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Local Arizona Residents Only.
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Skills
- SAFe certification or PMP
- Experience working in government, public sector, or regulated environments
- Experience with compliance and regulatory standards such as NIST and FedRAMP
SOAZ Posting ID # 5598 IT - AZDOR - Agency Support Division (ASD) - Program Manager - Senior Project Manager (Local Only/Mostly Remote/Hybrid)
Description
Looking for candidates who have experience with ERP systems and CRM. Managers will be conducting a plagiarism check on all resumes prior to interviews.
Senior Project Manager (Agile/Scrum, Leadership)
Overview:
We are seeking a seasoned Senior Project Manager with a strong background in Agile/Scrum methodologies to play a key lead role in the delivery of a large enterprise software solution.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead cross-functional teams through the full project lifecycle, ensuring delivery of all technical aspects of software -focused projects on time, within scope and budget.
- Provide guidance and support to a team of project managers supporting a large enterprise software implementation that is led by a Vendor, but the Department has technical responsibility for activities such as data conversion support, data cleansing, legacy system retirement, DevSecOps, security, infrastructure, and integration.
- Promote Agile best practices, act as a change agent to foster an Agile culture and help teams improve their Agile maturity and performance.
- Facilitate all Agile/Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
- Collaborate with engineering, security, and operations teams to integrate an External Information System with on-prem or external systems.
- Maintain and track progress in Azure DevOps Boards (or similar tools such as Jira, GitLab, etc.) to manage user stories, bugs, epics, and releases.
- Coordinate and manage relationships with third-party vendors, ensuring contractual obligations and SLAs are met.
- Assist teams on mapping technical and architectural dependencies, especially related to cloud, security, and infrastructure services.
- Develop, maintain and execute risk management plans.
- Responsible for ensuring policies and security practices are integrated into project planning and execution.
- Support organizational change management (OCM) efforts by communicating effectively with stakeholders, managing resistance, and preparing users for technology changes.
- Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation including charters, schedules, RACI matrices, and post-mortem reviews.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or a related field.
- Scrum Master certification (CSM, PSM, or equivalent) required.
- Minimum of 10 years of project management experience, with at least 3 years in Agile/Scrum environments.
- Proven experience managing large enterprise software implementations is required..
- Experience building teams, defining effective organization structures, and organizing work to complete a scope of work is required.
- Proficiency with Azure DevOps, Jira, or equivalent project tracking tools.
- Large consulting firm experience is preferred.
- Experience managing external vendors, including performance tracking and issue resolution.
- Experience with compliance and regulatory standards such as NIST and FedRAMP
- Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently and drive alignment across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Work Environment & Tools:
- Azure DevOps, Google Workspace, Microsoft Office.
- Hybrid work model, predominantly remote.
Required Skills
- Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or a related field
- Minimum of 10 years of project management experience, with at least 3 years in Agile/Scrum environments
- Scrum Master certification (CSM, PSM, or equivalent) required.
- Proficiency with Azure DevOps, Jira, or equivalent project tracking tools.
- Proven experience managing large enterprise software implementations is required and experience building teams, defining effective organization structures, and organizing work to complete a scope of work is required.