Description
Transition Manager
Location: Washington, DC Metro Area
Required: US Citizen
The IT Transition Manager plays a critical role in overseeing and managing the transition of information technology services, systems, infrastructure, and support from legacy environments to new or modernized solutions within a federal agency. This position ensures continuity of service, minimizes risk and promotes effective communication and coordination across stakeholders during IT transitions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and coordinate IT transition planning, execution, and implementation efforts in support of agency modernization initiatives.
- Develop and manage transition plans, schedules, resource allocations, risk assessments, and performance metrics.
- Work with internal stakeholders, contractors, and external partners to ensure seamless transitions of systems and services.
- Oversee the decommissioning of legacy systems and the integration of new systems into the enterprise IT environment.
- Identify and mitigate potential risks and issues that may affect the success of the transition.
- Ensure compliance with federal IT policies, standards, and regulations, including FISMA, FedRAMP, and agency-specific guidelines.
- Facilitate change management activities including user training, documentation, and communications.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for all matters related to IT transitions, providing updates and briefings to senior leadership.
- Monitor post-transition performance and ensure service-level agreements (SLAs) and operational standards are met.
Requirements
Required Qualifications:
- U.S. Citizenship required.
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
- At least 5 years of experience in IT project or transition management.
- Proven experience managing transitions of large-scale IT systems, cloud migrations, or infrastructure modernizations.
- Strong understanding of ITIL, Agile, and/or PMP project management methodologies.
- Familiarity with federal IT governance, procurement, and security compliance frameworks.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Active PMP, ITIL, or equivalent certification.
- Experience working within federal civilian or DoD environments.
- Familiarity with enterprise architecture, cloud computing (AWS, Azure, etc.), and data center operations.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder engagement skills.
Company Overview:
Node. Digital is an independent Digital Automation & Cognitive Engineering company that integrates best-of-breed technologies to accelerate business impact.Our Core Values help us in our mission. They include:OUR CORE VALUESIdentifying the~RIGHT PEOPLE~and developing them to their full capabilitiesOur customer’s “Mission” is our “Mission”. Our~MISSION FIRST~approach is designed to keep our customers fully engaged while becoming their trusted partnerWe believe in~SIMPLIFYING~complex problems with a relentless focus on agile delivery excellenceOur mantra is “~Simple*Secure*Speed~” in the delivery of innovative services and solutions.
Benefits
We are proud to offer competitive compensation and benefits packages to include:
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Basic Life
- Long-Term Disability
- Health Saving Account
- 401K
- Three weeks of PTO
- 10 Paid Holidays
- Pre-Approved Online Training
