Transition Manager

Location: Washington, DC Metro Area

Required: US Citizen

The IT Transition Manager plays a critical role in overseeing and managing the transition of information technology services, systems, infrastructure, and support from legacy environments to new or modernized solutions within a federal agency. This position ensures continuity of service, minimizes risk and promotes effective communication and coordination across stakeholders during IT transitions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and coordinate IT transition planning, execution, and implementation efforts in support of agency modernization initiatives.

• Develop and manage transition plans, schedules, resource allocations, risk assessments, and performance metrics.

• Work with internal stakeholders, contractors, and external partners to ensure seamless transitions of systems and services.

• Oversee the decommissioning of legacy systems and the integration of new systems into the enterprise IT environment.

• Identify and mitigate potential risks and issues that may affect the success of the transition.

• Ensure compliance with federal IT policies, standards, and regulations, including FISMA, FedRAMP, and agency-specific guidelines.

• Facilitate change management activities including user training, documentation, and communications.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for all matters related to IT transitions, providing updates and briefings to senior leadership.

• Monitor post-transition performance and ensure service-level agreements (SLAs) and operational standards are met.

Requirements

Required Qualifications:

• U.S. Citizenship required.

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.

• At least 5 years of experience in IT project or transition management.

• Proven experience managing transitions of large-scale IT systems, cloud migrations, or infrastructure modernizations.

• Strong understanding of ITIL, Agile, and/or PMP project management methodologies.

• Familiarity with federal IT governance, procurement, and security compliance frameworks.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active PMP, ITIL, or equivalent certification.

• Experience working within federal civilian or DoD environments.

• Familiarity with enterprise architecture, cloud computing (AWS, Azure, etc.), and data center operations.

• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Company Overview:

Node. Digital is an independent Digital Automation & Cognitive Engineering company that integrates best-of-breed technologies to accelerate business impact.

Our Core Values help us in our mission. They include:

OUR CORE VALUES

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Our mantra is “SimpleSecureSpeed” in the delivery of innovative services and solutions.

Benefits

We are proud to offer competitive compensation and benefits packages to include:

• Medical

• Dental

• Vision

• Basic Life

• Long-Term Disability

• Health Saving Account

• 401K

• Three weeks of PTO

• 10 Paid Holidays

• Pre-Approved Online Training