Program Manager

Job description: Need a Program manager (PM3) to successfully direct, control, administer and regulate a Re-write/Modernization of a software Application based on .NET Technology. The Program Manager’s primary responsibility is to drive the entire software re-write from Start to Finish and ensure the Final Product meets the business, technical and quality requirements.

Project management Skills:

•                          Designs project plans, which identify needs and define major tasks and milestones,

 based on scope, resources, budget, and personnel.

·       Requires a thorough knowledge of Project management Methodology and approaches to incorporate sufficient Collaboration, Transparency and Feedback loops. Ensure that proper Project management processes are followed.

·       Responsible for the development, adjustment, revision of estimates in Planning, Analysis, design, construction, testing and Implementation.

·       Required skills Include Risk and Scope management to be able to define, Monitor and control Scope, budget and timelines especially in High-Risk Modernization scenarios.

·       Strong Interpersonal Skills to keep Sponsors, Developers, Operations and end users aligned and informed of the program management metrics.

·       Most importantly requires a strong critical thinking and problem-solving ability especially to address Technical Debt, Integration Challenges and unforeseen dependencies.

·       Notify team leaders of Project Timelines, Milestones, phases, Work requests, target dates and approved executable work package.

Technical Skills:

·       Requires an understanding of Application Architecture, Refactoring, re-architecting, or rebuilding strategies.

·       Legacy Systems Analysis and Integration points to determine modernization path.

·       Familiarity with Cloud Technologies, Microservices and modern DevOps practices

·       Tool Proficiency: Experience with Project & Portfolio management tools like Clarity PPM, Azure DevOps, SharePoint and other off-the-shelf operational systems.

Experience:

·       Ideally, Past projects that involved legacy system migration, re-factoring or modernization would be highly preferred.7 to 8 years of relevant experience required.

·       Experience leading Teams cross development, operations, security and business needs.

Educational requirements:

·       Education: 4 year college Degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering or Business with a focus on Technology

·       Certifications: At least One Project Management license like PMP, PMI_ACP required. Other Agile/Scrum certifications can strengthen credibility.

The Position is Hybrid and the hire should be able to come to DCY office in Columbus as needed.