Sr IT Program manager

S-R-International-Inc; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work from home options

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

State of Ohio - DCY seeks a Sr. Program Manager to lead the .NET modernization of a Government software application. The PM will drive planning, execution, risk management and delivery across multiple teams to meet business, technical, and quality requirements.

Ideal candidate has 7–8 years of PM experience, strong leadership, and a PMP/ACP certification. This is a hybrid role requiring occasional on-site Columbus office visits with flexible work-from-home options.

Qualifications

• Requires a four-year college degree in IT, CS, Engineering or Business with a technology focus.
• PM certifications (PMP or PMI-ACP) strengthen credibility and project governance.
• Experience leading large-scale modernization projects with enterprise systems.

Responsibilities

• Direct, control, and administer a major software rewrite/modernization project from start to finish.
• Develop and maintain project plans, milestones, and budgets; ensure alignment with business goals and technical requirements.
• Coordinate Sponsors, Developers, Operations and end users; maintain transparency, communication, and governance.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelors degree in IT/CS/Engineering or Business

PMI PMP or PMI-ACP certification

Tools

Clarity PPM

Azure DevOps

SharePoint

Job description

LOOKING FOR ONLY CURRENT OHIO RESIDENTS In Person Interviews Hybrid - Columbus, Ohio (needs to be able to come to the office as needed)

Job Title: Sr. Program manager - .NET Application Modernization & Re‑Engineering

Job ID: 808107

Client: State of Oh - DCY

Closing Date: 08/03/2026

Program Manager 3

Job description

Need a Program manager (PM3) to successfully direct, control, administer and regulate a Re-write/Modernization of a software Application based on .NET Technology. The Program Manager’s primary responsibility is to drive the entire software re-write from Start to Finish and ensure the Final Product meets the business, technical and quality requirements.

Project management Skills

• Designs project plans, which identify needs and define major tasks and milestones, based on scope, resources, budget, and personnel.


• Requires a thorough knowledge of Project management Methodology and approaches to incorporate sufficient Collaboration, Transparency and Feedback loops. Ensure that proper Project management processes are followed.


• Responsible for the development, adjustment, revision of estimates in Planning, Analysis, design, construction, testing and Implementation.


• Required skills Include Risk and Scope management to be able to define, Monitor and control Scope, budget and timelines especially in High-Risk Modernization scenarios.


• Strong Interpersonal Skills to keep Sponsors, Developers, Operations and end users aligned and informed of the program management metrics.


• Most importantly requires a strong critical thinking and problem-solving ability especially to address Technical Debt, Integration Challenges and unforeseen dependencies.


• Notify team leaders of Project Timelines, Milestones, phases, Work requests, target dates and approved executable work package.

Technical Skills

• Requires an understanding of Application Architecture, Refactoring, re-architecting, or rebuilding strategies.


• Legacy Systems Analysis and Integration points to determine modernization path.


• Familiarity with Cloud Technologies, Microservices and modern DevOps practices


• Tool Proficiency: Experience with Project & Portfolio management tools like Clarity PPM, Azure DevOps, SharePoint and other off-the-shelf operational systems.

Experience

• Ideally, Past projects that involved legacy system migration, re-factoring or modernization would be highly preferred.7 to 8 years of relevant experience required.


• Experience leading Teams cross development, operations, security and business needs.

Educational requirements

• Education: 4 year college Degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering or Business with a focus on Technology


• Certifications: At least One Project Management license like PMP, PMI_ACP required. Other Agile/Scrum certifications can strengthen credibility.

The Position is Hybrid and the hire should be able to come to DCY office in Columbus as needed.

• Flexible work from home options available.