Role/Title: Technical Project Lead
Priority: High – Immediate Hire
Hybrid Opportunity - Must live in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area to be considered.
Clearance Requirement: Public Trust Clearance - Due to federal clearance requirements for this position, only U.S. citizens or Permanent Residents are eligible. Candidates with visa sponsorship —now or in the future—are not eligible for this clearance.
iCatalyst, Inc. is a next-generation technology company specializing in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Natural Language Processing (NLP), Machine Learning (ML), and Robotic Process Automation (RPA).
Since 2007, we have partnered with federal and commercial clients to deliver innovative, mission-driven solutions that enhance operational efficiency, digital transformation, and business outcomes.
Our solutions are built on a foundation of agility, security, and scalability, guided by our CMMI ML 3 Services and Software Development framework and backed by globally recognized certifications in ISO 9001:2015 (Quality Management) and ISO/IEC 27001:2022 (Information Security).
Core Capabilities
We specialize in AI-Driven Digital Transformation, Cloud and Infrastructure Modernization, Data Engineering and Advanced Analytics, Enterprise IT Modernization and Mission-Focused Program and Change Management.
Why Join iCatalyst?
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At iCatalyst, our people are at the center of everything we do.
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Award-winning culture of innovation and a friendly workplace
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Work on cutting-edge AI and digital transformation projects
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Be part of a mission-driven team
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Grow your career in a stable, certified, high-performing organization
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Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, competitive pay
We are seeking a Technical Project Lead to join our growing team in support of our federal program.
This is an exciting opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies and contribute to impactful, mission-critical initiatives.
The successful candidate will use their enthusiasm and strong project management skills to assist the Program Manager on the following:
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Lead stakeholder engagement activities, including workshops, interviews, and working sessions with program offices, to define business problems, elicit needs, and establish clear success criteria.
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Develop strategic roadmaps to guide the adoption of AI-driven capabilities, ensuring measurable outcomes and business value.
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Conduct working sessions with the program offices to translate complex, ambiguous business needs into clear, actionable, and measurable requirements.
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Ensure requirements traceability to strategic objectives and measurable business outcomes.
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Identify, evaluate, and prioritize AI use cases based on business impact, feasibility, and data readiness.
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Lead cross-functional workshops to align problem definition, priorities, and success metrics.
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Analyze, refine, and document complex system user requirements including functional objectives of system, data sources and availability, including cross-system integration requirements.
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Facilitate collaboration between business stakeholders and technical teams to ensure shared understanding of priorities, solution approaches, dependencies, risks, and implementation objectives.
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Own initiatives from problem definition through delivery and outcomes realization and ensure continuity across requirements, development, and implementation phases.
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Develop detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and status reports.
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Define and track success metrics tied to business outcomes (not just delivery milestones).
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Responsible for project risk management and escalation.
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Ensure adherence to best practices, quality standards and reviews of project deliverables.
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Provide technical and analytical guidance to multiple, simultaneous project teams.
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Recommend and take action to solve problems.
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Provide support and expertise in the assigned domain.
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Collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver solutions.
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Ensure adherence to security, compliance, and quality standards.
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Support continuous improvement and innovation initiatives.
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Special projects as needed.
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Experience working in Agile (Scrum/Kanban) and Waterfall project environments.
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Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
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Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.
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Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
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Strong planning, organization, and project coordination capabilities.
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Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
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High attention to detail, accuracy, and quality.
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Adaptable, proactive, and customer-focused mindset.
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Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
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15+ years of relevant business analysis and project management experience with a federal customer.
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Experience with Microsoft Project, Azure DevOps, Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Power BI, and Microsoft 365 applications.
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Experience in managing or leading federal IT projects preferred.
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Experience supporting multiple projects.
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Experience working with enterprise security and cloud frameworks.
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Proven ability to work in fast-paced, client-focused environments.
Experience supporting federal programs preferred.
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Position requires BS/BA degree in a STEM discipline with 15+ years of experience.
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PMP, CAPM, PMI-ACP, CSM, SAFe, or CBAP certification preferred.
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McLean, VA (Hybrid/Remote)
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Monday – Friday 8AM – 5:30PM EST
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Work schedules and arrangements (remote/hybrid) may be adjusted based on client and program needs
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Full-Time, Salaried (Exempt)
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The likely salary range or Hourly rate for this position is $110,000 - $135,000.
Salary range reflects our commitment to pay equity and transparency. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, certifications, labor qualifications, geographic location and contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
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U.S. Citizenship required
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Ability to successfully pass a federal background check
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Employment is subject to verification of eligibility to work in the United States
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete a background verification process that may leverage artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.
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Minimal or no travel anticipated
We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
Our benefits package for eligible employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, a dental plan option, a vision plan, and a 401(k)-plan offering the ability to contribute both pre- and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
To encourage work/life balance, iCatalyst offers employees a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick, 11 Federal holidays, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, insurance are provided or available.
In addition, we offer our full-time employees the following benefits subject to eligibility and iCatalyst policies.
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Phone and internet Reimbursement for eligible employees
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Transportation Support (Uber rides to & from HQ to select locations)
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Training & Education Assistance (per eligibility)
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Annual Wellness Benefit
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Social and Community giveback
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This position is contingent upon contract award and/or client approval, where applicable
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iCatalyst, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristics
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Candidates will be required to adhere to client-specific compliance requirements and sign NDAs
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iCatalyst reserves the right to modify job responsibilities, duties, or requirements as business needs evolve
Explore a career at iCatalyst and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your ambition to deliver your best work. Apply today to be part of a team shaping the future of technology and innovation.
For more information, please visit:
iCatalyst Careers Page
iCatalyst Website
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