Senior IT Project Manager — Mainframe-to-Distributed Migration

SV Tech Systems Inc; Eagan (MN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SV Tech Systems is seeking a Sr. Project Manager for an 18+ month contract position in Eagan, MN. You will lead complex IT projects, manage stakeholders, and coordinate cross‑functional teams across the SDLC, with frequent travel in initial weeks.

Ideal candidates bring experience moving mainframe applications to distributed environments, vendor management, and risk controls. Airline domain familiarity is a plus for this role.

Qualifications

• Experience moving applications from mainframe to distributed environments.
• End-to-end PM experience across the SDLC.
• Projects in the $2–4 million range with multiple IT groups.
• Willingness to travel weekly at first, then every other week.
• Airline industry experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Leads entire project and ensures timely delivery.
• Communicates with stakeholders and sponsors.
• Aligns business user roles and project responsibilities.
• Assembles project team and orients members.
• Develops and executes overall project schedule with tasks and dependencies.
• Controls scope, time, cost, quality, risks, and issues.
• Ensures quality of deliverables and traceability to requirements.
• Escalates problems and manages vendor relationships per contract terms.
• Monitors performance and provides feedback to managers.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

SDLC

Vendor Management

Risk Management

Job description

SV Tech Systems is seeking a Sr. Project Manager for an 18+ month contract position in Eagan, MN. You will lead complex IT projects, manage stakeholders, and coordinate cross‑functional teams across the SDLC, with frequent travel in initial weeks.

Ideal candidates bring experience moving mainframe applications to distributed environments, vendor management, and risk controls. Airline domain familiarity is a plus for this role.