Senior Technical Program Manager at International Logic Systems, Inc.
Fairfax, VA 22033
About the Job
ILS is looking for a Senior Technical Program Manager (PMP) with Java/J2EE application delivery experience to support a large-scale banking/financial project. The desired candidate will have strong relevant technical knowledge, excellent communication skills, and ability to work effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders/team members.
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Responsibilities:
- Develop/maintain project plan and schedule using Microsoft Project (WBS, schedule)
- Set clear milestones and tasks that incorporate project schedules of multiple teams
- Development and adherence to project plans, including an effective communication plan and production implementation plan.
- Provide meeting minutes and agendas to various stakeholders frequently and on time
- Communicate effectively with individuals from various backgrounds, stakeholders, team members, executives, and anyone else involved in the project. Provide constructive feedback to team members.
- Author and update required artifacts and ensure they are stored in the appropriate document repositories and configuration management tools (i.e., SharePoint, Jira system).
- Cultivate a clear vision of the project and develop a mission driven team culture where deadlines and tasks are completed on time and excellence is expected.
- Use PMBOK based methodology (project charter through project close-out)
- Bring innovative best practices, increase efficiency, and regularly set goals for the team to achieve successful outcomes.
- Maintain a backlog list of business requirements that should be groomed with business stakeholders on regular basis for re-prioritization during the life of the project implementation phase.
Qualifications:
Minimum Requirements/Skills Required:
- Excellent communication skills - ability and demonstrated experience to present to executive level stakeholders as well as create and ensure quality deliverables.
- Minimum 10 years project management experience
- At least 5 of the 10 years of project management experience must be in application development
Have sound technical knowledge to understand the technical nature of issues and be able to assist the team in taking strategic decisions when required.
Project management for Java/J2EE application development
- Relevant Bachelors degree
- Experience with Jira, SharePoint
- Agile (development methodology) and Scrum (facilitating Scrum)
- System environment: Angular, Spring boot framework, Oracle Database, IBM Liberty, API
- Function domain: insurance, banking, or financial industry
- U.S. Citizen or Green Card Holder w/ ability to obtain Public Trust Clearance
Preferred:
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
- Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
- Java/J2EE software development experience (highly desirable)
- Master's Degree