Technical Project Manager (Remote)

at GovCIO in Springfield, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Overview

GovCIO is looking for a Technical Project Manager to join our Health PMO team. The candidate should have experience with a civil agency, preferably the Department of Veterans Affairs. The environment is dynamic, and client needs are often evolving. As such, thought leadership, problem-solving, rapid learning, and carrying the innovative mindset needed to lead our clients through conceptualization, strategic planning, and execution is important. Additionally, flexibility and forward-thinking views are important for success.

Responsibilities

+ Manage Agile delivery model, whether Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Lean Kanban, DevSecOps, or other iterative development approaches.

+ Support program management, governance, oversight, and executive level reporting

+ Manage competing priorities, address data calls, and provide ongoing progress reports.

+ Document and provide recommendations for technical management approaches on projects/products.

+ Manage parallel projects under a complex program while also providing cross functional program level support.

+ Create strategic roadmaps, with alignment to goals and operations plans.

+ Document, track, and monitor project, program, system, product, and various performance metrics and report progress with recommendations or innovative approaches for improvement, organizational maturity, and/or optimization.

+ Serve as an escalation point for customer concerns if/when they arise and identify appropriate resolutions to achieve client satisfaction in a timely manner.

+ Provide leadership and direction to any assigned direct reports, clients, key stakeholders, and executive leadership.

+ Provide strategic advice on product line performance through automation, continuous integration pipelines, and other means.

+ Understand existing processes and identify how to improve and streamline them to improve team efficiency and effectiveness.

+ Provide support for product teams as it relates to automation, CI/CD, and DevOps and/or DevSecOps.

+ Manage and coordinate requirements implementation and delivery across various projects.

+ Collect, analyze, manage, and report key Product Line execution status and metrics across all aspects of the Agile product development lifecycle.

+ Support communications, program baseline support, strategic planning and analysis, data collection, quality reviews, risk management, scheduling, and overall management of assigned projects.

+ Monitor, track, and provide client reports on project schedule, work plan, risks, action items, key decisions, meeting minutes, and budget to ensure the project meets targeted dates and goals.

+ Support fast turnaround requests for data calls.

+ Manages the technical delivery of a project through the design, implementation, and testing in accordance with project objectives.

+ Understand the client’s business issues and data challenges; perform gap analysis and recommend solutions.

+ Create project deliverables, including artifacts and ensuring that they adhere to quality standards.

+ Conduct research, analyze information needs, and perform analysis to support the delivery of relevant artifacts including business process diagrams, reports, and presentations.

+ Translate complicated issues from multiple information sources into a clear point of view, and create a compelling, concise, and well-written narrative.

+ Leverage excellent presentation development skills to synthesize complex information into succinct visualizations using PowerPoint and Visio.

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience

+ Bachelor’s Degree in a Business, Engineering, or technical discipline plus 15 years of experience; 10 additional years of experience can be substituted for the degree requirement

+ Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment

+ Experience in managing mid-sized or large-scale software development projects.

+ Experience in the software development lifecycle.

+ Proficient with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio).

+ Proficient with MS SharePoint and MS Teams.

+ Experience using Jira in an Agile or SAFe environment.

+ Familiarity and understanding of DevSecOps principles and best practices.

+ Experience managing multiple concurrent projects.

+ Experience providing cross-functional program level support

+ Experience creating and presenting executive summary presentations

+ Experience in risk management and mitigation strategies

Preferred Skills and Experience

+ Experience in Department of Veterans Affairs project management

+ Experience in Healthcare IT project management

+ Project Management Professional – PMP Certified

+ SAFe Certified

+ Understanding of Lean Six Sigma and LEAN principles and processes

+ Understanding VA technologies such as VistA, VPR, REST API SOAP

+ Familiarity with InterSystems products such as (Cache, IRIS, FHIR ODS, HS, HC, etc.)

+ Familiarity with the Electronic Health Record (EHR)

+ Experience in conflict management and servant leadership

+ Highly motivated and analytical; proven problem-solving abilities

+ Ability to take initiative and demonstrate enthusiasm when working in a fast-paced environment

+ Willingness and ability to quickly learn new skills, new client environments, and grow domain expertise

+ Ability to conduct independent research to lead or support the resolution of complex issues

+ Excellent planning and project oversight skills

+ Excellent leadership, management, and delegation skills

+ Excellent prioritization and time management skills

+ Excellent attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines and stay organized

+ Demonstrated strong facilitation and excellent verbal communication, oral presentation, analytical and written communication skills.

Clearance Required: Ability to obtain and maintain a Suitability/Public Trust clearance

Company Overview

GovCIO is a team of transformers—people who are passionate about transforming government IT. Every day, we make a positive impact by delivering innovative IT services and solutions that improve how government agencies operate and serve our citizens.

But we can’t do it alone. We need great people to help us do great things – for our customers, our culture, and our ability to attract other great people. We are changing the face of government IT and building a workforce that fuels this mission. Are you ready to be a transformer?

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. EOE, including disability/vets.

Posted Pay Range

The posted pay range, if referenced, reflects the range expected for this position at the commencement of employment, however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, education, experience, and internal equity. The total compensation package for this position may also include other compensation elements, to be discussed during the hiring process. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the GovCIO reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, GovCIO or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

Posted Salary Range

USD $110,000.00 – USD $115,000.00 /Yr.

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Location US-Remote

ID 2024-4421

Category Project/Program Management

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