*Role: Agile Project Manager* *Location: McLean, VA*
*Duration: Long Term Contract* *US-Citizens & Green Card Only* *Mandatory Skills:* · Software development/IT with at least 2-4 years’ direct experience in an Agile (ideally Scrum and/or SAFe) environment. · Related Certifications: Certified Scrum Master, SAFe Agilist, SAFe Practitioner (SP), APMG AgilePM or equivalent certification. PMP preferred. · Deep understanding of Agile processes and Scrum (and/or SAFe) with hands-on implementation experience · Extensive understanding of modern software development architecture e.g. DevOps, Open Stack etc. Prior experience as a developer and/or requirements/business analyst is a big plus · Experience with JIRA, JIRA Agile, Confluence, Microsoft Project, VersionOne desirable · Experience coordinating multiple large teams in an Agile environment is a plus · Demonstrated leadership in process improvement and innovation · Outstanding written and verbal communication skills *Preferred Skills:* Working in large scale citizen centric .GOV public websites, a big plus. *Job Responsibilities: * Interact with the client to understand the business value streams and overall project needs Define the scope and business rules for the project based on clients need Responsible for release schedule and aligning with master schedule(s) Manage scope creep by a thorough change control process and maintenance of product backlog and continuous grooming Create risk register, management and mitigation plans for the projects Represent the project team at Business and Management meetings Report project progress through reports and dynamic data/SLA/performance dashboards (includes support for identifying dashboard data sources/data calls and dashboard designing) Conduct daily Scrum stand ups, help the team with any road blocks and help resolve the impediments Attention to detail and excellent written and communications skills Coordinate, develop, and update project management artifacts in accordance with the enterprise Program Management Officer (PMO’s) direction Conduct kickoff meetings to define roles and responsibilities of project staff, assess and validate initial business requirements, define the project scope, establish communication and reporting process Develop, coordinate, and manage project elements, including but not limited to Product Visions, Backlogs, Agile Schedules in Microsoft (MS) Project, Milestones, Budgets, Risks, Action Items, and Deliverables Develop and maintain strategic themes based on client’s priorities, translate into Product Vision, develop program objectives, features, user stories, and maintain the product backlogs Coordinate with other project teams, which may include but is not limited to Development, Call Center, Hosting, QA/Testing, Data Provider, Analytics, Security, Marketing, and other third- party support teams such as Cloud Providers (e.g. AWS), CDN providers (e.g. Akamai), and other Digital Services popular enterprise tools vendors Perform frequent Project Status Reviews (PSR) with the stakeholders to report on Overall Project Status Summary, Scope, Schedule, Milestones, Costs, Quality, Risks, and Next Steps Conduct project retrospectives at the completion of each sprint/release, Recommend process improvements Gather metrics and reports status to Management Contribute to enterprise program management improvement and standardization activities -- *Warm Regards* *Faiz Shaik* *Pace Computer Solutions Inc* *(**An Inc 500 Company**)* *10500 Little Patuxent Pkwy, Suite 310* *Columbia, MD 21044* *Phone*# 443-539-0949 *209 *Fax*# 443-539-0292 Toll Free # 1-877-225-PACE f...@pace-solutionsinc.com www.pace-solutionsinc.com ****** PACE Selected for the 2009 & 2010 Best of Columbia Award by the US Commerce Association ****** *Pace Computer Solutions, Inc. is a registered user of E-Verify* The contents of this message and any attachments are intended solely for the addressee(s) named in this message. This communication is intended to be and to remain confidential and may be subject to privilege. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender and then destroy this message and its attachments. Do not deliver, distribute or copy this message and/or any attachments and if you are not the intended recipient, do not disclose the contents or take any action in reliance upon the information contained in this communication or any attachments. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "IT RECURITER" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to it-recuriter+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to it-recuriter@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/it-recuriter. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
