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)

Responsibilities:

• Manage 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
• Enacts 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
• Delivers all projects contained in the IT project portfolio on time, within budget, and meeting the strategic and business requirements
• Tracks key project milestones and recommends 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

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
• 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