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The Center for the Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning (CASTL) in the School of Education and Human Development seeks to hire an Senior Project Manager for Cloud Applications. The incumbent will work with Principal Investigators, external technology consultants, and a supervise a small team. Net and Angular software engineers to guide the design and implementation of an enterprise-level integrated web-based application. The application will draw from existing web-based applications that currently serve a variety of stakeholders focused on improving educational outcomes for young children in Virginia.
This role and project provide an exciting opportunity to create a novel solution by bringing together several state initiatives with proven records of collecting data to shape public policy in education. It will contribute to our understanding of how early experiences can shape children's developmental outcomes.The ideal candidate has experience in government security reviews and compliance, with proven success in engaging stakeholders in working towards innovative solutions. A major aspect of the role will be to navigate data governance structures across multiple state-level stakeholders and to identify and implement a technical approach that corresponds to project-specific data sharing agreements.This will be a fully remote positionThe ideal candidate will have the following:- Experience and ability to lead a small team of web-based software engineers using an Agile framework
- University and state-level IT review and compliance
- Data governance across multiple organizations and projects
- Knowledge of On-prem to cloud migration
- Strong understanding of system architecture and design for web-based application development
- Experience presenting to multiple stakeholders, translating technical approaches for multiple audiences
- Work with Principal Investigators to manage and oversee the technical implementation of a complex enterprise-level web-based software solution
- Develop timelines, allocate resources, and deliver on-time technical solutions
- Manage and negotiate stakeholder needs, priorities and expectations to their satisfaction, serving as a trusted advisor and relay these priorities to collaborators
- Lead the development team through the full life-cycle of the web-based application including development, updates, and maintenance
- Lead the internal software development team day-to-day to deliver project scope on time and within budget, anticipating and resolving or escalating issues that arise
- Manage multiple projects at different phases at the same time using Agile project tools and documentation
- Contribute to and implement ongoing PM process improvement
- Assist with developing quality assurance processes and documentation and testing where needed.
- Develop, maintain, and manage data security plans including mitigation
- Advise on technical research/analysis, architecture/design, training and knowledge transfer
- Assist Principal Investigators with technical design or technology decisions
- Quickly learn new technologies
- Ensure continuous improvement of software engineering, release management and compliance standards
- In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may be assigned.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, Computer Engineering or related discipline
- At least five years of experience. Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- Technical experience or familiarity with technology architecture and technical jargon
- 3+ years technical experience in application development and design
- Front End Development - HTML, CSS, Angular
- Back End Development - C#, .NET Core, WebAPI
- Database Development - MS SQL
- Report Development - SSRS, Tableau, PowerBI
- 3+ years experience with release management, work item tracking and source control
- Work Item Tracking - Azure DevOps
- Release Management - Jenkins
- Source Control - Git
- Exposure to multiple industries and/or functional domains within organizations
- Interest or experience in the fields of Education, Child Development, Psychology, or related fields.
- Strong desire to learn new skills and abilities and to continuously improve practices
- CV or Resume
- Cover letter, optional but preferred
- Recruiting talented and diverse doctoral students, post-doctoral fellows, faculty, and staff;
- Recruitment and retention of a diverse workforce and providing an inclusive and supportive environment in which staff and faculty are recognized as integral to the success of our work; and
- Promoting a culture of integrity, mutual respect, excellence, collaboration, and innovation.
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