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ECS · 1 week ago

Sr. Technical Application Project Manager

Memphis, TN

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

15+ years exp

ECS is a leading mid-sized provider of technology services to the United States Federal Government. They are seeking a Sr. Technical Application Project Manager to manage complex IT application projects for their USPS customer, ensuring timely delivery, scope adherence, and budget compliance while leading a team of software engineers and automation testers.

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Responsibilities

Manage complex and large-scale technical IT application projects simultaneously across organizations

Lead the implementation of IT solutions and services while working closely with technical teams

Manage and oversee the technical project portfolio ensuring inter-project dependencies are managed and program goals are achieved

Participate in program road map development detailing tasks, milestones, and roles while promoting product success and future growth

Lead a team of software engineers and automation testers and work directly with the customer and all levels of management to improve processes and ensure the success of technical projects across the organization

Work with business stakeholders to understand program requirements and determine the scope, resources needed, and time required for development, testing, and implementation

Complete all required release and user documentation in support of successful deployments

Coordinate efforts between technical teams and individuals from other departments for input

Generate multiple routine and adhoc reports that are timely, accurate, and succinct for stakeholders, management, and customers

Share crucial information that can affect product design or delivery

Adapt project management frameworks like scrum/agile project management to the current and future organizational processes

Seek opportunities to continually enhance business processes to suit a rapidly changing business

Provide contingency plans for projects and respond to potential risks while overseeing their projects

Lead and mitigate any unforeseen risks impacting operations, budget, security, and overall business

Oversee the entire SDLC while providing leadership across the organization

Measure performance, motivate team members, resolve conflicts, maintain calendars/work schedules/timesheets, and solve problems through innovation and sustainability

Onboard all new hires while maintaining a harmonious and productive team

Negotiate and compromise with individual contributors and all levels of management and perform conflict resolution

Drive team collaboration, risk reductions, employee retention, and resource acquisition while satisfying customer needs and exceeding expectations

Using agile methodology values, principles, and practices to plan, manage, and deliver solutions

Train, mentor, and support scrum teams to follow agile values, principles, and practices

Determine and manage tasks, issues, risks, and action items

Schedule and facilitate scrum events, meetings, and decision-making processes

Monitor progress and performance and help teams to make improvements

Plan and organize demos and product/system testing

Ensure the proper use of collaborative processes and remove impediments for the scrum team

Track project processes, deliverables, and financials

Lead the scrum team in using Agile methodology and scrum practices

Help the product owner and development team to achieve customer satisfaction

Remove impediments and coach the scrum team on removing impediments

Resolve conflicts and issues that occur

Support the product owner and provide education where needed

Prepare and present routine and ad hoc status reports to stakeholders

Coordinate deployments with Release Management

Manage timekeeping, personnel performance, personnel evaluations, hiring, and on-boarding

Qualification

Certified Scrum MasterAgile methodologyProject managementLeadership experienceCloud knowledgeAI Software DevelopmentGIT & ALM ExperienceCommunication skillsOrganizational Change ManagementSoftware development experienceProblem-solving skillsPresentation skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a relevant field preferred

Certified Scrum Master, SAFe preferred

15+ years of experience as a project/program manager and scrum master or in a similar role

Working knowledge of agile methodology, techniques, and frameworks, such as Scrum or Kanban, to deliver solutions

Knowledge and experience with estimating time/cost of requirements and projects related to application development

3+ Years GIT & ALM Experience

Leadership and management experience

Excellent people and project management skills

Strong communication and presentation skills

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Cloud knowledge

AI Software Development knowledge (familiar with tools such as Copilot)

Preferred

Enterprise software development experience

PMI Certification

5+ years of software development experience

Version One experience

Organizational Change Management experience/skills

USPS software development experience

Company

ECS

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ECS is a fast-growing 4,000-person, $1.2B provider of advanced technology solutions for federal civilian, defense, intelligence, and commercial customers.

Founded in 2001

Fairfax, Virginia, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://www.ecstech.com

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