are a values and ethics driven organization that puts people's safety and well-being first. Regardless of your role or where you serve, at HII, you'll find a supportive and welcoming environment, competitive benefits, and valuable educational and training programs for continual career growth at every stage of your career.

Together we are working to ensure a future where everyone can be free and thrive.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

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