Project Manager - Infrastructure

Overview

Job Title - Project Manager - Infrastructure

Duration - 06 months

Location - Remote

• Develop a comprehensive project plan by identifying the project scope, objectives, deliverables, and timeline to include a critical path.
• Break down the project into manageable tasks, assign responsibilities, and allocate resources effectively.
• Regularly update the project plan to reflect progress and any changes, ensuring clear communication among team members and stakeholders.
• Implement monitoring and evaluation mechanisms to track project performance and ensure alignment with the initial goals.
• Define logical functional requirements that trace back to the business requirements, in collaboration with the lead developer for technical design.
• Formulate logical statements of business, scientific, and/or engineering requirements.
• Develop Functional Specification Document, Requirements Traceability Matrix, and Technical Specification in close collaboration with technology peers.
• Research and evaluate alternative solutions and recommend the most efficient and cost-effective solution for the system s design considering existing systems, available technology, the capacity and limitations of equipment, operating time, and the form of desired results.
• Work with development, operations, technical support, and other technology areas as appropriate throughout the design and development project phases.
• Design a detailed systems testing plan to ensure an accurate and effective product.
• Prepare charts, tables, and diagrams to assist in analyzing problems, utilizing various business, scientific, and/or engineering mathematical techniques as necessary.
• Analyze existing system logic difficulties and revise the logic and procedures involved as necessary.
• Help define projects, milestones, and critical path.

Experience working on complex projects that require gaining stakeholder buy-in and directing stakeholder participation.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project management of the transformation initiative using the Waterfall methodology (not Agile).
• Develop and maintain project plans, work breakdown structures, and collateral.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, including:
• Engineering (perimeter/edge security)
• IT support
• Policy exception managers
• Change operators

• Manage and contribute to knowledge management resources, including:
• Confluence public project pages
• SharePoint documentation

Key Skills & Qualifications

• Strong Project Management background (PMBOK, PMP-style discipline)
• Experience managing technical and infrastructure-related projects
• Ability to manage high-stakes, cross-functional initiatives with multiple stakeholders
• Comfortable with challenging personalities and managing conflict or derailment in meetings
• Strong ability to keep meetings on task and redirect discussions when necessary
• Exceptional at translating technical concepts into stakeholder-friendly presentations
• Experience with Confluence and/or SharePoint for knowledge management is a major plus
• Must be detail-oriented and highly organized

Nice-to-Have Experience (In Order of Priority)