Technology Program Manager III- Remote Kforce Technology Frisco, TX Contractor $0 - $105,000/Year

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RESPONSIBILITIES:

Kforce is looking for an experienced Project Manager to manage multiple cross-functional infrastructure initiatives. The ideal candidate would also have experience managing software projects. As a Project Manager in IT Services, you will have the opportunity to work with teams of professionals implementing solutions to support multiple initiatives. Responsibilities of the Project Manager:

• The Project Manager will be responsible for engaging with internal clients to advise and shape projects to meet their needs, and then to lead a team to deliver those projects so that then exceeds customer expectations
• Creating and maintaining a detailed project schedule
• As a Project Manager, you will be planning meetings, publishing minutes, following-up on action items
• Managing scope, schedule, resources changes during the project
• Issue and risks management, tracking and reporting
• The Project Manager will oversee daily management of infrastructure projects including networking, servers, storage, and security located in remote data centers
• Successfully executing projects to agreed time, scope, and quality
• The Project Manager will be managing project work and resources to enable successful and timely completion of the project
• Communicating with project teams, management, and stakeholders including implementing and working through defined governance processes
• Identify appropriate resolution to achieve satisfaction in a timely manner
• Monitor and manage end-to-end delivery of programs and projects
• Enforce standard methodologies, processes and tools
• Provide leadership, coaching, mentoring, and direction to project team members
• Provide weekly status reporting for key IT initiatives, deliverables, risk, and issues

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a similar field; Master's degree preferred
• PMP Certification desired
• 10+ years of experience as technical project manager who has extensive experience working in an IT environment
• Demonstrated experience managing projects in cloud environments where designed and stood up
• Demonstrated experience in working with teams to design solutions based on SaaS, PaaS or IaaS
• Experience in creating a DevOps delivery team as part of the cloud efforts
• Strong background in hands-on infrastructure build/support required
• Awareness of information security best practices preferred
• Experienced and comfortable with Agile methodology
• Must be a self-starter and independent
• The individual must have the ability to grasp technical concepts quickly and summarize & document them clearly
• Agile Framework (Scrum and/or Kanban board) experience required with Scrum Master certification and/or other related certification like SAFe etc.
• Experience in applying IT methodologies (waterfall, iterative, agile)
• Experience managing across the full systems development life cycle - initiate and plan, elaborate, design, build, test, deploy, and support
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Analytical skills and problem-solving skills needed
• IT background with an understanding of technology
• Microsoft Office proficient

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status

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