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IT Project Manager, #856
Clearance: U.S. Citizenship is required. Must be must be able to obtain a DHS public trust clearance.
Dev Technology Group is looking for a strong Project Manager to support both Operations & Maintenance (O&M) and new development efforts for our federal government client. The ideal candidate will be adept at problem solving, finding solutions to complex business challenges and works well in coordination with other team members. This is a great opportunity to work on mission-critical systems that bring clear value to end users and the federal government agency.
What You'll Be Doing:
The Project Manager will lead development teams and manage administrative and deliverable-related aspects of project requests, in close coordination with contractor and government Program Manager, ITPMs, and Product Owners, to successfully deliver project requirements and goals. Responsibilities of the Project Manager include but are not limited to:
- Gathering requirements from customers and creating associated documentation
- Working with developers to estimate and build solutions
- Leading projects through agile development methodologies, including planning, monitoring, and risk management
- Working with the team and other project managers to plan the direction of project initiatives
- Leading team in analysis and governance of expansion to new technologies
- Mentoring more junior members of the team
- Working administratively to ensure policies/security of project and contract
Required Education, Experience, and Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree with eight (8) or more years of relevant project management experience in an Enterprise software development environment, including experience in the application of methodologies related to software lifecycle management.
- Ability to work in a demanding and deadline-driven environment
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Agile development experience
- Excellent active listening and verbal communication skills
- Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of stakeholders
- Ability to discuss technical issues with non-technical, executive-level government officials
- Experience leading and mentoring teams
Preferred Education, Experience, and Skills:
- Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification.
- Experience with requirements tools and tracking such as JIRA.
- Experience coordinating activities with multiple stakeholders, both technical and non-technical.
- Experience defining project activities and milestones required to meet objectives and deliverables, properly sequencing tasks and estimating effort with project team members doing the work, determining the critical path, and proposing alternatives to meet project schedules in coordination with other stakeholders.
- Experience monitoring project execution to identify obstacles and deviations from plan and taking corrective action as needed.
- Experience conducting continuous risk assessment and management including developing measures to reduce risk in project execution.
- Experience developing metrics and reports for tracking project execution.
- Proficient in developing plans, assigning tasks, monitoring performance, communicating progress, resolving conflicts, and escalating issues.
- Experience with configuration management planning including: configuration identification, change control, configuration status accounting, configuration audits, and configuration documentation.
Who We Are
Dev Technology is a growing IT company with an employee-centric culture that works on mission-critical projects for the federal government. We partner with our federal customers to deliver technology services and solutions, and to drive our client’s missions forward through innovation. We use Agile and DevSecOps principles to provide services including application development, biometrics and identity management, cloud and infrastructure optimization, IT and legacy modernization, and data management.
As a Washington Post Top Workplace award winner for the past ELEVEN years in a row, the Top Workplaces USA for the past three years, and a recipient of the Companies As Responsive Employers (CARE) Award for the past four years, Dev Technology employees enjoy:
- Generous and flexible time-off policy
- Flexible work schedules and telework options, including remote work availability for eligible projects
- Career development opportunities including a mentorship program, technical and management training through Dev University, hands-on learning through DevLab, tuition reimbursement, and paid training opportunities
- Industry-leading benefits including a choice of two health plans that include dental and vision, flexible spending account, commuter benefits, life insurance, and more
- 401K matching with a 5% matching contribution
- Regular team and company social events including our annual party, happy hours, fitness challenges, and more
- A focus on community engagement including company wide support activities, employer match for donations, and time off for volunteer efforts
- To learn more about working at Dev Technology visit, Working At Dev Technology Group
Dev Technology Group operates in the following states: AL, AR, AZ, CO, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, MD, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NJ, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV.
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