Technical Project Manager-Philadelphia, PA P

Technical Project Manager

Location:

Philadelphia, PA

Position Type:
Contract

Rate: DOE $/hr.

No Visa sponsorship available for this Job (US Citizen, Green Card, GC-EAD, H1B)

Job Description:

Responsibilities Experience Required Agile methodology Understand QA environment Education and Experience

• 5 to 7 years Project Management experience in an Agile environment

• Coach individuals in Agile processes and tool

Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

• Bachelors or Masters Degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, or other related field-or equivalent work experience

• Project Management certification is required

• Must possess extensive knowledge and expertise in the use of Project Management methodologies and tools

• Outstanding organizational, communication, interpersonal, and relationship building skills conducive to team development; able to work well in cross-functional teams

• Experienced Scrum Master who will exhibit agile leadership and a deep understanding of what it means to conduct oneself as a servant leader

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing one or more highly complex or enterprise-wide IT program(s) consisting of multiple projects

• Provide status reporting on project key performance indicators (KPIs), schedule, resources, and milestone delivery

• Develops the program strategy, supporting business case and various enterprise-wide, high-level project plans

• Ensures integration of projects and adjusts project scope, timing, and budgets as needed, based on the needs of the business

• Responsible for enacting Scrum values and practices, ensuring the correct use of Scrum process

• Communicates with IT leadership, business leadership, and IT Business Consultants to communicate program strategy, direction, and changes

• Responsible for delivering all projects contained in the IT project portfolio on time, within budget, and meeting the strategic and business requirements

• Responsible for tracking key project milestones and recommending adjustments to Project Managers

• Partners with senior leadership of the business community to identify and prioritize opportunities for utilizing IT to achieve the goals of the enterprise

• Manage specific new technical service engineering programs to meet broad service/product objectives

• Establish milestones and monitor adherence to plans and schedules, identify delivery risks, and obtain/drive mitigation strategies and solutions

• Coordinate across multiple engineering/development teams as needed

• Serve as a conduit between deployment and engineering to ensure requirements and design considerations are incorporated to improve deployment and sustainability of software and services