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Job Title: IT Project Manager (Hybrid)
Location: Richmond, VA
Duration:6+ Months
Job Type: Corp-Corp / 1099 / Contract W2
Rate: $70/hr on C2C
Client: State of Virginia
Interview Type: Both Webcam & InPerson
Note: Candidate MUST be LOCAL & MUST have active PMP/CSM Certifications to be considered for the position
Job Description:
- Drives consistent project delivery through the entire project lifecycle, including project plans, release plans, resource allocation, and management of project risks, scope, schedule, and delivery of value.
- Coordinates Agile Ceremonies such as Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Retrospectives, Sprint Demos, Story Refinement, and Release Planning.
- Tracks and communicates project's progress from a schedule, cost, and risk perspective to the project team, stakeholders, and management.
- Establishes an environment where the teams can be effective and helps removing obstacles.
- Protects the team from outside interruptions and distractions.
- Ensures a good relationship between the team and product owner as well as others outside the team.
- Tracks and reports team velocity and other project metrics.
- Promotes continuous improvement and helps teams to increase productivity.
- Helps Product Owner and team with Product backlog management.
- Ensures the teams are practicing core Agile principles.
- Adheres to VDOT and VITA project management practices as defined.
- Additional responsibilities as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Solid understanding of software development life cycle models as well as expert knowledge of Agile project management principles and practices.
- Ability to work with customers, understand their business practices and manage their expectations.
- Ability to set clear performance standards and hold team members accountable, while keeping team engaged and on track.
- Ability to help Product Owners to create and prioritize Product Backlog.
- Strong interpersonal skills including mentoring, coaching, collaborating, and team building.
- Strong analytical, organizational and decision-making skills.
- Ability to analyze and document business and system processes.
- Ability to balance the competing demands for quality, scope, schedule, and cost.
- Well-versed with Scrum and Kanban Agile methodologies.
- Expertise with Project Management tools such as Microsoft Project, Visio, and MS Office.
- Experience with Agile collaboration tools such as Team Foundation Server, JIRA, Version One, etc.
- PMP and CSM Certifications required.
- Experience with SAFe framework required.
- SAFe Certification preferred.
Required/Desired Skills
Skill
Required /Desired
Amount
of Experience
Solid understanding of Scrum / Kanban Agile Methodology and working experience in this area
Required
10
Years
Solid understanding of software development life cycle models
Required
12
Years
Ability to work with customers, understand their business practices and manage their expectations.
Required
12
Years
Strong interpersonal skills including mentoring, coaching, collaborating, and team building
Required
12
Years
Current Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute (PMI)
Required
0
Scrum Master Certification (CSM)
Required
0
Experience using SAFe Framework
Required
6
Years
Experience using Microsoft Project
Required
5
Years
Recruiter Details:
Recruiter Name: Sameer at gsksolutions dot com
Contact Number: Seven one nine- Two three nine- Five five five five
About GSK Solutions Inc:
GSK Solutions Inc is a leading information technology (IT) Services Company that specializes in providing complete consulting solutions and staff augmentation to its clients. We provide on-time, on-budget, and quality service to our clients and consistently meet their expectations. We are known for our superior execution on a sustained basis.
GSK has been in the business of providing both commercial and custom product development services, including, Information Security, Software Development, Consulting and IT Audit. GSK implements highly critical and time-sensitive projects for their Fortune 500 clients located across the country.
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