Program Management Specialist II

Job Description

Job Description

KeenLogic is seeking an experienced Program Management Specialist II to support the Drug Enforcement Administration’s IT Governance and Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC) program. This role will support IT portfolio management, investment governance, strategic planning, organizational analysis, and performance management initiatives that align technology investments with mission objectives and federal requirements.

The PM Specialist II will provide analytical, operational, and governance support across the IT investment lifecycle, helping leadership evaluate portfolio performance, manage strategic initiatives, and improve organizational effectiveness. This position requires strong business analysis, federal consulting, and stakeholder engagement skills, along with experience supporting IT governance frameworks and investment management processes.

This is a full-time position offering Fortune 500-level health/dental/vision, PTO, paid federal holidays, 401k, and Life Insurance. This is an onsite role with a daily schedule from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, based in Springfield, VA.

Required Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen and currently hold an active Secret or Top Secret clearance

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field

• Project Management Professional (PMP) and/or PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-BPA) credentials

• Minimum 10+ years of experience supporting federal IT programs, governance initiatives, or management consulting engagements

• Experience supporting Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC) processes

• Experience with IT Portfolio Management, IT Governance, or Technology Business Management (TBM) frameworks

• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Experience developing executive briefings, reports, presentations, and technical documentation

Duties and Responsibilities

• Experience in Organizational Development analysis to support As-is and To-be models with recommendations to improve the organization’s efficiencies and effectiveness in full utilization of resources and delivering quality products to the customer 

• Experience in IT Portfolio Management methodologies and processes, tools, strategic planning, trend analysis, organizational reporting and presentations, and identification of performance indicators for the purpose of performance measurements 

• Experience writing alternative analyses, business cases or point papers based on research, analysis, and observations 

• Experience with the Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC) process and other IT investment processes and requirements; familiarity with the Technology Business Management (TBM) framework 

• Implement a continuous process of identifying, selecting, and managing a portfolio of projects in alignment with key performance metrics and strategic business objectives. 

• Provide recommendations, processes, procedures, writing policies, and support in an IT Portfolio Management program. 

• Provide alternate methods to manage IT Strategic Planning and Portfolio Management activities across the IT organization with an innovative solution to forecast future benefits of a comprehensive IT portfolio, to include IT Technical Roadmaps and Business Roadmaps based on Government mandates. 

• Conduct organizational level reporting linking technologies to outcomes and mission-related tangible and intangible benefits 

• Experience assessing, interpreting, and providing guidance regarding federal government budget and reporting directives and instructions  

• Expertise in Risk Analysis to support project managers in identifying project risk, identifying potential impacts of those risks, and crafting risk mitigation strategies. 

• Experience facilitating work sessions and conducting training sessions 

• Conducting business and technical analysis by facilitating working group sessions and engaging working group members to understand and document customer stakeholder functional and technical needs 

• Assessing customer current business processes and functions and making recommendations for improved functional services 

• Conduct qualitative and quantitative research to support work assignments for meeting the deliverable objective 

• Conduct qualitative and quantitative analyses for assigned tasks 

• Compile research, findings, and other information into written formats such as white papers, reports, presentations, and other forms of technical documentation 

• Perform IT strategic/organizational planning, organizational development, portfolio and program management, IT investment management, IT governance 

• Provide Weekly and Monthly Status Reporting 

• Provide meeting support (facilitate meetings, prepare agenda, prepare project briefings, present to the stakeholders, document, and distribute meeting minutes, and track actions) 

• Support other PMO tasks as assigned 

• Participate in project planning and schedule development/maintenance activities 

• Writing materials relevant to organization, project, and task goals and presenting material to senior Government officials

Required Tools and Methodologies

• MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

• Microsoft Office Visio

• Microsoft Office Project

• MS SharePoint

• MS Power BI

• ServiceNow

• Technology Business Management (TBM) Framework

• Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

• Development Security and Operations (DevSecOps)

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