Sr IT Project Manager, Vendor Management & Azure DevOps

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Sr. IT Project Manager, Vendor Management & Azure DevOps

POSITION CONCEPT :

This person will lead teams of information technology professionals, business partners and vendors, providing technical, professional, and personal leadership to assure the successful completion of IT&T projects. Under general direction, s / he is responsible for all aspects of the project life cycle and will act as a single point of contact for those projects. In addition, this person will facilitate alignment with the systems development methodology and associated processes used within the IT&T Department.

Primary Role Focus : Vendor Management, Azure DevOps experience, ability to restate complex technical information in a format appropriate to the audience.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Provide leadership on IT projects (of varying size and complexity) running concurrently. This includes project leadership, as well as technical leadership, and performing Scrum Master role.
• Lead project teams in defining and sequencing activities, estimating tasks, and building the overall plan to achieve project objectives.
• Communicate project information and status to all stakeholders and escalate appropriately.
• Consult directly with resource managers to validate resource availability and allocations.
• Develop plans and facilitate the execution of the project schedule, continually monitoring progress, identifying and managing risks, and driving issue resolution.
• Ensure accuracy of project charges and time reporting, report variances, and provide financial forecasts.
• Consistently apply best practices in managing projects and demonstrate accountability for project success.
• May provide administration of IT Project Server / Smartsheet or other Resource Management tool.
• Support the creation and development of IT metrics.
• Propose departmental procedures and reporting to ensure alignment with project management standards and actively facilitate the continual improvement of project management processes and tools
• Provide a workforce schedule and reporting for IT resources on projects.
• May be called upon to act in a lead role as circumstances dictate. Coordinate project-related activities of several information technology professionals and manage contract workers as required.

IT Project Manager Sr - Under minimal supervision, is responsible for all aspects of the Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC), including the Program Management Office and workforce scheduling, for Waterfall and Agile projects.

Education :

Required : Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Information Technology, or equivalent in formal education from a regionally accredited college. Equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of college degree.

Licenses / Certifications :

Preferred : Holds an industry-level certification (IT or Project Management).

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS :

Required : A minimum of 6 years’ experience in managing IT projects. A minimum of 10 years equivalent experience with a high school diploma or a minimum of 8 years of equivalent experience with an Associate's degree.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities (KSA)

Required :

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Competitive Salary 401k Savings plan w / company matching

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