IT Project Manager

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services) 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.

$/yr – $/yr

Full-Time, Experienced

Chicago, IL

• 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.
• Five years of experience in project management.
• At least five years of experience in managing IT related projects and a demonstrated leadership role in at least three successful projects delivered on time and on budget.
• At least five years of experience in information system design and development in one or more general‑purpose programming languages such as JavaScript and Java.
• Knowledge of system integration using API management technologies and a working knowledge of RESTful APIs, API design and development on 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 five years of experience managing an Agile scrum team with developers, testers, and Dev Ops teams using Agile processes and practices.
• Experience working with public agency interfaces.
• A Master’s Degree or project management certification.
• Programming experience in Java, JavaScript, JBOSS Fuse, and Angular
  
  JS.
• Experience in health and human services domains such as eligibility, enrollment, Medicaid, child welfare, and child support systems.
• 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 at least two of the following: web application development, mobile application development, information retrieval, large software system development, and/or security software development.
• Industry certifications/licenses.

• Client‑facing communication experience.
• Federal agency issued security clearance.

• Health, Dental, and Vision.
• Life Insurance.
• 401k.
• Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter).
• Paid Time Off and observance of state/federal holidays.

Contact Government Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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