Job Description :
Title: Technical PM
Location: Boston, MA
Duration: 6 Months

Description:

Responsibilities
Perform with a strong sense of urgency and ability to meet deadlines.
Facilitate and lead the definition of the project scope, project management/SDLC approach, milestones, tasks, deliverables and resource requirements.
Establish a communication strategy in partnership with the business, IT sponsors and effectively communicate project related information to team members, IT management, and customers throughout the project life cycle.
Develop and maintains project plans, status reports, risk and issue logs, budget/ongoing project forecast of resources and materials and other project related artifacts.
Effectively negotiate project resource needs and competing priorities with IT and PMO resource managers
Create and execute strategies for risk mitigation and contingency planning.
Manage, assess, and negotiate project scope changes.
Ensure that assigned projects are conducted in compliance with all department standards, policies, and guidelines. Apply appropriate levels of tailoring to meet project-specific needs, while still operating within the standard project management framework.
Efficiently identify and resolve project issues.
Escalate issues that require executive, management or business attention.
Manage vendor performance and drive deliverables to meet agreed upon target dates and levels of quality,
Ensure business engagement throughout the project, project decision making, managing scope/budget changes, business requirements elicitation and prioritization, acceptance testing, training, etc.

Skills
Knowledge and application of industry standard project management principles and
methodologies delivered using various systems development life cycles
Strong familiarity with project management software and MS Office
Ability to define, manage, and exceed business customer expectations
Can operate at the macro level, driving large teams with multiple stakeholders but also
has the ability to individually contribute to work products when required
Ability to build consensus amongst project team members and key stakeholders
Strong intellectual curiosity and capacity for professional growth
Ability to effectively coordinate and communicate with various project stakeholders
including, IT leadership, business customers, team members, and other IT colleagues
Able to prioritize and work on multiple tasks at any one time, while maintaining high
quality standards

Qualifications
Minimum of 10 years Project Management experience
BS/MS in Computer Science/Computer Engineering or related degree
Knowledge of basic application, operational and infrastructure security principles and guidelines
Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills as well as customer relationship management
Strong analytical and organizational skills are essential and required
Appropriate behavior when handling sensitive and confidential situations
Proven experience in negotiating and organizing project deliverables and timing within a complex business environment in order to manage stakeholder’s expectations
Demonstrated experience with various SDLC methodologies from waterfall to agile
Demonstrated track record of success at delivering IT projects on time, within budget, and with high quality
Demonstrated experience managing projects involving server consolidation, software migrations, or infrastructure consolidation/moves, large enterprise Active Directory initiatives, including initial implementations and upgrades as well as experience with managing infrastructure improvement programs from inception through implementation that include Data Center Facilities, Virtualization Technologies, Windows Servers, Enterprise Storage, and Network LAN/WAN including fiber, cabling and wiring installs and upgrades and networking equipment installations
Recent experience managing data center creation and/or data center expansion infrastructure projects
Knowledge of PCI requirements for credit card processing regulations is a plus
Demonstrated experience managing vendor contracts and implementations
PMP Certification helpful but not required
Prior experience on projects with federal, state or local government is desirable, but not required
             

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