Hi, We have the following positions. *Please let me know if you have any consultants for any of the below positions.*
*Role : Infrastructure Architect* *Location : San Antonio, TX* *Duration : 6+ Months * *Job Description:* Skill Level, Experience – L3, 8-10+ yrs. If we can get someone having experience with Media customers, it will be good. *Role: * Infrastructure Architect focused on: · Workplace (Remote Support, Apps Packaging, Software Distribution, Image mgmt), Exchange, Office 365, AD domains/ technologies · Good understanding of x86 servers *Responsibilities:* · Actively participate in quarterly technology reviews · Present recommendations that may reduce costs, streamline processes, and improve service · Share supplier's experience in supporting other clients · Ensure only authorized technologies are installed, unless an approval for an exception has been obtained · Monitor and report on variances against authorized technologies and configurations · Perform root cause analysis for problems and correct the underlying issue · Provide for review and approval the operational documentation for all operations procedures and services, as well as publish and maintain the approved operational documentation *Role : Infrastructure Project Manager, IT Services* *Location : Alpharetta, GA* *Duration : 3-6+ Months / Fulltime* *Job Description:* As a Project Manager in IT Services you will have the opportunity to work with teams of professionals implementing solutions to support multiple business service lines at COMPANY. These solutions are core to COMPANY’s business strategy and will leverage the latest technologies in analytics, cloud computing, engagement team collaboration and knowledge sharing. You will be responsible for engaging with internal clients to advise and shape projects to meet their needs, and then to lead a team to deliver those projects so that the Company exceed customer expectations. COMPANY project managers are responsible for the end-to-end delivery of projects. You will work with teams that are geographically dispersed and comprised of all disciplines required to deliver IT solutions for our customers, including architects, business analysts, application engineers, quality assurance & testers. The project manager is responsible for delivering projects on a global enterprise scale, managing timeline, scope, budget and quality according to COMPANYs IT project management methodology. Communications is a Client’s to success. The project manager must have excellent skills in stakeholder relationship management and be able to effectively lead cross-discipline teams made up of both technical and business resources *Essential Functions of the Job:* (Identify and describe essential functions, or primary duties and responsibilities. Assume that the reader does not know the role or function of the job.) • End-to-end delivery of IT Services programs and projects sponsored by one or more business service lines • Successfully executing projects to agreed time, scope, budget and quality including developing objectives and plans to deliver on the business case benefits, budget and timescales. • Performing the project management processes - i.e. initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control and close, and the supporting processes e.g. scope, cost, time, issue, risk, resource, communication, stakeholder management ensuring that the required artifacts (e.g. project charter) are delivered and approved appropriately based upon COMPANY’s IT project management methodology • Planning for, monitoring and managing change through formal change management processes and stakeholder/customer relationship management including reporting on variances to the approved project baseline and managing the approval or mitigation of these as appropriate • Managing project work and resources to enable successful and timely completion of the project including performing gate reviews and quality assurance reviews with all aspects of IT organization and business sponsors • Closing the project and formalizing acceptance of the project results ensuring that the benefits realization have been achieved or a formal plan is in place to manage these • Communicating with project teams, management, customers and stakeholders including implementing and working through defined governance processes. • Coaching and mentoring both customers and project team members in delivery fundamentals and the benefits to successful delivery. • Provide weekly status reporting for client’s IT initiatives, deliverables, risk, issues and program financials • Manage external contracts and suppliers related to a given project • Provide level four incident and problem management support for enterprise applications deployed to production *Analytical/Decision Making Responsibilities:* (Describe the kind of problems and challenges typically faced, and decisions required to perform the job, as well as recommendations made to supervisors or others. Focus on the nature of existing policies, precedents and procedures used to guide decisions, and the degree to which the incumbent is free to make decisions requiring interpretation and judgment. Provide an example.) • Monitor and manage project baseline to ensure activities are occurring as planned - scope, budget and schedule and managing variances • Proactively identify risks and issues on projects - leading team to develop risk management and issue management plans • Ability to balance both the "science" of how to perform project management and the "art" of project management, which is learned through experience and skill training/application • Perform business case analysis and create meaningful project estimates • Identify project risks and manage effectively • Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of the COMPANY competency principles and practices, including the ability to coach and teach • Identify challenges and propose meaningful solutions • Demonstrate strong analytical and problem solving skills in leading the project team in issue resolution • Contribute to the general knowledgebase of the team, and develop and communicate best practices to facilitate the team's collective professional growth • Operate as a self-starter and with minimal supervision on project delivery *Knowledge and Skills Requirements:* (Describe the knowledge or skills needed to perform this job; these may be technical, managerial or behavioral in nature.) • Proven track record of successful delivery of multiple global and/or regional projects with personal accountability for delivering to time and cost for large, complex projects that includes the use of supplier and off-shore resources • Track record of customer focus and stakeholder management based on openness, trust, and delivering on promises • Mastery of project management