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Cutover lead

Job Title:

Cutover Lead Location:

McLean, VA or Bethesda, MD (4 days onsite with 1 remote day)

Clearance Required:

None but needs to be US Citizen, if you find a Green Card I will try to submit

Duration:

This is a contract role guaranteed through April with possibility of extension Top Skills Hands-on enterprise cutover planning and execution; strong technical understanding of integrated financial/procurement/contract management systems (CLM, S2P/ERP); SaaS/COTS implementation experience 5+ years of experience supporting or leading system cutovers, go lives, or major operational transitions Experience with data migration, integrations, batch schedules, and reconciliation processes Role Overview Orchestrates the development of a system of interest (encompassing hardware and/or software) through its entire life cycle, from requirements determination through operations and system retirement, with an emphasis on domain expert involvement, risk/opportunity management, and tailoring of processes to meet the needs of the specific project. Applies leading-edge principles, theories, and concepts; contributes to the development of new principles and concepts. Works on unusually complex problems and provides highly innovative solutions. Operates with substantial latitude for unreviewed action or decision; mentors or supervises employees in both firm and technical competencies. Key Responsibilities Collaborate, develop, and manage the cutover plan, including task sequencing, dependencies, readiness checks, and go or no go criteria. Coordinate activities across CLM such as Icertis, S2P such as Ivalua, Agentic AI, Costpoint, integrations, data migration, and finance. Lead cutover rehearsals, capturing and applying lessons learned. Manage cutover execution, including transaction freeze, data extraction, reconciliation, deployment steps, and integration activation. Run the cutover command center, overseeing issue triage, escalation, and checkpoint validation. Ensure financial, data, and transaction integrity during migration and system startup. Oversee hypercare activities including daily monitoring, issue resolution, integration stability, and first month reconciliation. Communicate cutover status, risks, and decisions to program leadership and executive stakeholders. Qualifications 5+ years of experience supporting or leading system cutovers, go lives, or major operational transitions Experience with ERP, SaaS, or financial systems such as Costpoint, SAP, Oracle, Icertis, or Ivalua Experience with data migration, integrations, batch schedules, and reconciliation processes Ability to organize and manage complex task sequencing Ability to communicate clearly with technical teams, functional SMEs, and leadership Ability to work during extended hours, weekends, and time sensitive execution windows Bachelors degree Nice to Have Skills Experience with Deltek Costpoint processing, integrations, and accounting period management Experience with Icertis Contract Intelligence or Ivalua Source to Pay platforms Experience in government contracting or project based accounting environments Experience running command centers or war rooms during production cutovers Knowledge of AI/ML driven automation and parallel-run validation Knowledge of Smartsheet or Microsoft Project PMP or SAFe certification If interested, Please email at infoNastechglobal or MuraliNastechglobal . Call at 202.828.3494