Information Technology Project Manager

The client is seeking a qualified individual(s) to provide project management support for client program areas working on technology implementations. Active implementations requiring support include Provider Enrollment and Credentialling, and MMIS System Modernization, Medicaid HR-1. 

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of business and data analysts to oversee the design, development, and implementation of various information system transformation projects.
• Assist with defining strategic direction of enterprise level IT implementations.
• Define business and technological requirements, consult with product owner, subject matter experts, and scrum teams to define business needs and objectives.
• Provide project management of highly complex large scale enterprise IT projects and smaller scale projects.
• Lead and coordinate efforts of development team and vendors to ensure solutions are implemented successfully.
• Support business and operations staff with analysis and testing activities for information system changes.
• Prepare project status reports and documentation as needed to facilitate executive decision making and communicate project progress and risks.
• Ensure project governance and monitoring controls are in place and followed.
• Responsible to ensure project design, development, and implementation are on time and budget.
• Mentor state personnel in project management and train state resources to take over this function.

Qualifications

• Successful experience managing information technology solutions.
• PMP certification or equivalent working experience.
• Knowledge of various software development methodologies (agile, waterfall, DevOps, etc.).
• Experience in successfully applying project management and project governance principles.