IT Project Manager III — Public Sector (Local/State)

Primary Responsibilities will include: Follow

the project management life cycle (PMLC

)

including initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing one or more projects. Follow the agency’s

Information Technology Handbook, standard operating procedures

on the

PMLC, Review Gates, project management artifacts, and archiving . Manage all aspects of a technology related project. Ensure project tasks and products follow the development process and

quality guidelines

while meeting

both functional and contractual requirements. Apply the

software/systems development life cycle (SDLC)

including

Requirements, Design, Code/Configure, Test (System, User Acceptance, Regression, Round Trip, Smoke), Change Management/Deployment, Warranty period, and Transition to Maintenance . Work with peers from user area and contractor staff to coordinate, plan, assign, supervise, and evaluate the work of the project staff in a matrixed organization structure. Manage deliverable

content expectations, review processes, and acceptance criteria. Ensure deliverables meet the agreed upon quality and content. Develop and

manage project budgets, schedules, work plans, resource requirements, and cost estimates and projections. Ensure all team members understand the project standards and resolve challenges with the quality of any party’s work products. Communicate with the

project stakeholders, management, and other relevant parties. Monitor and evaluate

third-party vendor and contractor performance. Document

detailed

system

requirements . Work independently with minimal supervision and meet tight deadlines. WORKER SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS Worker should be qualified to serve as a “ Project Manager

“,

Level 3

under the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) IT Staff Augmentation Contract guidelines. Minimum Requirements: |———–|—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————–| |

Years

|

Skills/Experience

| |

8

| Full-time experience

in IT Project Management work, business analysis, or project administration.

Experience managing complex

projects throughout all development phases

| | 8 | Experience in

structured design and development

process, scope control, project estimation, risk mitigation, and preventive and corrective actions for overruns

| | 8 | Experience

managing project activities

; establishing

project goals and objectives;

exercising sound judgment in making critical decisions; analyzing

complex information and developing plans

to address identified issues; demonstrate negotiation and facilitation skills;

identify project risks and gaps; prepare reports ; and communicate effectively | | 8 | Experience

reviewing, analyzing, and evaluating business systems and user and stakeholder

needs | | 8 | Experience

facilitating and documenting business process mapping and business process reengineering

and identifying new applications of technology to business problems that make a business more effective | | 5 | Experience

documenting detailed requirements

for information technology solutions that will meet program and user needs | | 3 | Experience simultaneously

collecting requirements

across multiple program areas or organizations that are geographically dispersed and that have varying business needs | Preferred: |———–|—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————-| |

Years

|

Skills/Experience

| | 5 | Knowledge of

IT Project Management theories and practices

applicable to projects that are complex in s cope; of systems and procedures

used to evaluate

a third-party vendor’s performance

; and of

local, state, and federal laws and regulations

relevant to the administration of the project undertaken | | 5 | Experience presenting

to program and IT management, project Sponsors, and Executive leadership

| | N/A |

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

| | 4 | Experience working on an

unemployment insurance system with appeals, benefits, and/or employer tax functionality

| | 2 | Experience implementing

fraud detection or prevention features, protocols, or safeguards

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