Project Manager, IT Project Manager

Responsibilities

• Technical Project Leadership:
  Serve as a hands‑on senior technical project manager partnering with development teams, business leaders, enterprise architects, and technology owners to deliver complex, multi‑platform IT initiatives, including those leveraging emerging AI capabilities.
• Cross‑functional Coordination:
  Direct and synchronize project tasks, resources, timelines, and stakeholder expectations across ITD leadership, technical teams, business units, and governance bodies.
• Vendor & Partner Management:
  Oversee vendor, consultant, and contractor performance, including contract coordination, procurement collaboration, SOW validation, and delivery oversight.
• Project Documentation & Reporting:
  Maintain comprehensive project artifacts (budgets, schedules, risks, issues, metrics, and status reports) and deliver timely updates aligned with the communications plan.
• Clear, Adaptive Communication:
  Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non‑technical audiences, fostering alignment across IT, security, business teams, and vendor partners.
• Risk Identification & Mitigation:
  Identify, assess, and mitigate technical, security, operational, and vendor‑related risks across all project phases.
• Architecture & Governance Alignment:
  Ensure all project solutions adhere to agency architecture standards, security policies, best practices, and VDOT/VITA project management governance requirements.
• Performance Measurement:
  Track and evaluate vendor and third‑party deliverables using defined KPIs and SLAs to ensure quality, timeliness, and contractual compliance.
• Milestone & Release Management:
  Manage project milestones, deliverables, change control, and release activities to ensure on‑time, on‑budget, and low‑disruption deployments.
• Testing Leadership:
  Coordinate planning and execution of testing activities, document test objectives, and ensure creation of detailed test plans, test cases, and acceptance criteria.
• Training & Adoption Support:
  Support system and application training efforts to ensure smooth adoption, operational readiness, and effective knowledge transfer.
• Technical Expertise:
  Provide senior‑level guidance on system upgrades, cloud and infrastructure modernization, application migrations, and remediation of security or asset vulnerabilities.
• Data & Integration Literacy:
  Apply strong understanding of infrastructure, databases, APIs, and application architectures to support planning, estimation, and technical decision‑making.

• Proven track record of successfully managing large‑scale, complex IT projects, and managing migration project budgets and schedules (
  
  Required:
  
  5 years).
• Azure services:
  Familiarity with a wide range of Azure services, including Azure Migrate, Azure Site Recovery, and Azure Database Migration Service (
  
  Required:
  
  5 years).
• AI Awareness:
  Demonstrate working knowledge of modern AI technologies (LLMs, Agentic AI, automation platforms, and data‑driven decision tools) (
  
  Required:
  
  5 years).
• Cloud concepts: A strong understanding of cloud computing principles (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and hybrid cloud environments (
  
  Required:
  
  5 years).
• Automation:
  Working knowledge of scripting (e.g., Power Shell, Azure CLI) and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) (
  
  Required:
  
  5 years).
• Dev Ops:
  Knowledge of Dev Ops principles and CI/CD pipelines (
  
  Required:
  
  5 years).
• PMP/Agile or Scrum:
  Project management certification or experience (
  
  Required:
  
  5 years).
• Communication:
  Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively translate complex technical concepts for all levels of the business (
  
  Required:
  
  5 years).
• Leadership:
  The ability to guide and motivate cross‑functional teams and manage stakeholder expectations (
  
  Required:
  
  5 years).
• Problem‑solving:
  Strong analytical skills to anticipate and mitigate risks and resolve issues during the migration process (
  
  Required:
  
  5 years).
• Adaptability:
  The ability to thrive in a fast‑paced, demanding environment and manage multiple concurrent projects (
  
  Required:
  
  5 years).