IT Project Manager

Spalding; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company specializing in professional services is seeking a Senior-level IT Project Manager for a remote position. The candidate will manage the modernization of legacy applications, work with agile teams, and must possess significant experience in project management within a DoD environment. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits are offered.

Benefits

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)

Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)

Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)

Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)

Short Term & Long Term Disability

Training & Development

Wellness Resources

Stock Option Plan

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience required for BS/BA degree, or 14 years with AA/AS degree.
• Experience working with a software development team on application modernization.
• Must be eligible for Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead a software development team for application modernizations on AWS.
• Coordinate project plans and schedules, track progress, and report to leadership.
• Facilitate stakeholder meetings to gather requirements and track progress.

Skills

Project Management

Agile Methodology

Team Leadership

Technical Guidance

Risk Management

Requirements Gathering

Education

BS/BA degree

AA/AS degree

High School diploma

Tools

GitLab

TFS

Job description

Spalding, a Saalex Companyis seeking an IT Project ManagerinPatuxent River, MD.Spalding, a Saalex Company is a professional services company delivering cutting-edge solutions to the Department of Defense since 2001. Our expert-level solutions include software development, information technology, program management, financial management and business intelligence services. Spalding, a Saalex Company offers competitive compensation, career development, flexible work schedules and excellent benefits.

Position Type: Full-Time

Salary: $130K-$155K (depending on experience)

Work Location: This is a remote position.

Summary: Seeking a Senior-level IT Project manager to assist in managing the modernization of legacy apps. An ideal candidate has experience managing agile dev teams deploying to AWS (preferably GovCloud) using CI/CD pipelines. Candidate will act as scrum master, holding daily stand-ups and managing sprint planning. Experience in DoD software development/IT environments extremely beneficial to success in this role.

Essential Functions:

• Lead, manage, and provide technical guidance to a software development team for application modernizations deploying to AWS GovCloud using CI/CD pipelines.
• Develop and maintain project plans/schedules in GitLab.
• Identify, track, mitigate, and resolve schedule and performance risks.
• Regularly report project progress and risks to leadership.
• Work closely with technical teams and subject matter experts, acting as liaison with the customer.
• Coordinate and participate in meetings with stakeholders and the technical team to gather, analyze, break down, and document requirements.
• Facilitate meetings across technical teams and with customers to track progress and overcome blockers.
• Manage planning meetings, daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
  
  

Required:

• Experience as a project manager for a software development team required.
• Experience creating, coordinating, and tracking project schedules and tasking required.
• Experience working with a development team modernizing a legacy app and/or deploying to AWS required.
• BS/BA degree and 10 years of related experience OR AA/AS degree and 14 years of related experience OR HS and 16 years of related experience.

Desired:

• Experience working in a DOD software development/IT environment highly desired.
• Experience working with a PM/CM tool like GitLab (preferred) or TFS desired.
• AWS and PMP or Scrum Master certifications highly desired.

Education:

BS/BA degree and 10 years of related experience OR AA/AS degree and 14 years of related experience OR HS and 16 years of related experience.

Security Clearance: Must be eligible to obtain a Secret clearance. Active Secret clearance desired, interim Secret acceptable to start. Requirementsto obtain a clearance includeUS Citizenship, security investigation, etc.

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development
• Wellness Resources
• Stock Option Plan