Cloud Lake Technology is seeking a Project Manager to join the Cloud Lake Digital Experience Team (CDx) to lead and oversee IT projects, ensuring successful planning, execution, and completion within scope, schedule, and budget. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in program and project management, technical oversight, risk management, personal management and knowledge management, with expertise in earned value management systems and enterprise IT portfolio management.

• Plan, organize, direct, and control overall project activities, including technical work, requirements traceability, quality management, schedule, cost, risk, and knowledge management.
• Capture and analyze project metrics through program and project exhibits to assess IT contract performance, as well as overall contract performance.
• Develop and deliver IT project plans detailing tasks, milestone dates, resource allocation, costs, and status updates.
• Collaborate with Federal oversight IT Program/Task Managers, providing input on technical approaches, level-of-effort estimations, trade-offs, Return-On-Investment (ROI) analysis, and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Ensure alignment of technical activities with the organizational IT roadmap.
• Lead knowledge management (KM) practices across development, operations, and maintenance activities to enhance consistency, implement a metrics-based feedback loop, and improve IT service delivery cycles.
• Support enterprise IT Portfolio Management planning activities, ensuring lifecycle management of IT products and services.
• Align cost reporting across program areas using IT support services.
• Provide technical input for annual labor, software licensing, and maintenance requirements to support steady-state operations and lifecycle management.
• Assist with organizational assessments and data calls, providing necessary technical insights.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, ensuring minimal disruption to project timelines and deliverables.
• Monitor and evaluate staff performance, providing regular feedback and ensuring high-quality work products.
• Maintain strict adherence to time and budget commitments, ensuring efficient resource utilization.
• Provide both oral and written briefings to senior leadership on project status, challenges, and accomplishments.

• Bachelor’s degree or four years of equivalent experience.
• Minimum 10 years managing diverse and integrated workforces (e.g. IT professionals, system engineers, developers, data analysts, test engineers, etc.).
• Proven experience in IT project management, including planning, execution, and oversight.
• Strong knowledge of earned value management systems and IT project performance metrics.
• Experience with enterprise IT Portfolio Management and IT lifecycle planning.
• Data analytical capability, expert in Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Exemplary attention to detail.
• Demonstrated knowledge of project management processes and financial management skills.
• Proficient at the suite of MS Office products and have proven communication, analytic and problem-solving, team building and collaboration skills.
• Demonstrated strong oral and written communication.
• Ability to work in a team environment, as well as independently.
• Adaptability to new challenges with a strong motivation to grow and learn in new areas.
• Soft Skills;
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional Agile environment.
  • Eagerness to learn and stay up to date with emerging technologies.
  • Willingness to pursue professional certifications and training.

Work Where it Matters

Cloud Lake Technology, an Akima company, is not just another federal IT contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.

At Cloud Lake, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.

For our shareholders, Cloud Lake provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.

For our government customers, Cloud Lake delivers highly specialized, data-centric services and technology solutions that break down organizational boundaries and transform mission delivery.

As a Cloud Lake employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.