IT Project Manager-Cloud

Please apply for this position by sending your resume to: Email: apply AT chandratech DOT com SUBJECT: Applying for IT Project Manager-Cloud Atlanta, GA Hourly Rate: $54 W2; $64 CTC/1099 Job Description: The IT Project Manager-Cloud will provide project management support and oversight for an on-premise to Cloud Services Management system migration and support. The position is accountable to the Project Management Officer, Department's Chief Architect and the supported system and business owners. The IT Project Manager-Cloud works with Agency and State level executives, software vendors, service providers, and business directors to implement changes to the environment. Responsibilities:

• Under general supervision, manages and/or coordinates all tasks for medium and large-sized project(s) of moderate to high complexity and risk.
• Manages and/or provides project management consultation for all aspects of the project through the project management and software development life cycle.
• Works closely with the resource manager, vendor, business analysts, and subject matter experts on the various system support teams.
• Manages the project as scoped by the project steering committee.
• Manages schedules, risks, issues and interdependencies with understanding of on premise and cloud technologies.
• During initiation, helps clients determine the best approaches for reaching objectives; during planning, develops project management tools including plans for scope management, risk management, communications, change control, and performance measurement and tracking.
• Prepare estimates and detailed project plan for all phases of the project
• During execution, monitors performance and reports to management project status and pertinent issues, including major milestones and potential project risks.
• Provides continuing direction to the project team, conducts status meetings, assesses proposed changes in scope, and recommends courses of action to project sponsors during the execution phase.
• Near the end of the project, uses the product verification process to make sure that the project has delivered what the client expected and performs a lesson learned for all projects.
• Promote and support Project Management Office policies and processes

• Office of Information Technology Leadership to identify specific opportunities or weakness within assigned projects/ make specific project performance improvement changes to structures, processes, or people.
• Briefs and presents project status to Agency and State level executives
• Work with the project steering committee and senior project management
• Develops time and cost estimates, project plans/schedules, and budgets.
• Works w/security, architectural / QA teams to utilize established standards, procedures, quality objectives
• Oversees and controls ongoing costs, schedules, resources, scope, and risks.
• Directs project team members to take necessary action steps to achieve the goals and objectives of the project.
• Facilitate critical process assessments and redesign for process improvements.
• Chairs, manages, or facilitates project kickoff meetings, communicating individual roles/ project expectations.
• Develops and maintains a productive working relationship with project sponsors, vendors, and key clients
• Ensure that all project team members have the tools and training required to perform effectively.
• Manage scope using data of all sources to support project negotiations related to time, cost, and/or quality.
• Develops, monitors, coordinates and oversees project activities, such as scheduling, tracking, and reporting; leads change efforts impacting own projects.
• Monitors project milestones and critical dates to identify potential jeopardy of project schedule. Identify ways to resolve schedule issues. Keeps management aware of the situation.
• Assesses variances from the project plan, gathers metrics, and develops and implements changes as necessary to ensure that the project remains within specified scope and is within time, cost, and quality objectives.
• Conduct formal review with business sponsor at project completion to confirm acceptance and satisfaction.

• PMP certification from PMI or equivalent certification (5 Years)
• Exp. leading projects of moderate to high complexity (10 Years)
• Experience leading server-based application development/enhancement projects (7 Years)
• Experience within the last 5 years leading and coordinating vendor managed projects (5 Years)
• Bachelor's degree in related field or specialized training, IT project management exp. (7 Years)
• Experience /MS Project, MS Visio, SharePoint 2013, MS O365 (7 Years)
• Knowledge migrating on-premise applications to cloud environment (5 Years)

• Government Health / Human Services Systems, projects / business processes (5 Years)
• Experience working in State Government (5 Years)
• Experience working in an Enterprise outsourced environment (5 Years)