[Remote] Senior IT Project Manager

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Maximus is currently seeking a Senior IT Project Manager to lead and track the development and implementation of a complex, strategic initiative across multiple development or service teams. This role requires strong project management skills and the technical acumen to understand and coordinate system-level functions. The successful candidate will ensure alignment with strategic goals, manage dependencies, and support execution from planning through delivery.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple development projects, development groups, and/or application support functions
• Oversee the development and implementation of multiple, complex, organization-wide systems
• Define and manage resource requirements and allocations
• Develop and implement application programs
• Manage operational leads on addressing issues relative to production and processing
• Responsible for developing short-to-mid-term plans on how to optimize the project/program and the talent required to execute strategies for the area of responsibility
• Typically responsible for providing guidance, coaching, and training to other employees within job area
• Direct, manage, and own enterprise-wide projects and initiatives, driving results, tracking and implementing against milestones, from original concept through final implementation
• Build strong client relationships and serve as trusted advisor and effectively communicate with all levels of the organization, to include executive leadership and teams across Maximus
• Define project scope, objectives, milestones, and tasks while maintaining Key Performance Indicators
• Develop detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and status reports
• Execute resource plans to include the steps to identify, manage, report utilization and advocate for resources necessary to successfully resource and execute projects
• Perform analysis to determine if timeframes required are sufficient to perform the tasks required
• Conduct project meetings and maintain responsibility for project tracking and analysis
• Review product change requests, identify potential issues and communicate process changes, enhancements, and modifications verbally or through written documentation to management, peers, staff, and other employees so that issues and solutions are understood
• Provide oversight and management of sub-contractors, statement of work (SOW) and manage subcontractor budgets
• Define the technological strategy in conjunction with the development team of each project: pipeline, tools, and key development procedures
• Facilitates evaluation, recommendation, architecture and implementation of COTS, open-source software packages in the cloud, on SaaS, PaaS, IaaS environments
• Oversee technical design documentation process for correctness and provide input to the other disciplines on the practicality of initial design goals and impact to the overall project timeline
• Facilitate processes to identify high risk and software security postures for improvements, remediation, and corrective action
• Review, edit and approve deliverables prepared by the project team and create / maintain documentation support including installation documents and other associated technical documents
• Resolve, make recommendations, and escalate risks and issues using Risk Management best practices
• Close out projects by capturing artifacts and best practices and facilitating lessons learned sessions
• Other responsibilities as assigned

Skills

• Bachelor's degree with 7+ years of project management experience leading technology implementations in support of Business Operations projects with the ability to simultaneously deliver multiple small- and large-scale projects. Additional years of relevant experience will be considered in lieu of degree
• Per customer requirements, United States citizenship is required
• The ability to obtain and maintain a DoD-issued Secret security clearance
• Project Management Professional Certification (PMP) is required
• Ability to engage and collaborate across various business stakeholder teams to engage shared resources, subject matter experts, business SMEs, and decision makers to enable successful, timely and quality delivery of program/project initiatives
• Ability to present and articulate project plans, status, challenges, and deployments objectively at all levels within the organization
• Excellent client relationship development and management experience recommending, developing, and communicating approaches for resolving specific issues
• Proven ability to use critical thinking skills, research and evaluate solution alternatives, coordinates technical discussions, and socialize recommendations based on project requirements
• Excellent and holistic communication skills, including oral and written communication coupled with the proven ability to provide leadership and mentorship to existing team members
• Agile IT development / SCRUM Master experience preferred
• Other professional certifications preferred (such as Six Sigma, ITIL, etc.)
• Experience with Federal Government contracting
• Experience implementing Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) framework, standards and best practices
• Knowledge of Federal Security Protocols, including but not limited to NIST 800-171
• Previous experience with full lifecycle deployment of O365 is preferred
• Previous experience at the Sr. Manager level leading analytical and systematic evaluation of requirements to include business objectives, program processes and workflows, business rules, data management, interfaces, and maintenance to develop solution architecture preferred
• Detailed knowledge and understanding of all aspects of program lifecycle including major initiatives such as cloud migration, software development, citizen engagement and delivery mission solutions preferred

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• A retirement savings plan
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off
• Short- and long-term incentives
• Program-specific awards
• Reasonable accommodations to individuals requiring assistance during any phase of the employment process due to a disability, medical condition, or physical or mental impairment

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