Senior Platform Lead & Delivery Manager
Arlington County, VA - USA
Job Summary
Location: Arlington VA (Remote with occasional onsite requirements)
Clearance: NOT Required
Job Type: Full-Time
Start Date: ASAP
We are seeking a Senior Platform Lead & Delivery Manager to lead an integrated enterprise platform team supporting a high-impact Department of State modernization initiative. This role combines technical leadership delivery management and cross-platform architecture across ServiceNow Microsoft 365/SharePoint and Power Platform.
This is an ideal opportunity for a senior technologist who thrives in complex enterprise environments and enjoys leading multidisciplinary teams through modernization transformation and continuous delivery efforts. You will serve as a player-coach guiding both strategic direction and day-to-day execution across multiple business-critical platforms.
- Own the full lifecycle of platform requests from intake through deployment
- Lead Agile ceremonies including daily stand-ups sprint planning backlog refinement reviews and retrospectives
- Evaluate incoming requests estimate effort and assign work across the team
- Monitor delivery progress maintain sprint velocity and remove blockers proactively
- Drive consistent execution across multiple concurrent platform initiatives
- Design scalable integrated solutions across ServiceNow Microsoft 365/SharePoint and Power Platform
- Partner with stakeholders to translate business needs into sustainable technical solutions
- Determine the best-fit platform for each use case while minimizing overlap and redundant tooling
- Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture security and modernization standards
- Lead formal Fit-Gap assessments to evaluate out-of-the-box platform capabilities before approving custom development
- Promote platform sustainability by prioritizing configuration over customization whenever possible
- Establish and maintain governance practices that support maintainability scalability and long-term modernization goals
- Define and enforce code quality peer review and release readiness standards
- Oversee deployment planning and release execution to ensure stability and minimal service disruption
- Coordinate closely with platform owners security stakeholders and governance teams
- Support continuous improvement across release management solution delivery and operational excellence
- Bachelors degree and 8 years of IT experience
- At least 3 years of experience in a Technical Lead Delivery Manager or similar leadership role
- Strong architecture and delivery experience across:
- ServiceNow
- Microsoft 365 / SharePoint
- Power Platform
- Proven experience leading Agile delivery across multi-developer or cross-functional technical teams
- Hands-on experience with intake management Kanban boards sprint planning and backlog prioritization
- Strong ability to translate functional needs into scalable platform solutions
- Excellent communication stakeholder management and problem-solving skills
- Active Secret Clearance required
- Experience supporting federal or government modernization programs
- Strong understanding of enterprise governance platform rationalization and secure solution delivery
- Experience leading teams in fast-paced high-visibility environments
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or PMI-ACP
- ServiceNow Certified System Administrator (CSA) or Certified Implementation Specialist (CIS)
- Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Solution Architect Expert
You will have the opportunity to help shape a major enterprise modernization effort supporting mission-critical government operations. This role offers visibility ownership and the chance to lead impactful work across some of the most important enterprise platforms in todays digital ecosystem.