SCINet Program Operations Manager
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Job Location:
Beltsville, MD - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Location: Remote (U.S.)
Travel: Minimal as required by the Government
Clearance: Public Trust / USDA background investigation required
Employment Type: Full-Time
Position Overview
Connexus Hub Inc. is seeking a Strategic Initiatives Manager to serve as Key Personnel supporting the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Scientific Computing Initiative Network (SCINet). This role provides program oversight operational coordination and governance support for a nationwide high-performance scientific research network.
The Strategic Initiatives Manager is responsible for ensuring alignment with USDA objectives maintaining program documentation and controls managing risks and change processes and facilitating effective communication across technical and stakeholder teams. This position is remote-first and operates in close coordination with the SCINet Program Office.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as a primary point of contact for SCINet program support activities
- Manage configuration control and documentation for meetings decisions and initiatives
- Maintain the SCINet Operations Kanban Board
- Develop track and maintain a Risk Management Program
- Design implement and manage a comprehensive Change Management System
- Maintain and update the Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RACI)
- Track and validate SCINet hardware inventory
- Monitor and manage the
inbox escalating issues as appropriate - Coordinate with SCINet leadership network engineers HPC administrators and stakeholders
- Plan monitor and close initiatives supporting SCINet operations and expansion
- Provide weekly activity reports and support required program deliverables
- Ensure compliance with USDA policies security requirements and response SLAs
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 8 years of IT program or project management experience
- Experience supporting scientific computing research or HPC environments
- Demonstrated expertise in change management risk management and stakeholder coordination
- Strong organizational and documentation management skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple initiatives concurrently in a distributed environment
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting federal research or R&E network environments
- Familiarity with high-performance networking concepts
- Prior experience supporting USDA ARS or similar research organizations
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Project Management Methodology
- Project / Program Management
- Program Management
- Management Experience
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Project Management
- Microsoft Project
- Budgeting
- DoD Experience
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Contracts
