This contingent position is for a Project Analyst to provide project management, analytical, reporting, and coordination support for the Department of Education's Federal Student Aid (FSA) cybersecurity and information technology initiatives. The role supports project leadership in planning, tracking, analyzing, and reporting project activities to help ensure milestones, deliverables, risks, issues, dependencies, and action items are effectively managed. It works closely with Government stakeholders, project managers, cybersecurity professionals, technical teams, and contractor personnel to maintain project visibility, identify potential execution risks, coordinate activities, and provide accurate information supporting program and management decision-making.
Responsibilities
Support development and maintenance of project plans, schedules, milestones, work breakdowns, and deliverable calendars
Coordinate project activities across cybersecurity, technical, operational, and business teams
Track project tasks, dependencies, deadlines, deliverables, and action items through completion
Monitor progress against established schedules and identify potential delays, dependencies, or resource concerns
Coordinate with task owners to obtain status updates and resolve outstanding project actions
Support project managers and technical leads with planning and execution of FSA initiatives
Assist with prioritization and coordination of competing project requirements
Track meeting decisions and action items through completion
Coordinate follow-up activities across Government and contractor stakeholders
Communicate project status, risks, issues, dependencies, and upcoming milestones clearly to technical and nontechnical audiences
Develop, review, edit, format, and maintain project plans, reports, presentations, spreadsheets, procedures, and other program documentation
Coordinate development, review, approval, and delivery of Government and contractual deliverables
Perform quality reviews to verify documentation is complete, accurate, consistent, and compliant with established requirements
Maintain project repositories, document version control, and organized project records
Support audit, assessment, quality-control, and management-review activities by compiling and organizing relevant project evidence and documentation
Support project activities involving cybersecurity, security assessments, RMF/A&A, risk management, continuous monitoring, vulnerability management, compliance, IT operations, development, and automation
Achieve reporting and transparency metrics, to include compliance reporting, dashboard accuracy, and communication responsiveness
Achieve customer and stakeholder experience metrics, including stakeholder satisfaction, governance participation, and speed of access request fulfillment
Coordinate project activities with FSA Government personnel, system owners, cybersecurity teams, technical personnel, and contractor stakeholders
Support continuous improvement of project-management processes, reporting practices, documentation, and workflows
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Management Information Systems, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience
5 years of relevant experience supporting project/program management, project controls, business analysis, IT, cybersecurity, or Federal programs
Familiarity with Generative AI tools such as Copilot and USAi
Experience supporting Federal cybersecurity or IT programs
Experience developing project status reports, metrics, dashboards, briefings, and management presentations
Experience coordinating activities involving multiple technical and nontechnical stakeholder groups
Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams
Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and documentation skills
Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work independently within assigned responsibilities while effectively collaborating with project leadership and technical teams
At least an active Secret clearance
Must be a U.S Citizen
Benefits
Certification incentive program
PTO
Floating federal holiday options
Several insurance options including HMO and High Deductible plans with Health Savings Accounts [HSAs], Flex Spending Accounts [FSAs], Full Dental Plans, Vision, ST/LT Disability, Life Insurance
401k matched
Important Details
Work format: remote
About the Company
SkyePoint Decisions is a leading Cybersecurity Architecture and Engineering, Critical Infrastructure and Operations, and Applications Development and Maintenance IT service provider headquartered in Dulles, Virginia with operations across the U.S. They provide innovative enterprise-wide solutions as well as targeted services addressing the complex challenges faced by federal government clients. SkyePoint Decisions is an established ISO 9001:2015 and ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certified small business and appraised at CMMI Level 3 for Services and Development. They are a participating E-Verify Employer.
