Agile Project Manager

Overview

Bowhead seeks an Agile Project Manager to join our team supporting our MITSM customer in Stafford, VA.

This position is 100% onsite at the customer facility in Stafford, VA.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including daily scrums, sprint planning, sprint reviews/demos, and retrospectives, ensuring effective application of Scrum practices while leveraging other Agile frameworks, including Kanban and Scrumban, as appropriate.

• Coach teams and individuals in Agile practices by clarifying goals, defining actionable improvements, and promoting adherence to Agile principles across program initiatives.

• Monitor and communicate Agile metrics to support transparency, alignment, and continuous improvement.

• Support the Program Manager in coordinating and managing program activities across multiple projects, serving as a liaison between the Program Manager and project officers to facilitate communication, alignment, and timely execution of program objectives.

• Provide administrative and operational support to the program, including coordinating and facilitating meetings, preparing agendas, documenting meeting minutes, tracking action items, and following up on outstanding tasks to ensure timely completion.

• Collaborate with project officers and cross-functional stakeholders to monitor project progress, identify dependencies, and communicate project updates, challenges, and key decisions to the Program Manager.

• Track, maintain, and report project and program risks, issues, and dependencies across multiple initiatives. Support risk mitigation efforts by coordinating follow-ups, documenting mitigation actions, and escalating concerns to the appropriate stakeholders.

• Create and maintain high-quality program documentation, including status reports, meeting minutes, action item trackers, risk and issue logs, process documents, and other administrative and operational artifacts, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and alignment with program needs.

• Leverage Microsoft and Atlassian tools, including Teams, SharePoint, Jira, and Confluence, to manage workflows, maintain documentation, support collaboration, and implement process improvements.

• Build and sustain strong stakeholder relationships by providing excellent customer service, effective communication, collaboration, and conflict resolution across cross-functional teams.

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma and 9 years of experience, OR

• AA and 7 years of experience, OR

• BA/S and 5 years of experience.

• 5+ years of relevant experience in Agile coaching, project management, or business analysis.

• Strong knowledge of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, Scrumban) and iterative development.

• Experience with backlog tracking, sprint planning, burndown metrics, and Jira.

• Excellent documentation, analytical, and conceptual thinking skills.

• Exceptional attention to detail, interpersonal, and communication skills (written, verbal, and training).

• Familiarity with software development processes and service-oriented environments.

• PMP, CSM or equivalent certification highly desired.

SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIRED: Must currently hold a security clearance at the Secret level. US Citizenship is a requirement for Secret clearance at this location.

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds

• Must be able to stand and walk for prolonged amounts of time

• Must be able to twist, bend and squat periodically

Targeted salary range is $80,000 to $110,000 annually based on qualifications and experience.

Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Bowhead considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and business considerations when extending an offer.

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Applicants may be subject to a pre-employment drug & alcohol screening and/or random drug screen, and must follow UIC’s Non-DOT Drug & Alcohol Testing Program requirements. If the position requires, an applicant must pass a pre-employment criminal background history check. All post-secondary education listed on the applicant’s resume/application may be subject to verification.

Where driving may be required or where a rental car must be obtained for business travel purposes, applicants must have a valid driver license for this position and will be subject to verification. In addition, the applicant must pass an in-house, online, driving course to be authorized to drive for company purposes.

UIC is an equal opportunity employer. Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation (UIC) considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, military/veteran status, marital status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status EOE/D/V. Pursuant to The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 43 U.S.C. Sec. 1601 et seq., and subject to other state and federal requirements, UIC and its subsidiaries may legally grant certain preference in employment opportunities to UIC Shareholders and their Descendants. Please view Equal Employment Opportunity posters here .

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UIC Government Services (UICGS / Bowhead) provides innovative business solutions to federal and commercial customers in the areas of engineering, maintenance services, information technology, program support, logistics/base support, and procurement. Collectively, the fast-growing Bowhead Family of Companies offers a breadth of services which are performed with a focus on quality results. Headquartered in Springfield, VA, we are a fast-growing, multi-million-dollar company recognized as a top Alaska Native Corporation providing services across the Department of Defense and many federal agencies. Bowhead offers competitive benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, short/long-term disability, and 401(k) retirement plans as well as a paid time off programs for eligible full-time employees. Eligible part-time employees are able to participate in the 401(k) retirement plans and state or contract required paid time off programs.

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ID 2026-26184

Category Program/Project Management

Location : Location US-VA-Stafford

Minimum Clearance Required Secret

Travel Requirement Less than 10%