methodology, tools and templates (includes program/project planning, schedule development, scope management and cost management) • Experience in applying IT methodologies (waterfall, iterative, agile) • Experience managing across the full systems development life cycle – initiate and plan, elaborate, design, build, test, deploy, and support • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Strong interpersonal and presentation skills • Highly organized and able to multi-task • Analytical skills and problem solving skills needed to manage multiple factors on a project simultaneously • IT background and fast learner with an understanding of technology • Ability to work in a team environment and bring about consensus on contradicting views • Ability to provide exceptional follow through and be customer-service driven • Demonstrated ability to work with globally dispersed virtual project teams • High degree of tolerance for ambiguity in a fast-paced, change-oriented environment • Ability to communicate and manage up (Executive/Senior Management), down (Project Team), and across (Peer Groups, Stakeholders, etc.) • Microsoft Office proficient, including MS Project and Visio *Supervision Responsibilities:* (Describe the level of supervision received (i.e., the frequency of supervisory contact, degree to which the individual acts independently and on what kinds of issues). Describe the level of supervision of others, if any (i.e., assigning work, reviewing performance, direct or indirect responsibility). *Frequency of Supervisory Contact:* • Supervisory contact: The Project Manager is expected to conduct regular 1:1 briefings with the Service Delivery Manager on an on-going and regular basis. Project Managers are expected to conduct effective 1:1 briefings that provide a high-level overview of project health, accomplishments, issues, action items and guidance/assistance as needed. • Supervisory communication and managing escalation: Project Managers are expected to synthesize and communicate project and business issues on an on-going basis, manage the Service Delivery Lead’s awareness of major issues, and help to prevent escalations, where possible. Supervising Others: • The Project Manager is expected to conduct ongoing, regular team meetings to communicate project health, accomplishments, issues, action items and guidance/assistance as needed. • The Project Manager has direct responsibility for the work stream of project managers, business analysts and transition managers, which includes assigning and prioritizing work activities, managing issues and escalations, customer relationship management, performance review, creating a positive, productive team environment, and informal mentoring/coaching activities. *Other Requirements:* (Describe other functions or expectations of the job such as whether overtime is regularly required (e.g., during busy season?), whether there are particular times of the year that vacation may not be taken, whether there is frequent travel, whether there are any physical requirements companioned those expected in a normal office environment or any other miscellaneous things about the job that should be made known.) • National and international travel may be required *Job Requirements:* *Education:* (What is the minimum level of education needed/suggested to perform this job?) • A degree in Computer Science or a related discipline; or equivalent work experience *Experience:* (What is minimum number of years needed/suggested to perform this job?) • 10+ years in a corporate IT environment • 5+ years of formal experience in project management for IT projects (application development, deployment/implementation or infrastructure projects) • Work experience in a professional services industry, preferred • Work experience in a global enterprise role, preferred *Certification Requirements:* (Describe and explain any certifications and/or licenses needed or helpful to perform this job). • Project management certification is preferred (PMI/CAPM or PMP, PRINCE2) • Familiarity with ITIL v2 or 3 would be advantageous *Note:* This job description is intended as a guide to reflect the principal functions of the job. However, it is not an all-inclusive listing of the required job functions and functions may vary depending on the particular geographic location of the job and/or the manager. Further, the job description is subject to change at the discretion of management. *Role : Scrum Master- Project Manager* *Location : McLean, VA* *Duration : 6-12+ Months / Fulltime* *Job Description:* • Facilitate effective and efficient meetings including Agile/Scrum ceremonies • Remove impediments for teams • Take ownership of end-to-end project delivery • Maintain transparency into the team’s work through metrics • Be a servant leader to each team member and support the removal of blockers • Engage multiple roles and stakeholders in critical discussions and consensus building • Coach and support continuous improvement within the team • Help identify and mitigate any external dependency risks in feature/product development • Coordinate with other Scrum Masters and their teams on deliverables • Experience in project/program management • Take ownership of end-to-end project delivery • Responsible for acting as the primary interface between a specific business/functional area and their IT partners. • Identify and resolve operational issues with business areas. • Ability to work independently and effectively with staff at all levels and from multiple divisions. • Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines. • Strong organization and presentation skills. *Qualifications* • 10+ years relevant experience in a software development or delivery organization • A minimum of 2+ year experience as a full-time Scrum Master • A thorough understanding of Scrum and Agile principles, values, and practices • Certified Scrum Master (CSM) is a must • PMP is a plus • Project Management Experience in managing software development projects • Experience working in an environment utilizing current and leading edge technologies (e.g. SaaS, Enterprise Web Applications, etc.) preferred • At least 10+ years of experience in all aspects of the development and implementation of assigned projects and provides a single point of contact for those projects. • At least 10+ years of experience in taking projects from original concept through final implementation interfacing with all areas affected by the project including end users, computer services, and client services. • BS in Engineering or related discipline strongly desire Thanks and Regards *Todd Parks* Ph: 630-315-9525 ||Email: todd_pa...@aesinc.us.com || *(Please reply to all to this email)* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "USITCV" group. 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