Agile Project Manager

LER TechForce, LLC.; Columbus (IN); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

LER TechForce, LLC. in Columbus, Indiana, seeks an Agile Project Manager to lead program execution for complex multi-cloud data initiatives.

The role involves facilitating PI planning, coordinating cross-functional teams, and aligning IT and engineering roadmaps across AWS and Azure platforms. You will drive Lean and Agile adoption, manage dependencies, and report on velocity and predictability using eazyBI or Power BI.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in computer science, information technology, or related field.
• 3 years of experience in technical project management using Agile framework.
• Experience bridging cloud data pipelines across AWS and Azure environments.
• Experience with Jira or Azure DevOps and reporting tools like eazyBI/Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and optimize the flow of value through the Agile Release Train.
• Lead PI planning and sprint execution across multi-cloud architectures (AWS/Azure).
• Manage dependencies and align legacy systems with modern analytics, APIs, and middleware.
• Govern project tracking in Jira/Azure DevOps and deliver dashboards to stakeholders.

Skills

Agile Methodology

Stakeholder Management

Cross-functional Leadership

Cloud Data Pipelines

Python

SQL

Education

Master's degree in a related field

Tools

Databricks

Jira

Azure DevOps

Power BI

eazyBI

Job description

Job Location: 305 Franklin Street, Columbus, Indiana 47201, and various unanticipated worksites throughout the U.S.

Duties

LER TechForce, LLC seeks Agile Project Manager in Columbus, Indiana, and various unanticipated worksites throughout the U.S. Telecommuting permitted 2 days/week. Duties: facilitate and optimize the flow of value through the Agile Release Train utilizing tool Program Kanban; establish and communicate annual calendars for iterations and Program Increments (PI), including lead pre- and post-PI planning readiness sessions to synthesize unified vision and roadmap and summarize individual team PI objectives into high-level PI objectives to maintain operational visibility and transparency across the organization; lead and coordinate critical product quality forums for the Digital Engineering Team; support and direct structured 3-Step and 7-Step problem-solving activities to analyze, track, and resolve complex PrevenTech® product quality and customer issues; establish Lean and Agile methodologies and lead the adoption of Agile techniques to reduce gap between theory and practice; monitor overall program progress and provide direct developmental feedback to team members during execution; guide Agile delivery for prognostic and diagnostic health monitor systems, including coordinate workflows that capture telematics from complex physical machinery (XPI, MCRS engines, DPF after-treatment systems, and Diesel/Natural Gas Gensets) and translate them into cloud-based data streams; facilitate PI planning and sprint execution across multi-cloud digital architectures; manage technical dependencies between AWS-based data acquisition/notification platforms (PrevenTech®) and Azure-based Data Ingestion, Alert Management APIs, and Databricks Analytics Systems; direct backlog refinement, feature planning, and item sequencing for complex big-data engineering streams using Weighted Shortest Job First; align development priorities for teams deploying physics-based and empirical diagnostic algorithms coded in Python and SQL; govern enterprise project tracking environments (Jira/Azure DevOps) by designing, maintaining, and auditing non-standard, custom work breakdown hierarchies; build customized performance dashboards (via eazyBI/Power BI) using precise coding to monitor high-impact Agile metrics, velocity, and PI predictability scores; manage complex Agile project roadmaps focused on application modernization, continuous delivery workflows, and release-on-demand competencies; coordinate technical integration roadmaps that require bridging core legacy enterprise business logic and data structures (IBM i series, Mainframe, and Infor XA ERP frameworks) into modern web services, middleware, and digital cloud architectures; coordinate delivery schedules and manage cross-functional dependencies across internal matrixed teams (Advanced Analytics, Data Engineering, Data Science) and strategic external global vendor footprints; ensure all technical deployments, data visualizations, and system enhancements adhere to enterprise quality governance frameworks (ITPM methodology) and corporate regulatory standards (SOX compliance).

Requirements

Master's degree (or foreign equivalent degree) in computer science, information technology, mechanical engineering, business, or a related field, and 3 years of experience in technical project management positions using Agile framework. Must have 3 years of experience in all of the following: managing Agile application development lifecycles involving cloud-based big data pipelines bridging AWS and Azure environments; using Databricks, Python, and SQL to coordinate the delivery of prognostic and diagnostic health monitoring systems; governing custom Agile project management tools (Jira or Azure ADO), including managing non-standard hierarchy configurations and customized metrics reporting (eazyBI or Power BI); facilitating cross-functional delivery streams that interface core legacy enterprise resource planning platforms (IBM iSeries, legacy architectures, or Infor XA systems) with modern digital analytics, APIs, and middleware architectures; coordinating technical delivery roadmaps across matrixed internal stakeholders and global third-party vendor teams under corporate quality (ITPM/Six Sigma) and regulatory (SOX) standards.