IT Project Manager

Job Title- IT Project Manager

Location- Atlanta, GA

Duration- 12+ Months

Job Description

Experienced IT Project Managers needed for medium to large sized enterprise projects of moderate to high complexity and risk in a fast-paced, hybrid environment.

Candidate should have experience in both IT development and infrastructure projects.

Embarked on a multi-year initiative to modernize the existing environment to a more current and cost-effective distributed environment.

It will involve replacing existing legacy business applications with COTS products or internally developed applications.

Responsibilities

The position, assigned to the Project Management Office, will direct and coordinate project activities, including but not limited to :

Planning

Schedule development and maintenance

Resource tracking

Risk management

Communications management

Reporting

Quality management

Vendor management

Required Skills : Must have

Project Management Certification (PMP).

Demonstrated success managing large complex programs / projects utilizing multiple delivery methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, SCRUM, Kanban)

Documented recent experience in :

o Business requirements gathering.

o Business process documentation.

o full Systems Development Life Cycle and Testing Methodologies

Candidates must have managed at least two full lifecycle agile software development projects (initiation through deployment / warranty) with project teams in excess of 10 team members, and must have had FULL end-to-end accountability for the project management role.

Demonstrated experience managing IT projects that impact across the enterprise Experience must be related to software application development and implementation.

Experience collaborating with vendor partners in the delivery of project solutions required.

Well-developed communication skills oral, written, listening. Good analytical and negotiation skills, and close attention to detail.

Must have excellent leadership, interpersonal, and motivation skills.

Expert level knowledge of standard PM tools (MS Project Professional, SharePoint, Visio, MS Office Suite)

Required

PMP (PMI) certification - active status Required

CSM (Scrum Alliance) certification and / or PMI-ACP certification - active status Required

IT process and methodology (agile, scrum) Required 7 Years

Business analysis Required 5 Years

Integration planning and strategy Required 7 Years

Recently managed at least two full lifecycle agile development projects with project teams of >

10 members. Required 7 Years

Vendor management. Required 7 Years

COTS product implementation. Highly desired 7 Years

Expert level knowledge of standard PM tools (MS Project Professional, SharePoint). Required 7 Years

Well-developed communication skills oral, written, listening. Good analytical and negotiation skills, and close attention to detail Required

Bachelor s degree in related field Required

Project Server / Project Online. Nice to have 7 Years

Familiar with state procurement process Highly desired