Technical Project Manager
Horizon Industries,· Information Technology And Services· Oct 12, 2026 · 15d ago
United States
Remote
Full-time
Manager
$130K–$150K
Job description
Technical Project Manager
Location: Remote, USA
Salary: Various factors are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, education, certifications, and competencies that align with the specified role, as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position. The pay range for this position is: $130,000-$150,000
Who We Are
Horizon Industries Limited (Horizon) is a dynamic IT and Management Consulting firm based in the Washington, DC area. Founded in 1996, Horizon Industries Limited (Horizon) has evolved into a company of highly qualified professionals that provides full-cycle IT Consultant and Management support in both the private and public sectors.
Horizon’s culture is based on our core values, and we PRIDE ourselves on a diverse, employee, and family-centric approach.
Position Summary
Seeking a hands-on Senior Project Manager to lead federal Appian case management modernization delivery and contract execution. This role owns schedules, technical team coordination, Government stakeholder communications, contractual reporting, financial controls, and Agile/SAFe delivery across planning, requirements, development, testing, deployment, and production support. The individual serves as the primary Government point of contact for day-to-day contract management.
Key Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end Appian delivery for multiple Appian Applications, including release planning, deployments, and O&M coordination.
Run biweekly sprint planning, daily Scrum, backlog refinement, reviews, retrospectives, and Change Control Board (CCB) presentations/approvals in the Federal Agile framework.
Lead requirements elicitation and business process discussions; ensure JIRA epics, stories, tasks, and acceptance criteria are actionable and development-ready.
Maintain integrated schedule, PM workbook, risk/issue registers, burn-up/burn-down charts, cost variance, burn-rate dashboards, personnel reports, and OCIO-approved PPM artifacts.
Prepare monthly invoice details, individual and labor-category hour breakdowns, financial forecasts, and earned value/performance reporting.
Coordinate with FPM, COR, Product Owners, OCIO, and other vendors; manage multi-vendor dependencies, risks, milestones, and executive status updates.
Ensure required Appian certifications, OCIO cybersecurity/privacy/Section 508 training, and compliance with governance, release, and documentation controls.
Lead transition-in/out, Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) planning, and structured knowledge transfer.
Required Qualifications
Minimum five (5) years managing large-scale Appian projects in a federal environment using SAFe Agile.
Active PMP or PMI-ACP, and Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) certification.
Hands-on proficiency with JIRA and Confluence; strong Agile delivery, sprint metrics, and release management experience.
Experience managing federal contract deliverables, staffing, schedules, financial reporting, and Government stakeholder relationships.
Excellent leadership, executive communication, risk management, and requirements facilitation skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Five to eight years of Federal experience; familiarity with building/managing multiple large scale Appian applications with 2,000+ users.
Experience with working/managing Multi-Tenant Appian Platform or comparable federal Appian environments, including production deployment and O&M.
Knowledge of SDLCM stage gates, approved PPM tools, CCB governance, and multi-vendor IPT delivery.
Experience supporting FISMA-compliant solutions and Section 508 / WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility.
Why you will love working with us/ Perks
A comprehensive benefits package including healthcare (medical, dental, vision and disability)
a 401k program where you are 100% vested from day one with an employer match after 90 days.
an Educational Assistance program.
a Student Loan Repayment Program
Gym Reimbursement Program.
Paid Time off
Dynamics, passionate, multi-disciplinary team of creative minds to work with and many more.
Horizon is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and it is our policy to consider all applicants for employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.
EOE/Vet/Disabled
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