It Project Manager

This is a Project Manager role for a project in Administrative Applications. Implements standard project management industry practices for Agile teams. Understands the PMI framework as well as how to establish a project organization and methodology within Agile (Scrum) organizations. Understands business and technical objectives of a project and works closely with multiple key project stakeholders. Communicates to clients and IT teams. Creates project charters, work plans, and other related project artifacts, as necessary. Provides technical support both during work hours and on-call, as necessary. Must be able to comprehend and communicate complex technical designs and implementations as well as complex business processes. Develops and makes presentations as required to leadership and oversight entities. Serves in an analyst capacity as required. Some on-call support may be required depending on the project phase.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Overseeing design and development work
• Managing the project with feature-driven Agile methodology, overseeing, and tracking development progress, and ensuring project assignments and progress align with project timelines
• Developing and managing project plans
• Documenting risks, issues, and contingency plans; ensuring resolution of issues and removal of project barriers
• Providing weekly status updates (written and verbal) and conducting regular project team status meetings
• Overseeing the development of SDLC artifacts, ensuring business requirements are translated into technical specifications, guiding, and facilitating the SDLC process
• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with project sponsors and stakeholders
• Possessing effective communication and presentation skills
• Possessing strong teamwork skills
• Transferring working knowledge to current staff

Required Skills:

• 7 years of experience required in Project Management for large-scale Enterprise Implementations
• 3 years of experience required in Agile (Scrum) methodology
• 3 years of experience required in software development
• 3 years of experience required in using Jira

Preferred Skills:

• 7 years of preferred experience in State of Texas or Similar Federal/State Project Management
• 5 years of preferred experience in State of Texas Project Delivery Framework
• 3 years of preferred experience with PMP Certification
• 2 years of preferred experience with Salesforce
• 1 year of preferred experience in State Procurement and Contracting

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $70.00 - $75.00 per hour

Experience level:

• 8 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• Are you currently located in the State of Texas?

Experience:

• IT project management: 7 years (Required)
• Agile: 5 years (Required)
• Software development: 3 years (Required)
• Federal/State Govt.: 7 years (Preferred)
• Salesforce: 2 years (Preferred)
• State Procurement and Contracting: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• PMP (Preferred)

Work Location: Remote