Senior Networking Project Manager

Responsibilities

• Drive project delivery and manage stakeholder communications for complex networking projects
• Develop detailed project management plans to ensure predictable delivery and quality of deliverables
• Proactively monitor and track risks, managing stakeholder communications and project health
• Facilitate the contracting process for partner resources, including briefing and interviewing candidates
• Collaborate with Sales and technical SMEs to support contract setup, compliance, and execution
• Manage project finances, including budget adherence, forecasting, and cost management
• Drive project initiation and closure, ensuring all sign-off tasks and documentation are completed
• Mentor junior colleagues and contribute to the development of intellectual property and best practices

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field and 3+ years of project management experience (or equivalent experience)
• Active U.S. Government TOP SECRET/SCI Security Clearance
• U.S. Citizenship is required due to legal restrictions

Preferred Qualifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Agile certification (Scrum Master, PMI-ACP, or PSM1)
• 6+ years of experience as a network engineer or technical program manager for networks
• Experience with architecture, deployment, or operations of Government classified networks
• Technical experience with Ansible, Splunk, SolarWinds, or cloud networking implementations
• Proficiency with L2/L3 switching/routing platforms and protocols (BGP, OSPF, VRRP, LACP)
• Experience with Azure Networking, Azure Kubernetes, YAML scripting, and Bicep ARM

About the Company

Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. We come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals.