IT Project Manager

Job Description

The client is seeking an experienced senior project manager with a strong background in technology project work and demonstrated experience in implementing technical solutions. This person will be responsible for managing a SQL Server database migration/upgrade project.

The ideal candidate will bring strong technology and infrastructure domain expertise and specific experience managing technology upgrade projects. They should have deep project delivery experience and thrive in a highly collaborative and fast‑paced work environment.

• Take full accountabilities for all aspects of the project.
• Drive delivery across multiple business and technology teams, closely monitoring and highlighting resource constraints, dependencies across teams.
• Work to resolve conflicts regarding resourcing, timing, costs, and scope.
• Create project plans, align resources, communicate status, highlight risks and options.
• Oversee testing. Coordinate with business users, technical staff, and quality assurance managers to develop test data and test procedures to verify application functionality.
• Ensure systems implementation efforts do not compromise the availability and performance of existing systems or services.
• Host recurring and ad hoc meetings to review progress, deliverables, and drive decisions.
• Escalate project issues, manage expectations, and propose creative solutions.
• Provide clear and actionable reporting and metrics.
• Build effective, highly collaborative relationships with key stakeholders across multiple disciplines.
• Work with other technology teams to ensure compliance with client’s and Commonwealth technology and security related policies and regulations.

• Extensive project and program management experience with a proven track record in successfully leading technology initiatives from a cross‑functional perspective.
• Skilled in managing resource contention, stakeholder expectations, and more.
• Ability to plan and deliver projects in blended Agile and traditional Waterfall environments.
• Proactively anticipate project risks and lead others in employing mitigation measures.
• Approaches decisions with an eye on minimizing operational risk.
• Manage priorities to guarantee goal attainment.
• Effectively communicate challenges and decisions.
• Proactive, highly detailed, organized.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Thrive in an “influence without authority” type of role.
• Personable and approachable leadership style; capable of collaborating and influencing at all levels.
• Ability to develop strong working relationships and build trust and respect with engineering teams.
• Analytical mindset, highly effective at problem solving and decision making.
• Skilled in interpreting ambiguously defined problems and clarifying objectives.
• Ability to synthesize large amounts of data into concise meaningful insights and recommendations.
• Knowledge of Commonwealth of Virginia (COV) SEC 530 controls preferred.

• Bachelor’s degree from a four‑year college or university.
• 10+ years of experience with technology organizations.
• 5+ years of experience in project management.
• PMP or equivalent certification required.
• Strong working knowledge of Commonwealth of VA Information Security Standard (SEC
  530) preferred.

To deliver successful outcomes, the resource must be available within the next 4 weeks. The position requires a hybrid work schedule, including 3 days onsite per week, and may require additional onsite presence for critical meetings and engineering discussions.

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.