Responsibilities
- Participate in project design and assist with the development of project plans.
- Assess available resources and implement management plans for new and ongoing projects.
- Define project scope and schedule while focusing on regular and timely delivery of value.
- Organize and lead project status and working meetings.
- Prepare and distribute progress reports.
- Manage risks and issues; correct deviations from plans and perform delivery planning for assigned projects.
- Define and develop initiatives for continuous business process improvements and monitoring.
- Manage the team in making business decisions relating to system implementation, modification and maintenance.
- Develop and update business process documentation for testing and training management.
- Define and manage a well-defined project management process and champion ongoing process improvement initiatives to implement best practices for agile project management.
- Deliver an agile transformation plan to move from current state to a desired state.
- Use standard project performance metrics to assess and evaluate the program.
- Aid in the implementation and facilitation of the use of agile tools, guidelines and metrics in order to achieve a standardized approach to agile team project execution.
- Monitor the overall cost, control, adherence to schedules, and technical quality of work.
- Prepare and provide technical analysis reports as directed by the Agency to support discussions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Information systems or a related discipline.
- 5 years of experience in project management.
- At least 5 years of experience in managing IT related projects and must demonstrate a leadership role in at least 3 successful projects that were delivered on time and on budget.
- At least 5 years of experience in information system design and development experience in one or more general purpose programming language development such as JavaScript and Java.
- Knowledge in system integration using Application Program Interface (API) management technologies, and a working knowledge of the RESTful APIs platform, API design, and development on the cloud as well as on-premise environments.
- Experience in RDBMS and NoSQL database development experience with strong fundamentals in algorithm design, problem-solving, and complexity analysis.
- At least 5 years of experience in managing an Agile scrum team with developers, testers and DevOps team using Agile processes and practices.
- Experience working with public agency interfaces.
Nice to Have
- A Master’s Degree or project management certification.
- At least 5 years of programming experience in Java, JavaScript, JBOSS Fuse, Angular JS.
- Experience in health and human services domains such as eligibility, enrollment, Medicaid, child welfare, and child support systems.
- Experience building complex software systems with one or more general-purpose programming languages.
- Knowledge of best practices for the full Agile SDLC, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
- Integration experience with financial management systems.
- Experience working with two or more from the following: web application development, mobile application development, information retrieval, developing large software systems, and/or security software development.
- Industry certifications/licenses.
- Client-facing communication experience.
- Federal Agency issued security clearance.
Benefits
- Health, Dental, and Vision
- Life Insurance
- 401k
- Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter)
- Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays
Additional Information
- Equal Opportunity Employer: Applicants considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
- Federal Agency issued security clearance is a preferred qualification.