About the role
- Lead complex platform modernization and automation projects, ensuring alignment with business and technical goals.
- Apply Scrum and Agile methodologies to facilitate sprint planning, backlog grooming, retrospectives, and daily standups.
- Partner closely with architects, engineers, and stakeholders to define project scope, deliverables, and resource allocation.
- Manage project lifecycles from initiation through deployment, ensuring on-time, on-budget, and quality delivery.
- Monitor and manage risks, dependencies, and issues, proactively implementing mitigation strategies.
- Create and maintain project documentation, including roadmaps, sprint plans, and risk registers.
- Track and report project progress using Jira, Confluence, or equivalent Agile project management tools.
- Ensure effective stakeholder communication, facilitating executive briefings and cross-team updates.
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement, Agile maturity, and collaborative problem-solving across delivery teams.
- Partner with technical leads to optimize platform architecture for performance, reliability, and automation.
Requirements
- 7-10 years of progressive IT project management experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field
- Current U.S. residence and within U.S. for 3 of the past 5 years
- U.S. Citizenship required to obtain a Public Trust clearance
- Expertise in Agile and Scrum methodologies
- Strong understanding of platform architecture concepts, CI/CD pipelines, and automation frameworks.
- Proven experience managing platform or infrastructure projects in enterprise or multi-cloud environments.
- Exceptional communication and organizational skills.
- Experience facilitating collaboration between cross-functional teams.
- Remote Work: U.S. based remote position offering flexibility for work-life balance.
- Health Care: Comprehensive health care benefits.
- Paid Time Off (PTO): Generous PTO to support work-life balance.
- Full-time W2 position.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
Agile methodologiesScrumproject managementplatform architectureCI/CD pipelinesautomation frameworksrisk managementproject documentationstakeholder communicationcross-functional collaboration
Soft skills
exceptional communicationorganizational skillscollaborative problem-solvingleadershipcontinuous improvement