TekStream Solutions · 2 days ago
Agile Project Manager
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Responsibilities
Develop, document, and manage the implementation of project plans, schedules, and processes
Monitor and track the progress of the projects against the plan from initiation through deployment
Proactively manage changes in project and product scope. Identify potential risks and devise risk response plans
Create status reports and briefing materials for senior level leadership, and host various stakeholder meetings. Understand and communicate status of technical topics.
Collaborate with Product Owners (PO), Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and Developers, and Engineers to understand the customer and program needs
Work with QA personnel test plan and test execution across multiple user groups
Facilitate decision-making, root cause analysis, post-mortems and technical requirement discussions and meetings, encourage collaboration and brainstorming among all developers/engineers, and document outcomes / decisions relevant to development/O&M
Ensure that the team understands requirements, deliverables, timelines, priorities, and issues to successfully meet customer goals
Help develop uniform, mature Agile practices to address barriers to operating efficiently and effectively
Create detailed Confluence sites and JIRA dashboards to provide a centralized repository of program information and artifacts, and a transparent source of real-time status of progress against goals
Manage Program Increment/Release Planning activities as directed by the Program Manager
Facilitate Agile ceremonies such as daily sprint stand-ups, grooming, planning, reviews, and retrospectives
Directly manage a subset of employees on the program: mentor, provide performance reviews, and provide recommendations for career growth and skills development
Create staffing strategies and work with Recruiting to review resumes, select interview panels, conduct interviews, and provide candidate feedback
Participate in meetings, provide briefings, status presentations and other support materials that will promote the program, assist in achieving user buy-in
Qualification
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Required
7+ years' relevant experience working in progressively more responsible relevant roles on government information technology projects/programs
3+ years of experience managing a team or teams on government Information Technology projects/programs
3+ years of direct people management, including full performance management responsibilities (assessments, reviews, mentoring, performance improvement)
3+ years of Agile experience, Hybrid Agile experience preferred
2+ years hands-on experience with Jira and Confluence
Understanding of the fundamentals of software development processes and procedures.
Proven experience managing competing priorities and navigating technical and/or business constraints to drive toward a solution
Strong attention to detail, be highly organized with experience managing project schedules
Exceptional writing skills - must have experience creating/writing/ownership of security documentation, white papers, briefings, and status reports
Excellent verbal communications skills
Preferred
Active PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
SAFe or Scrum Alliance Scrum certification
Experience with software development programs in cloud environments. Cloud transition experience a major plus.
Bachelor's degree
DC, Maryland, Virginia area preferred. Position is primarily remote with at least quarterly
Must be a United States Citizen and hold an active Public Trust clearance or higher for this government position
Company
TekStream Solutions
TekStream Solutions is a tech solutions company that specializes in addressing the company-wide IT problems faced by enterprise businesses.