Senior IT Project Manager

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead assigned IT infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity, and enterprise technology projects within established scope, schedule, resource requirements, and project management procedures.
Develop and maintain integrated project plans covering milestones, deliverables, technical dependencies, resource requirements, risks, and implementation schedules.
Balance competing priorities, technical dependencies, and business requirements across multiple concurrent projects to support timely completion of assigned milestones and deliverables.
Coordinate project activities involving cloud platforms, data centers, networking, compute, storage, identity and access management, endpoint management, and enterprise applications.
Collaborate with technical teams on system architecture reviews, migration planning, integration requirements, testing, deployment, and production cutover activities.
Facilitate technical design reviews, implementation planning, and readiness assessments across development, test, staging, and production environments in accordance with established project requirements.
Identify and track project risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, and corrective actions, developing solutions to execution challenges and escalating issues beyond assigned authority.
Assess proposed scope changes for impacts to schedules, resources, costs, technical requirements, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance, recommending appropriate adjustments.
Define project success criteria within established objectives, monitor milestones and deliverables, and prepare status reports communicating progress, risks, and required decisions.
Align IT teams, business stakeholders, third-party vendors, and leadership on assigned project objectives, responsibilities, technical dependencies, and deliverables.
Conduct project meetings, technical discussions, and stakeholder reviews to address dependencies, resolve execution issues, and communicate project status.
Support operational readiness, knowledge transfer, documentation, and transition of completed technology solutions to IT operations and support teams.

JOB REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, information systems, computer science, business administration, project management, or a related field with 5–8 years of related experience, or Master's degree in a related field with 3–6 years of related experience in IT project management, infrastructure delivery, cloud technology projects, enterprise systems implementation, or a related discipline.
• Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), or equivalent project management certification preferred.
• Strong knowledge of IT project management principles, risk management, and technology delivery methodologies.
• Knowledge of smart sheets for project planning, scheduling, resource coordination
• In-depth understanding of enterprise IT infrastructure, cloud platforms, networking, identity services, endpoint management, cybersecurity, and enterprise applications.
• Working knowledge of secure cloud environments, AWS GovCloud, FedRAMP requirements, infrastructure migrations, system integration, and operational readiness practices.
• Experience coordinating complex IT projects involving technical dependencies, cross-functional teams, third-party vendors, implementation activities, and operational transitions.
• Proficiency with project governance, change management, technical design reviews, testing, deployment, production cutovers, and IT service management practices.
• Strong judgment when evaluating project risks, scope changes, resource constraints, technical dependencies, implementation readiness, and competing business priorities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
• Project management, scheduling, resource planning, and reporting applications, e.g. Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, Jira, or equivalent platforms.
• Cloud infrastructure and enterprise technology environments, e.g. AWS, AWS GovCloud, Microsoft Azure, or equivalent platforms.
• Enterprise productivity, identity, and endpoint management applications, e.g. Microsoft 365, Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, Intune, or equivalent technologies.
• IT service management (ITSM), change management, documentation, and collaboration applications, e.g. ServiceNow, Confluence, SharePoint, or equivalent platforms.