Project Manager

Job Title: Project Manager

Job Id: ITS1217021

Location: Washington D.C. Metro Area

Job Description:

The Project Manager shall

* Oversee the [Financial Systems Modernization] project team, which is comprised of contractors and State personnel. Responsibilities include overall project planning, governance and management. Duties shall focus on project planning, monitoring and control, and serving as primary liaison with agency and agency stakeholders.

* Ensure the appropriate application of the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) and the State’s Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC) in managing the project and include security in the SDLC.

Qualifications:

Educational

A. Minimum:

* Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business or other related discipline.

B. Preferred:

* Master’s degree from an accredited college or university

* PMP certification from PMI.

Experience:

A. Minimum Experience:

  1. General Experience

* At least five (5) years of experience in project management.

  1. Specialized Experience:

* At least five (5) years of experience in managing IT related projects with demonstrated leadership of at least three (3) successful projects that were delivered on time and on budget.

* At least three (3) years of experience within the past seven (7) years in conducting similar scope of work on comparable ERP/CRM/TMS projects with one of the following types of entities/clients:

  1. state or local governments
  2. finance/banking industry
  3. insurance claims management industry

 

B. Preferred Experience:

  1. General Experience:

* At least ten (10) years of experience in project management.

* PMI certification as a PMP or equivalent.

* Technical Certification such as Security+, CISSP, MCP.

  1. Specialized Experience:

* At least ten (10) years of experience in managing IT related projects.

* Demonstrated a leadership role in at least three (3) successful projects that were delivered on time and on budget.

* At least 10 years of experience working with emerging technology, showing a continued progression of knowledge and experience. Examples of emerging technologies would include cloud based solutions deployed on premises (ERP, CRM), Intelligent scanning solutions, Big Data Analytics, and web based interfacing applications for end-users.