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Job description:

**** Federal/DoD Contract - Must be a US Citizen; must be willing to go through a background check *** 100% Onsite - No remote due to security***Initial PO till 9/30/2020 with multi year extensions; usually the project goes for 4+ years with this customer**

*** Customer works on 4/10 schedule. The standard work week consist of ten (10) hours of work between 6:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. with one half hour designated as an unpaid period for lunch, Monday through Thursday ***

• Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with staff, management and stakeholders. 
•  Act as the Scrum Master for Agile meetings, document user stories/requirements, conduct demonstrations/sprint planning meeting with customers, understand and help coach other project managers on agile software development methodology. 
•  Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion. 
• Liaise with project stakeholders on an ongoing basis.
•  Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders. 
• Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools.
•  Track project milestones and deliverables. 
•  Define project success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout project life cycle. 
• Conduct project post mortems and create a recommendations report in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements. 
•  Develop best practices and tools for project execution and management. 
• Develop software documentation such as software management plans, system requirements, test plans, etc.
•  Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals. 
• Direct and manage project development from beginning to end
• Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel. 
•  Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team. 
•  Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path. 
•  Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations. 
• Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans. 
• Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members and contractors, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work

Required Skills

• BA/BS degree in Computer Science/IT/related field plus 8 years of progressive information technology related leadership or Agile project management experience OR a combination of education and work experience (2 years of work experience is considered equivalent to 1 year of formal education) 
• Minimum of 5 years direct work experience in a disciplined IT project management framework, including all aspects of process development and execution. 
•  Strong familiarity with project management software, such as Microsoft Project and Team Foundation Server, as well as technically competent with various software programs, such as Microsoft Office, Excel and SharePoint. 
• Excellent interpersonal skills with proven ability to work in a team-oriented collaborative environment 
• Highly self-motivated and self-directed 
• Strong customer relationship skills 
• Ability to support a staff of technical subject matter experts during non-standard business hours. Desired Qualifications 
• Minimum 3 years project management experience on a large scale project (s) with significant impact on business operations.
• experience in an Agile IT project management capacity, including all aspects of process development and execution.
•  Experience in the compliance of formal Software Quality Assurance procedures including development and writing of IT documentation

Contact the recruiter working on this position:

The recruiter working on this position is Rajendra Reddy
His/her contact number is +(1) (202) 4706751
His/her contact email is rajr@msysinc.com

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