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Texas Education Agency · 20 hours ago

IT Project Manager (Project Manager III)

Austin, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$5,425.34/mo - $7,155.75/mo

4+ years exp

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is dedicated to improving outcomes for public-school students in Texas. They are seeking an IT Project Manager to support the IT Program Management Office by managing projects, assisting Senior Project Managers, and ensuring adherence to project management processes and documentation.

Education

Responsibilities

Support senior project managers in directing, developing, and evaluate processes used by application project teams to ensure the teams are adhering to procedures consistently and confirm scope and schedule changes are documented, approved, and understood by stakeholders and project team members. Develop project budgets, schedules, work plans (including release and sprint plans), resource requirements, communication plans, RACI, leadership updates, stakeholder reporting, and risk register

Track and report on key quality metrics for projects, such as defect reduction rates and QA pass rates. Assist Senior PMs in monitoring and measuring the quality of applications and identifying continuous improvement areas. Verify that project deliverables are correctly documented, stored, and verified. Coordinate production support tracking and triage

Administer and coordinate routine communication to project team members and stakeholders. Schedule and facilitate project status meetings and Agile ceremonies. Actively solicit, track, and document stakeholder and project team feedback for review by the Senior PM

Track and document problem management, issue resolution, and risk identification/mitigation efforts, escalating critical items to the Senior Project Manager. Maintain team boards and task assignments to ensure work is correctly tracked, and capacity is considered

Support the PMO and Senior Project Managers by maintaining and updating application and technology roadmaps in project management tools (e.g. Jira Advanced Roadmaps), project health status, and sprint and release burndown Assist in gathering and organizing information to coordinate the initiation and planning of smaller projects

Qualification

Agile Scrum MethodologyProject Management Life CycleSoftware Development Life CycleProject Management SoftwareDocumentation CoordinationCustomer Service MindsetCommunication SkillsCritical ThinkingAdaptability

Required

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university

At least four (4) years of experience in working with software application teams, using the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), the Project Management Life Cycle (PMLC), and Agile Scrum Methodology

Each additional year of related experience above the required minimum may substitute for education on a year-for-year basis

Share the belief that all Texas students can achieve at high levels and are able to succeed in college, career, or the military

A strong customer-service mindset focused on meeting the needs of stakeholders

Skill in coordinating and organizing complex documentation and meetings for diverse stakeholders

Demonstrate critical thinking abilities by asking questions, synthesizing, and analyzing information to make decisions

Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to connect with a variety of audiences

A desire to self-reflect, give/receive feedback, and continuously improve

Willingness and availability to work outside the regular work hours, as needed, to support project needs

Willingness and ability to adapt to unexpected tasks, as assigned

This position requires the applicant to meet Agency standards and criteria which may include passing a pre-employment criminal background check, prior to being offered employment by the Agency