Technical Project Manager – Cloud Migration

The Project Manager works with Agency and State level executives, software vendors, service providers, and business directors to implement changes to the environment.

Job Duties:

· Works with Office of Information Technology Leadership to Identify specific opportunities or weakness within assigned projects and make specific project performance improvement changes to structures, processes, or people.

· Briefs and presents project status to Agency and State level executives

· Work with the project steering committee and senior project management

· Develops time and cost estimates, project plans/schedules, and budgets.

· Works with security, architectural and quality assurance teams to utilize established system standards, procedures, and quality objectives

· Oversees and controls ongoing costs, schedules, resources, scope, and risks.

· Directs project team members to take necessary action steps to achieve the goals and objectives of the project.

· Facilitate critical process assessments and redesign for process improvements.

· Chairs, manages, or facilitates project kickoff meetings, communicating individual roles and project expectations.

· Develops and maintains a productive working relationship with project sponsors, vendors, and key clients

· Ensure that all project team members have the tools and training required to perform effectively.

· Manage scope by using a variety of data sources to support project negotiations related to time, cost, and/or quality.

· Develops, monitors, coordinates and oversees project activities, such as scheduling, tracking, and reporting; leads change efforts impacting own projects.

· Monitors project milestones and critical dates to identify potential jeopardy of project schedule. Identify ways to resolve schedule issues. Keeps management aware of the situation.

· Assesses variances from the project plan, gathers metrics, and develops and implements changes as necessary to ensure that the project remains within specified scope and is within time, cost, and quality objectives.

· Conduct formal review with business sponsor at project completion to confirm acceptance and satisfaction.

Minimum Qualifications

-Bachelor’s degree in related field or specialized training and seven years of IT project management experience

– PMP certification from PMI or equivalent certification

– 7 years’ experience leading projects of moderate to high complexity

– Basic understanding of Mainframe system operations

– Experience and knowledge migrating on-premises applications to cloud environment

– Executive level written and oral communication skills.

– Hands-on expert experience with MS O365 applications

– Experience working with the state government

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $57.34 – $63.00 per hour

Compensation Package:

• 1099 contract

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Atlanta, GA 30334