Technical Project Manager - DFPS

Technical project manager
Client: DFPS / South Dakota (STATE AGENCY)
Rate: DOE

Location:

Remote (with travel to Pierre SC)
Duration: 12 months +
Visa :
No H1B and CPT (USC and Gc Highly preferred)

Notes:
1) Get the time they can do skills hub and submit that time during submission
2) Seek soemeone with State Agency experience and PMP
3) Traveling to Pierre S.C. (so finding someone near to the Carolinas area is ideal but not mandatory it just helps when they have to travel it's not the far)

The client is looking for a candidate who has knowledge of CHILD SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND POLICIES and child support system modernization projects so it would be someone who's maybe worked for a Dept of Family Protection/Child Services client in the past. Seeking a PMP and someone with Agile, Waterfall Devops methodoligies.

JOB DESCRIPTION
Qualified candidates should have the following skills and experience:

• Knowledge of child support program policies, procedures, and business practices.

• Experience on child support system modernization projects.

• Successful experience managing information technology solutions.

• PMP certification or equivalent working experience.

• Knowledge of various software development methodologies (agile, waterfall, Dev Ops, etc.)

• Experience in successfully applying project management and project governance principles.

2. Project

Location:

This position will be a remote position, but the successful candidate will be available to travel to Pierre on an as-need basis.

DSS is seeking a qualified individual to provide project management for the Division of Child Support. Activities include but are not limited to:

• Leading the design, development, and implementation of various information system transformation projects.

• Providing strategic direction to the agency.

• Assisting with defining strategic direction of enterprise level IT implementations.

• Defining business and technological requirements by consulting with product owner, subject matter experts, and scrum teams to define business needs and objectives.

• Providing project management of highly complex large scale enterprise projects and smaller scale projects.

• Leading and coordinating efforts of development teams and vendors to ensure solutions are implemented successfully.

• Ensuring project governance and monitoring controls are in place.

• Ensuring project design, development, and implementation are on time and budget.

• Mentoring state personnel in project management and over time potentially train state resources to take over this function.