Work Location: Lake Mary, FL
Duration: 12 Months Onsite Expectations: 3+ days per week
Work Schedule M-F, 8:30-5:00 pm

REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in business management, engineering, or a related discipline (or equivalent work experience).
• Certification: Project Management Professional (PMP), CSM, or SAFe (or equivalent).
• 7+ years of related technical project management experience.
• Experience working in a hybrid model of project execution including Waterfall, Agile, and a combination of both.
• Experience playing the Scrum Master role for a software development team that was diligently applying Scrum principles, practices, and theory.
• Experience with operations, technology, and the financial services industry.
• Experience with planning multiple large projects in terms of scheduling, LOE/estimation techniques, stakeholder coordination, managing budget, and end-to-end execution.
• Knowledge of numerous well-documented patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach (example: numerous burndown techniques, numerous retrospective formats, handling defects, etc.)
• Knowledge of other Agile approaches: XP, Kanban, Crystal, FDD, etc.
• Knowledge and/or experience with widely successful Agile techniques: User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games, etc.
• Applicable knowledge of the technologies used by the team.
• Experience with deriving and managing project metrics, statistics, and reporting the same at different levels.
• Experience with Agile practice, project management,t and working in hybrid methodologies.
• Experience with issue resolution and conflict management.
• Previous experience as a manager.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience managing relationships with clients, stakeholders, and partners.
• Experience working in technology/development roles earlier in the career.
• Exposure to cloud environments and large distributed, client-facing apps is a big plus.
• Experience in Java, Angular and Selenium.
  Job Type: Contract
  Pay: $72.00 - $74.00 per hour
  Expected hours: No less than 40 per week

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Application Question(s):

• Are you comfortable working on W2?
• Are you legally authorized to work in the United States, US Citizen/Green Card Holder?
• How many years of work experience do you have experience in Technical project management?
• How many years of work experience do you have experience in Java and angular?
• Are you willing to work on a hybrid role - 3 days on site in Pittsburgh, PA or Lake Mary, FL??
• How many years of work experience do you have experience in Selenium?
• How many years of work experience do you have experience in BDD?
• How many years of work experience do you have experience in project planning?
• How many years of work experience do you have experience in project with automation testing?
• Do you have any of the following certifications: Project Management Professional (PMP), CSM, or SAFe (or equivalent)?

Ability to Commute:

• Lake Mary, FL 32746 (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Lake Mary, FL 3274

• Manages multiple medium to large projects, being the primary contact for clients and other groups within the organization.
• Guides the team and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and values to delight customers.
• Assess the Scrum Maturity of the team and organization and coach the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization.
• Develops a deep understanding of the technical aspects of the projects being managed.
• Takes a hands-on approach to end-to-end project management activities such as project-level reporting, planning, issue/risk identification and tracking, scope management, estimation, client management, relationship management, and other documentation.
• Ensure that technical projects are completed on time and within budget.
• Manages communication with the business at a detailed functional level and discusses/resolves issues.
• Manages client expectations and ensures project delivery is in conformance with Program/Project Best Practices methodologies and standards.
• Serves as a liaison between clients and internal technical groups to ensure delivery of medium to large-scale projects on time, within budget, and is in conformance with company methodologies and standards.
• Manages communication with the business at a detailed functional level and discusses/resolves issues.
• Conducts status meetings and facilitates risk mitigation and resolution of more complex issues.
• Contributes to and is responsible for multiple teams’ goals & objectives.
• Recommends enhancements to project management tools/techniques and company methodologies.