Senior Project Manager

DataStaff, Inc. is in need of a Senior Project Manager for a long-term contract opportunity with one of our direct clients in the Richmond, VA area.

*This is a hybrid position, 3 days per week will work on site.
Responsibilities:

• Manage and deliver complex IT project(s) with multiple teams and work streams coordinated to an aggressive delivery schedule. This project is migrating systems to Azure.
• Leads the team through the Commonwealth Standard for Project Management for successful completion of the project phases: PreSelect, Initiation, Planning, Execution and Control and Closeout.
• Serve as a hands-on technical project manager with development staff and business groups.
• Coordinate and communicate with ITD management and staff to coordinate work tasks and resourcing.
• Communicate timelines and expectations to technical and business staff.
• Collaborate with vendors, consultants, and contractors in the execution of projects including contract management and working with the procurement office(s).
• Collaborate with technology leads and solution architects to incorporate agency best practices into project plans.
• Adhere to project management practices and governance requirements; coordinate with Project Management Offices.
• Maintain project budget, plans, tasks, schedules, risks, and status and disseminate information to team members and customers as defined in the communications plan.
• Monitor progress by third-party vendors and define and measure their progress with metrics.
• Ensure documentation of requirements and use cases, facilitate design workshops for assigned projects.
• Ensure definition of test objectives, designed test plans and test cases for assigned projects.
• Provide the management of project milestones and deliverables for on-time and on-budget delivery.
• Define, measure, and clearly communicate progress with metrics.
• Support system and application training efforts.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities:

• A minimum of 10 years experience managing large projects and a bachelor's degree.
• Experience in IT Infrastructure delivery (networking, physical plant, vendor management, site provisioning).
• Experience managing large, multi-stream projects.
• PMP or Qualified under Commonwealth of Virginia Qualification Standards for IT Project Managers for Category 4 Projects.
• Experience in both Agile and Waterfall project management.
• Agile Scrum Master certification (Preferred)
• Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Visio, PowerPoint, Project Server)

Required Skills:

• 10 Years - A proven track record of successfully managing large-scale, complex IT projects, with a specific focus on cloud migrations (preferably Azure).
• 5 Years - Experience managing migration project budgets and schedules.
• 5 Years - Azure services: Familiarity with a wide range of Azure services, including Azure Migrate, Azure Site Recovery, and Azure Database Migration Service
• 5 Years - Cloud concepts: A strong understanding of cloud computing principles (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and hybrid cloud environments.
• 5 Years - DevOps: Knowledge of DevOps principles and CI/CD pipelines.
• 5 Years - PMP and Agile/Scrum
• 10 Years - Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively translate complex technical concepts for all levels of the business
• 10 Years - Leadership: The ability to guide and motivate cross-functional teams and manage stakeholder expectations.
• 10 Years - Problem-solving: Strong analytical skills to anticipate and mitigate risks and resolve issues during the migration process.
• 5 Years - Adaptability: The ability to thrive in a fast- paced, demanding environment and manage multiple concurrent projects.

Desired Skills:

• 5 Years - Automation: Working knowledge of scripting (e.g., PowerShell, Azure CLI) and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• 5 Years - Azure Certifications (Administrator Associate, Azure Solutions, Architect Expert, Azure Migration/Modernization Specialist)

This opportunity is available on a corp-to-corp basis or as a W2 position with a competitive benefits package. DataStaff, Inc. offers medical, dental and vision coverage options as well as paid vacation, sick and holiday leave. As many of our opportunities are long-term, we also have a 401K program available for employees after 6 months.