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PROJECT MANAGER, AUSTIN, TX (REMOTE)

Contract: Longterm

Deadline: 5/10/24

Job Description:·   

The project manager will develop charters, schedules, resource plans, and ensure resources are on track with scheduled work, while managing risks, issues, and action items. The project manager may also perform scrum master duties.

This role may also be responsible for the following:

  • Coordinate, plan, and evaluate projects using DFPS PMO project management methodologies and scrum practices.

  • Experience working in Agile and Waterfall development processes.

  • For Agile projects, coordinate Scrum sessions and train team members on the Scrum process.

  • Monitor and manage project costs and report information to IT leadership as assigned.

  • Monitor and manage project quality to ensure project deliverables are acceptable and fulfill the terms of the project charter.

  • Direct the work of team members in a matrixed environment and use strong written and verbal communication skills to analyze and resolve project issues with input from appropriate management and SMEs. 

  • Develop charters, schedules, resource plans, and ensure resources are on track with scheduled work, while managing risks, issues, and action items. 

  • Facilitate and participate in cross-program and multi-agency workgroups, setting goals and objectives, and providing work products.

  • Facilitate sessions to further elicit business or technical requirements.

  • Develop and maintain project plans, work breakdown structures, schedules, risks and issue logs, action/decision tracking logs, communication plans, and status reports.

  • Develop resource management plans to ensure proper staffing levels for each project.

  • Work within PMO and with other IT staff and program stakeholders to identify risks/issues and develop mitigation strategies.

  • Review and recommend proposals to management.

  • Work within the PMO to establish and standardize PM practices.

  • Coordinate and communicate with project stakeholders, IT management, and program area staff to facilitate successful completion of project tasks.

  • Prepare high-quality written presentations, updates, summaries, and other documents according to target audience needs.

  • Provide research on complex topics, including assessment, analysis, and evaluation of federal regulations and communications, professional literature, and other publications to make determinations and recommendations related to state and federal legislation.

Required Skills:

  • 7 Yrs of Professional experience in software engineering

  • 4 Yrs of Hands-on experience in writing code with front-end development technology including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, JavaScript Framework, Bootstrap 3 or 4, Angular

  • 4 Yrs of Expert in one of more of Angular Framework, AJAX, Bootstrap (3 or 4), JavaScript framework, NPM

  • 4 Yrs of Working knowledge of data warehouse end-to-end implementation processes, from business requirement logical modeling, physical database design, ETL, end-user tools, database, SQL, performance tuning

  • 3 Yrs of Experience with user journey mapping, story boarding, creating mockups and wireframes, application usability design, fast prototyping, and proof-of-concept development

  • 3 Yrs of Excellent communication skills verbally and in writing used when leading development activities, presenting to leadership, and training less experienced developers

  • 3 Yrs of Expert in Responsive and Progressive Web Application Development

Preferred Skills:

  • 5 Yrs of Experience in SOAP or RESTful Web Services

  • 5 Yrs of Working knowledge of code Version Control using SVN or Git

  • 5 Yrs of Technical Documentation including Design Documents, Standards, and Configuration Plans

  • 3 Yrs of Experience as a participant in agile software development teams

  • 3 Yrs of Working knowledge of Test Automation (Selenium, LoadRunner, Accessibility testing) and the ability to troubleshoot integrations with HP ALM

  • 3 Yrs of Experience in Weblogic Application Server deployments

  • 3 Yrs of Working knowledge of Responsive / Mobile Development

  • 2 Yrs of Working knowledge of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 / Sec 508

  • 2 Yrs of Experience with UI test framework Karma, Jasmine, Cucumber, QUnit or similar

  • 2 Yrs of Working knowledge of Continuous Integration, Jenkins or equivalent

  • 1 Yr of Strong working knowledge of the following systems/programs (including but not limited to): IMPACT, PACES, PEIRS, ABCS, NEICE, SSCC, Child Placement Portal, and Community Based Care.

Kavitha K