Agile Project Manager

Overview:

This person will support a team of IT and PMO professionals to deliver project success in support of a large health-based federal agency. This person must be resourceful, detail-oriented, and 100% client-focused, with a continuing passion for your profession.

TISTA associates enjoy above Industry Healthcare Benefits, Remote Working Options, Paid Time Off, Training/Certification opportunities, Healthcare Savings Account & Flexible Savings Account, Paid Life Insurance, Short-term & Long-term Disability, 401K Match, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program, Paid Holidays, Military Leave, and much more!

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Responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain project management support services tailoring the project management approach to team and project needs.
• Analyze project management and task order management needs and tailor industry best practices to suit the environment; apply a wide range of traditional and agile principles to provide responsive and effective project management solutions.
• Apply knowledge of federal government planning, programming, and budgeting as well as resource planning and execution processes, to support customer program planning, decision briefings, and progress assessment across multiple projects.
• Work with stakeholders to define clear project objectives and requirements, agree on priorities, communicate progress updates and demonstrations, and provide responsive change management in frequent planning/re-planning meetings.
• Document requirements in business cases, project charters, and project plans; update these documents to record progress and changes.
• Work with cross-functional teams with diverse technical still-set to support successful project completion; re-plan and adjust project courses based on realities of team velocity and dynamic business/user needs.
• Track progress and report on status and metrics at the task/work package and project level.
• Support the creation of a project management dashboard for providing timely progress information to project teams and customer management.
• Devise issue and risk management and mitigation strategies and engage appropriate stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years overall experience in the IT or IT consulting field
• 1+ year of experience managing IT projects as Agile Project Manager in government space
• Experience directly interfacing with clients, with a proven track record of managing client expectations and maintaining relationships
• Understanding of Software SDLC including Waterfall, Agile, and mixed methodologies
• Experience with Federal IT development activities preferred
• Experience with Microsoft Project and/or Azure DevOps (preferred)
• Experience prioritizing work in a fast-paced environment
• Strong organizational skills
• Strong writing skills and/or technical editing skills

Additional Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in IT or Business related field
• Experience managing projects through all phases of the SDLC
• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) (preferred)
• Certified Scrum-Master (CSM) (preferred)

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree B.S. in Computer Science or Information Management, or related field

Clearance:

• The ability to obtain a government moderate background security clearance

Location:

• Remote, USA

Pay Range:

• The pay for this position ranges from $95,500 to $110,000
• The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
• Also, certain positions are eligible for additional forms of compensation, such as bonuses.
• TISTA associates are eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits plan! More information can be found here: https://tistatech.com/working-at-tista/