State of Arizona · 13 hours ago

PROJECT MANAGER SENIOR - IT

United States

Part-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

$100K/yr - $109K/yr

5+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Manages multiple middle to large-sized IT projects, including complex strategic, transformational and operational projects, based on repeatable standards and practices. This includes leading execution and delivery, ensuring all deliverables are completed on time, to specification, within budget, and of highest quality. This includes managing the project timeline, identifying project risks, tracking and measuring project status.

Facilitates the definition of project missions, goals, tasks, and resource requirements. By assisting in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders, and ensuring technical feasibility.

Review, understand, research, analyze, and proofread the business requirements and technical designs related to the software to define testing needs and approaches in order for extensive, detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and test cases to be created.

Key skills are a strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and software development methodologies such as Waterfall, DSDM, SCRUM, XP, and Agile.

Ability to serve as an Agile scrum master to coach team members in Agile, host virtual and in-person stand-up meetings, assist the product owner with the product backlog, remove roadblocks, and lead the team through healthy conflict and debate to meet project objectives, timelines, scope, quality, and budget.

Responds promptly to customer needs; takes a customer-centric approach to problem-solving; solicits customer feedback to improve service; Response to requests for service and assistance; meets commitments; manages difficult or emotional customer situations; fosters relationships.

Responsible for effectively applying and ensuring State and Agency project and software development life-cycle methodologies, policies, guidelines, best practices, and standards are adhered to.

Qualification

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AgileSCRUMProfessional Scrum Facilitation Skills CertificationProject ManagementSoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)ERP systemsRisk ManagementVendor ManagementTest Planning

Required

Five or more years experience in a Project Management role

Professional Scrum Facilitation Skills Certification, or equivalent/higher certification required

Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and software development methodologies such as Waterfall, DSDM, SCRUM, XP, and Agile

Solid track record of progressively challenging project successes

Strong ability to identify and resolve risks/issues and manage change

Ability to adapt SCRUM principles and practices to the specific needs of an ERP implementation project

Knowledge of PM processes/protocols

Knowledge of ERP systems including their modules, functionalities and best practices

Knowledge of SCRUM framework, includes its roles, ceremonies and artifacts