Technical Project Manager

*This is an IN-OFFICE position at our Reston, VA office*

APPTIUM Technologies is seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager, who will be responsible for successfully managing Operations and Development activities to complete delivery of a product. As a Technical Project Manager, you will work closely with the team to support business goals and to help ensure Apptium products are released in a timely manner.

Roles Responsibilities:

• Responsible for planning and execution of the full software development lifecycle for application development.
• Work with technical team members and control the scope and schedule for their engagements and provide day-to-day guidance with the team in conjunction with technical leadership.
• Liaise with the customer, providing capability demonstrations and attending planning meetings that are both technical and operational in nature.
• Effectively Communicates Project timelines, milestones and estimated delivery dates to Senior Management.
• Efficiently Drives Operations and Development to meet delivery deadlines.
• Responsibilities include, but are not limited to management of development projects utilizing the Agile methodology; project planning, risk assessment, resource management, and estimating and monitoring cost.
• Plan and coordinate project activities across business units, including project team meetings and related communications
• Work with department leads to create comprehensive project timelines and project structures
• Facilitate discussions to drive decision making and move projects toward completion
• Apply organizational knowledge to anticipate issues and mitigate adverse scheduling impacts on other business units and/or project timelines
• Maintain proper communication channels to alert senior management of anticipated risks and, as needed, evaluate risks to identify possible solutions
• Participates in daily standup’s and coordinates Sprints.

Qualifications:

• Experience managing full life cycle software development projects.
• Experience managing projects using agile development methodologies.
• Experience exhibiting verbal communication to include briefings/presentations and interactions with customers and superiors.
• Experience managing tasks, priorities and schedules for med to large scale projects.
• Experience exhibiting technical skills to identify dependencies and technical risks.
• Experience exhibiting teamwork skills, including working across organizational boundaries.
• Proven comprehension of technology and ability to speak and understand in technical terms
• Understanding of Telecommunications industry standards and methodologies a plus
• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) a plus.
• Certified Scrum Master a plus.
• 5+ years of project management experience
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in system/software solution development and delivery
• Ability to organize large amounts of information quickly and logically with high attention to detail
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and experience with MAC a plus
• Experience leading a team of developers, requirements personnel, and testers to deliver solutions
• Ability to Manage one or more projects in support of a large-scale systems development
• Ability to lead while being flexible in a fast-paced, changing environment.

Required education:

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent professional experience

Apptium Technologies is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, religion, color, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law. Apptium participates in the E-Verify program.