IT Project Manager

Overview

CGS is looking for an IT Project Manager to assist with the design, development, and oversight of various ongoing efforts in the IT department of a large federal entity. The PM will participate in project design, assist with the development of project plans, assess available resources, and implement the management plans for new and ongoing projects. The candidate should have a strong understanding of Agile project management principles for both large and small projects and be experienced and comfortable with acting as team lead or primary liaison for project information.

• Define project scope and schedule while focusing on regular and timely delivery of value.
• Organize and lead project status and working meetings.
• Prepare and distribute progress reports.
• Manage risks and issues; correct deviations from plans and perform delivery planning for assigned projects.
• Define and develop initiatives for continuous business process improvements and monitoring.
• Manage the team in making business decisions relating to system implementation, modification and maintenance.
• Develop and update business process documentation for testing and training management.
• Define and manage a well-defined project management process and champion ongoing process improvement initiatives to implement best practices for agile project management.
• Deliver an agile transformation plan to move from current state to a desired state.
• Use standard project performance metrics to assess and evaluate the program.
• Aid in the implementation and facilitation of the use of agile tools, guidelines and metrics to achieve a standardized approach to agile team project execution.
• Monitor the overall cost, control, adherence to schedules, and technical quality of work.
• Prepare and provide technical analysis reports as directed by the Agency to support discussions.

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Information systems or a related discipline.
• 5 years of experience in project management, with at least 5 years managing IT related projects and leadership in at least 3 successful projects delivered on time and on budget.
• At least 5 years of experience in information system design and development in one or more general purpose programming languages (e.g., JavaScript, Java).
• Knowledge in system integration using API management technologies, and working knowledge of RESTful APIs, cloud and on-premise environments.
• Experience in RDBMS and No
  
  SQL database development with strong fundamentals in algorithm design, problem-solving, and complexity analysis.
• At least 5 years of experience managing an Agile scrum team with developers, testers and Dev Ops using Agile processes.
• Experience working with public agency interfaces.
• A Master’s Degree or project management certification.
• At least 5 years of programming experience in Java, JavaScript, JBOSS Fuse, Angular JS.
• Experience in health and human services domains (e.g., eligibility, enrollment, Medicaid, child welfare, child support).
• Experience building complex software systems with one or more general-purpose programming languages.
• Knowledge of best practices for the full Agile SDLC, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
• Integration experience with financial management systems.
• Experience working with two or more areas: web/mobile application development, information retrieval, developing large software systems, and/or security software development.
• Industry certifications/licenses.

• Client-facing communication experience.
• Federal Agency issued security clearance.

Contact Government Services (CGS) strives to simplify and enhance government bureaucracy through the optimization of human, technical, and financial resources. We combine cutting-edge technology with world-class personnel to deliver customized solutions that fit our clients’ specific needs. We are committed to solving the most challenging and dynamic problems. For the past seven years we’ve been growing our government-contracting portfolio, and along…