Project Manager

Client: DC Government
WorkMode: Remote
Long Description: The Senior IT Project Manager (project manager) will be responsible for managing several projects including a number of sub-projects under the Directory Services Modernization initiative. These projects may involve implementing off-the-shelf and custom software applications, data management, infrastructure, or other related projects. These projects will be dynamic and based upon customer need, budgetary considerations, and the needs of the public. The project manager is expected to communicate with internal stakeholders across agencies, and serve as a technical expert and deliver state of the art IT solutions in support of the Directory Services Modernization initiative. The project manager assists business stakeholders in determining and documenting Active Directory consolidation and modernization business requirements in coordination with several District agencies and other stakeholders. The project manager assumes a leadership role and exercises independent responsibility in planning, scheduling, designing, and implementing approved projects and other work as assigned, to include participation in the quality assessment of services performed by the vendor where applicable. The project manager is comfortable with ambiguity and works to develop more definition for the program and project from which decisions may be made regarding project efforts involving areas of uncertainty in approach, methodology, interpretation, or technical feasibility that may result from such elements as continuing program changes, new technological developments or requirements, regulatory changes, and conflicting requirements. Collaborate with multiple technology and service providers as well as various OCTO teams for implementation and operational services as well as with application development teams for authentication/directory services application integration. The project manager uses expert judgement in decision making for stakeholder management and scope management with financial, and contractual impact analysis. The work requires that the project manager create and design new business process workflows/ techniques, establish criteria and/or develop new approaches, and information. Evaluates products for completeness, timeliness, accomplishment of objectives, and conformance with regulatory requirements. Using administration policies, processes, and standards, develops detailed project plans, tasks, schedules, identifies milestones and ensures proper sequencing of events and dependencies both internal and with external vendors.

The project manager identifies resource, manpower, and project funding requirements. The project manager analyzes and monitors work in progress, evaluates the status, identifies, manages, and reports on, risks, issues, and action items (RAID). The project manager updates plan and recommends business process changes in response to evolving circumstances, resources, or objectives and ensures deadlines and priorities are met. Work is scheduled with other functional teams in a matrixed environment setting resource needs and priorities. Utilizes internal tools to track progress and maintain project management documentation. To achieve project objectives, translates high-level business requirements into functional specifications and ensures that all needed analysis, designs, business practices are addressed while incorporating stakeholder feedback. The project manager sets priorities and deadlines for daily project workflow, discusses issues with the supervisor, and recommends changes to the program activities as needed. The project manager ensures that project documentation is prepared, approved, and maintained for each project. Assists business unit managers in prioritizing new projects, enhancements of existing systems, and systems maintenance requests. The project manager assists in the implementation of, and compliance with project management principles. Serves as a direct liaison with internal customers and project team members, to manage expectations regarding project and departmental goals and resource capabilities and capacity. The project manager convenes regular project progress reviews, maintains productive interaction with all stakeholders ensuring appropriate interests are represented. The project manager provides reports on work progress for a range of audiences and levels of organizational seniority, including up to executive level. The project manager owns overall responsibility for meeting project goals, objectives, schedule, cost, and quality as defined by the scope and requirements. The project manager’s final work results are reviewed for accomplishment of goals, effectiveness of results, and overall compliance with policies, and processes

Responsibilities:
1. Coordinates IT project management, engineering, maintenance, QA, and risk management.
2. Plans, coordinates, and monitors project activities.
3. Develops technical applications to support users.
4. Develops, implements, maintains, and enforces documented standards and procedures for the design, development, installation, modification, and documentation of assigned systems.
5. Provides training for system products and procedures.
6. Performs application upgrades.
7. Performs monitoring, maintenance, or reporting on real- time databases, real-time network and serial data communications, and real-time graphics and logic applications.
8. Work with the Active Directory Migration Vendor as well, as internal OCTO Teams, Stakeholders and other DC Government Agencies
9. Ensures project lifecycle is in compliance with District standards and procedures.

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field or equivalent experience

Skills:

• Project Management experience in managing Enterprise projects Required 15 Years
• Experience working with quality management approaches, techniques, and principles to ensure quality Required 15 Years
• Experience in business process mapping or operational redesign / improvement Required 10 Years
• Experience with Risk Management techniques and mitigation planning.Required 10 Years
• Cost/schedule performance experience Required 10 Years
• Experience managing Active Directory enhancements Required 10 Years
• Agile project management methodologies integrated with project- level Waterfall scheduling, milestone tracking,Required 10 Years
• Experience with the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Required 15 Years
• Expert level Microsoft Project skills Required 10 Years
• Familiar with Directory Services and AD/ AAD / LDAP / SAML / ADFS] Required 5 Years
• Past Experience with Active Directory Consolidation Projects using Quest, Binary Tree, ADMS, ADMT Required 6 Years
• 16+ yrs. planning, coordinating, and monitoring project activities Required16 Years
• 16+ yrs. leading projects, ensuring they are in compliance with established standards/procedures Required16 Years
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills Required
• Familiar with various IDMS and SSO products, such as AAD, Okta, SecureAuth Required 6 Years
• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute (PMI). Highly desired
• Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field or equivalent experience Required

Thank You

Shaan

301-433-2706

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $62,192.89 - $136,966.30 per year

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Experience:

• Project management: 10 years (Required)
• quality management approaches, techniques, and principles: 10 years (Preferred)
• Risk Management techniques and mitigation planning: 10 years (Preferred)
• * Cost/schedule performance exp: 10 years (Preferred)
• managing Active Directory enhancements: 10 years (Preferred)
• SDLC: 10 years (Preferred)
• AD/ AAD / LDAP / SAML / ADFS: 7 years (Preferred)
• Quest, Binary Tree, ADMS, ADMT: 8 years (Preferred)
• IDMS and SSO products, such as AAD, Okta, SecureAuth: 8 years (Preferred)
• PMP from PMI: 5 years (Preferred)

Work Location: Multiple Locations

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